Auston Matthews Is About To Make NHL History

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[@RobTalksHockey]

The Maple Leafs Pack Has Just Hit The store 🍁 therthcompany.com/collections/all Will Auston Matthews break the single season goal scoring record?

No way!

[@RR-lq3ef]

Never

[@WilliamTheDestroyer.]

You're video is amazing, Rob, and so is Matthews, but... He's not good enough and he is not on a good enough team to break Gretzky's record. Look at the team Gretzky was on when he scored 92 and 87--it was stacked. Then look at the team Lemieux was on when he scored 85 while also missing 4 games--just Paul Coffey. Then compare it to his 69 goals in 60 games while on a stacked team. Even the team Hull was on when he scored 86 was stacked. Of the 7 seasons Matthews has played, he has one 50+ goals season due to both injuries and the YouKnowWhat. He should have six to seven 50+ goals seasons.

93 goals?! As if!

[@carter6638]

You should make a video on the rise and fall of the flames

[@neilreid2298]

Great stats work here. I've watched the NHL since the 70's. Never seen better hockey than these days. Incredible skills and so many superb players. To me, already this season we're seeing playoff level skills and plays. I love it!

[@hemantishwaran5741]

Connor bedard says he perfected his shot by studying Matthews. Goalies just can’t figure out where the puck is going

[@HKChineseCanadian]

Yaugh but he is not as good or as big or as tall as Matthews. He may have perfected his shot but Matthews makes it more unpredictable than Bedard.

[@peterolbrisch8970]

​@@HKChineseCanadianBased on 14 games in the NHL, that's not a really large sample size. So you're kind of going out on a limb here. Good luck with that.

[@robrick9361]

What are you talking about, Connor Bedard invented hockey and perfected it.

[@Darrakkii]

@@HKChineseCanadianwhy would you *want* to be taller as a shooter? that means you need to cover a wider angle to shoot the puck which takes longer then a shorter angle

[@MarkD699]

@@Darrakkii until you get run over by Ovechkin

[@michaelloder4657]

Honestly hard to hate his game. My only critique is he doesn’t play to his size. Ovi isn’t just a skill player, he’s a beast out there.

[@lindenmcdiarmid2009]

Matthews is still a big guy though, doesn’t use it much but definitely has the opportunity to add it to his game

[@people3865]

He has at times, and we loved him for it. First lightning series he was running people over non-stop.

[@thebigbucktheory5488]

Crosby gets dirty in the corners though, best grinder of all time.

[@coyrex1250]

​@lindenmcdiarmid2009 that's what he's saying. Big guy with potential to be physical but plays like a pussy.

[@michaelloder4657]

@@people3865idk Stamkos kinda exposed him haha. He looked lost flaying those arms. Wouldn’t even call it a fight.

[@LEV1ATHYN]

Matthews has 312 goals in his first 496 NHL games. Ovechkin had 311 goals in his first 496 NHL games. Ovie was blessed with an injury-free career, but Matthews is keeping pace.

[@Prophet_Jo]

THANK YOU! just the stat I was looking for :D

[@kweqwequgtweqfq4694]

Ovi did have lockout seasons though

[@dominicpancella3012]

​@@kweqwequgtweqfq4694I believe he started his NHL career after the lockout, and either way that wouldn't affect the stat OP posted

[@dana102083]

​@@kweqwequgtweqfq4694yeah and supermario had cancer and surgeries .. thems the breaks.

[@chrislaverick6413]

Ovi was blessed? You mean he is tough, ovi is a machine, don’t discredit the guy by saying he’s blessed, such an undermining word

[@philippeh-l5334]

5 on 5 nobody is close to 34. He also blocks shots and is top 3 in takeaways usually too, absolute beast.

[@luigivincenz3843]

Agreed. As a Canuck who works in Florida, I make sure to watch him rinkside. Disclaimer: I'm a Vancouver boy, born and bred and a Leafs hater, but I watch the Leafs when they come to FL. Just for 34.

[@beneasler8868]

Hard to say he's underrated, but I don't think many have him as the 2nd best in the league. All his play outside of goalscoring alone should have him in the top 10 forwards. Add in 60 goal seasons and he's McDavid's only competition

[@jeremybrazier786]

​@@beneasler8868 Leon Draisaitl? More 100 pt seasons, higher single season point total, 3X as many 50 goal seasons, 1 Hart and 1 art Ross. Mathews is a great player, probably top 5 in world, but gets more attention because he plays for the Leafs

[@TheKitKatThe]

@@jeremybrazier786 matthews is top 2 in the league. draisaitl doesn't have any 60 goal seasons, gets about half of his points on the powerplay (where he plays with mcdavid), and doesn't play any defense. matthews has a 60 goal season, is an absolute monster at 5 on 5, and is the most underrated defensive forward in the NHL. led all forwards in shots blocked last year and was top 10 in takeaways. if you put matthews with mcdavid they would be putting up 200 points per season and probably like 90 goals each. leon draisaitl is a poor man's auston matthews

[@jeremybrazier786]

@@TheKitKatThe pp points are still points. And Matthews plays with Marner, Nylander, Tavares, Reilly,etc. Also would you rather have a single 60 goal season or 3X 50 goal seasons. Let's not even talk about playoff performances because there is no comparison. Leon is no slouch defensively but you are right about Auston being better.

