Auston Matthews continues to find the back of the net at will, as the 22-year-old scored his 40th goal of the season on Friday night against Ducks veteran netminder Ryan Miller.
This marks the second time in his young career that the Scottsdale, AZ native has reached the 40-goal plateau, the first being in his rookie campaign. Not bad for a kid who is playing in just his fourth NHL season.
The goal is a significant one, as it moves Matthews into a tie with fellow elite sniper Alex Ovechkin for the league lead in goals.
-
Matthews also becomes just the 5th Maple Leafs player of all-time to record multiple 40-goal seasons, joining Leafs legends Darryl Sittler, Lanny McDonald, Rick Vaive and Mats Sundin. Talk about being in elite company.
-
The young sniper is now on pace to score 60 this season, which, if he makes it, would finish 6 goals ahead of Vaive for the most goals in a single season in Maple Leafs franchise history.
