Maple Leafs' Auston Matthews now a 2-time 60-goal scorer

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Auston Matthews joins a group of eight NHL players to have multiple 60-goal seasons, and first since Pavel Bure had back-to-back 60-goal campaigns with the Vancouver Canucks in 1992-93 and 1993-94.

became the NHL's first two-time 60-goal scorer in 30 years, scoring with 5:37 left in the Maple Leafs' 3-0 victory over the

Matthews matched the franchise record he set when he led the NHL in goals two seasons ago. The 26-year-old joins a group of eight NHL players to have multiple 60-goal seasons, and first since Pavel Bure had back-to-back 60-goal campaigns with theMatthews, from Scottsdale, Arizona, is the only U.S.-born player to score 60 goals in a season., who lost his stick while trying to track a puck dumped into the Sabres end. Matthews' first attempt was stopped by.

Matthews celebrated by going down to one knee and punching the air, before being mobbed by his Maple Leafs teammates at the boards. Though a road game for Toronto, the stands were filled with a large contingent of Maple Leafs fans, who began chanting"MVP! MVP!" The goal came in the same arena where the Maple Leafs selected Matthews with the No. 1 pick in the 2016 draft.

 

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