“This feels really nice” – Auston Matthews scores 55th, 56th goals to set Maple Leafs record against Stars
Auston Matthews
Toronto Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews set a record for his side when he netted his 55th goal of the current National Hockey League (NHL) season. This came during the game against the Dallas Stars at American Airlines Center in Dallas on Thursday.
The California native Matthews scored at 18:58 of the second period of a 4-3 overtime win to overtake the veteran Canadian ice hockey player Rick Vaive, who scored 54 goals for Toronto in 1981-82. Adding to this, Matthews, 24, then scored No. 56 at 2:10 of overtime.
Reacting to his amazing feat, Auston Matthews said that it’s a big honour and means a lot to him.
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“It means a lot,” Matthews said, as quoted by NHL.com. “The names that have come before us, just to be in the same breath as some of these guys, it’s extremely humbling. It’s a big honour.
“This feels really nice, but we’re working towards something bigger than this. It’s a nice stepping stone, but there’s work to be done.”
“Sky’s the limit for Auston Matthews”
Vaive, who will be in attendance when the Maple Leafs take on the Montreal Canadiens, said he hopes to meet with Matthews on Saturday.
“The sky’s the limit for this kid,” Vaive told NHL.com on Monday. “Congratulations to him. Records are made to be broken, and I’m proud that mine was broken by such a generational player. He’s just getting started too.
“He just seems to be getting better and better at both ends of the ice. I look forward to shaking his hand and congratulating him in person.”
Matthews is also the third player from The United States of America (USA) to score 55 goals in a season, joining Jimmy Carson, who scored 55 for the Los Angeles Kings in 1987-88, and Kevin Stevens, who scored 55 for the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1992-93.
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