Auston Matthews ends NHL’s near 30-year drought with unreal Mario …
As a result, he is the first player since Pittsburgh Penguins icon Mario Lemieux to score 69 goals in a single campaign, according to Sportsnet Stats.
Matthews in Elite Club of 300 Goals in 500 (or Fewer) Games
Oct 7, 2024 · 3. Mario Lemieux. Mario Lemieux was unique as a hockey player. He was a huge on-ice presence at 6-foot-4. But he was also one of the most skilled and intelligent players in NHL history.
Most goals in an NHL season: How Auston Matthews can join Mario Lemieux …
He has a chance to do something that only eight players in the history have accomplished, including legends of the sport such as Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux and Brett Hull. Continue reading....
Auston Matthews officially joins the ranks of Gretzky and Lemieux
Mar 31, 2024 · 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.
50 in 50? Why Maple Leafs’ Auston Matthews has a shot at …
Jan 4, 2024 · Lemieux, the last guy to do it unofficially, hit 50 in his 50th game but 59th game for the Penguins. Hull has the last official 50 in 50, 31 years ago. He scored in bunches, too — with 10 multi...
Auston Matthews - Wikipedia
Auston Taylour Matthews (born September 17, 1997) is an American professional ice hockey centre and captain for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). Born in San Ramon, California, Matthews and his family moved to …
"All time legend in the making": NHL fans react as Auston Matthews ...
Apr 18, 2024 · Fans immediately took to social media to react to Matthews concluding his historic campaign with 69 goals, tying Mario Lemieux's mark from 1995-96. Although he came up just short of 70, fans...
Auston Matthews a 'young Mario Lemieux,' says Capitals coach
Oct 17, 2017 · Auston Matthews is drawing comparisons to Mario Lemieux and getting noticed by Bryce Harper amid a hot start to his second NHL season.
Auston Matthews, Toronto Maple Leafs, equals Mario Lemieux …
Toronto Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews scored his 10th goal in Toronto's sixth game of the season, thanks to a late-third-period tally Saturday night in a 4-2 win over the Washington...
Leafs’ Auston Matthews rewrites hat-trick history vs. Flyers
Feb 16, 2024 · Matthews has hat tricks against five different teams this season, the only active NHLer to achieve the feat. The last skater to do that: Hall of Famer Mario Lemieux, against six opponents in...