Auston Matthews officially joins the ranks of Gretzky and Lemieux
Toronto Maple Leafs' Auston Matthews officially joined the ranks of NHL legends Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux.
Last night, in a 3-0 win over the Buffalo Sabres, for the second time in his career, Matthews reached the 60-goal mark.
Matthews joins Gretzky, Bossy, Lemieux and more in the list of players who had multiple 60-goal seasons.
Only a few players managed to score 60 goals during a season in NHL history. Even fewer have made it more than once.
Toronto Maple Leafs' Auston Matthews, at 26 years old, already did it twice. He's now tied to Pavel Bure, Steve Yzerman and Jari Kurri.
In his career, he could join Brett Hull, who did it three times, Phil Esposito and Mario Lemieux (4), as well as Mike Bossy and Wayne Gretzky (5).
Touching gesture from Mark Giordano towards Auston Matthews after scoring his 60th goal
The Toronto Maple Leafs just posted a video on X, in which we can see Sheldon Keefe, Mark Giordano and Auston Matthews giving speeches after last night's win.
Keefe mentionned how he was proud of the way players competed, especially defensively, before giving the floor to Mark Giordano.
The 40 year old veteran, who played 1,142 games in his career, had the Leafs' belt from the previous game, and gave it to Matthews.
Watch the full video here:
What Matthews did is incredible, and Giordano's gesture shows how much of a big achievement this is. The fact that he said it didn't happen many times, despite his vast experience, highlights the fact that Matthews' truly reserves a place in the NHL's elite.
Stay tuned as Matthews will try to get to the 70-goal mark before the season ends. With nine games remaining to the season, everything points to the fact that he will succeed.
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Do you think Auston Matthews will reach Gretzky in that category? | ||
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| No | 199 | 31.7 % |
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