[@Chaosmite]

Love your high quality videos and you’re putting them out more often now, which is awesome!

[@AtrainAlex89]

His shot is just so deadly

[@doubledouble4g379]

Matthews' father was a baseball player, and tried to get him into the sport. Matthews chose hockey simply because you have SO MANY chances to get on the scoreboard while in baseball, you get, what? 3-5 per game? This means that since he started, he's been thinking about how to score more goals. Assuming he stays in shape, stays clean, goalscoring continues to be high and there aren't any lockout seasons, I could see him hitting 1,000...

[@figger_me_timbers]

Great analysis Rob. Keep it up!

[@Worsky666]

Thanks for your video , well done. 👍👍👍

[@morrisalanisette9067]

2:22 That's not true actually. Ovechkin didn't start consistently shooting from that spot until several years into his career around 2013-2014 after a couple down years where he could not longer skate down the wing and score like he used to because everyone figured out how to play him. This is a detail that very few people seem to recall. He reinvented himself and continued to be effective after. But those two years were brutal as an ovi fan. People think he's been known for that 'office' his whole career but it's not true. Before 2014 he only really did that on the powerplay. That's why most of his highlight goals were before this period when he was known to storm the net completely on his own

[@gregthompson3785]

Thank you for all these beautiful Nordiques videos.

[@thebob01]

I would love nothing more than to see Auston Matthews lift the Stanley Cup in a Leafs jersey

[@oldsingingstudentdougbillf1665]

😂😂😂 don’t hold your breath!

[@thebob01]

I'm not@@oldsingingstudentdougbillf1665

[@DoubleDOwnage]

Great video. Saved to favourites.

[@PhoenixBaseBaller]

Auston Matthews -the pride of Scottsdale, AZ lets gooooooo

[@eliaminator2313]

Mike Bossy is the best goalscorer in NHL history even for Ovi at this point it would still be very tough for him to prove better than Bossy in just the way he scored so sad his career was cut like 8-10 years too soon

[@nadaduo1765]

This is correct, Bossy & Mario the 2 best goal scorers ever both had their careers cut short

[@edited1325]

@@nadaduo1765bruh imagine Mario healthy he would’ve probably had close to 3000 points and over 1000 goals

[@junk3996]

@@edited1325 ya mario is nuts, and still holds probably the craziest record ever....which is a rookie scoring on their very first shift. only Mario baby

[@jeremybrazier786]

​@@junk3996 my favorite Mario record is his 5 goals in 5 different ways. Even strength,pp, pk, sh, and empty net, all in one game

[@estellegrignon]

While it's true Bossy has a crazy goal per game average, the fact his career got cut short means he never played old enough to see his numbers decline. Bossy played 752 games and had 573 goals, and Gretzky's goal total after this many games is actually higher. Just adding up his numbers from Hockeydb, in his first 774 games, he had 637 goals.

[@joedog3865]

It's all the toe drags matthews and bedard have perfected this and it's too hard to stop way better than mcdavid who just trys to skate through everyone can't do that all the time especially when teams are looking for it

[@brodesseus3904]

Exactly - but everyone sucks off McDavid like he's the next Gretzky lol

[@TrentCarddyy]

The best NHL vids on KZbin 🖤

[@carter6638]

We need a video on the rise and fall of the flames 🔥

[@rocaveda9757]

Title is pretty clickbaity, I agree he's a wicked goal scorer but he's got a long, looooooong way to go before he's in the conversation of GOAT

[@edited1325]

He’s only hit 60 goals once he won’t come close to Ovi or Gretzky as his two way game completely matures he’ll score less but be a more complete player

[@Bill-mw7sh]

He also drew in the goalie sprawl by bringing it in and faking a tuck shot. His processing is insane. A pentium chip

[@Bread-Loaf-VR]

Love this pls make more leaf content

[@chrislaverick6413]

As a Habs fan I hate just about everything Auston Matthews does, but he is unbelievable, comparing him to Ovechkin though? That’s tough because ovi is a machine, the guy basically does not get injured ever, although Auston Matthews probably has the best release I’ve ever seen, only person close I would say is McKinnon

[@gkoshinsky]

NHL History: The 14th best player of his generation has a moustache or something? Anyway, Toronto!

[@SlimeFOV]

Where do you purchase the collectors box?

[@RobTalksHockey]

The description/pinned comment has my website 👌🏼

[@Business4ward]

Bias aside, watching 34 play is absolutely unreal.. His hands, his two way skill, IQ and that shot. He's the whole package for goal scorers.

[@Darrakkii]

Auston Matthews is going to do what Ovi couldn't, break Gretzkys goal record while never winning the cup💯

[@user-su7fq5jf4p]

Let’s go rob

[@wileyallen1545]

Ovi might get the record for a while. But let's also look at the differences between Grezky and Ovi. Gretzky didn't have all the high tech sticks and lightweight gloves. He played the start of his career with old school stuff. AM will have the same advantage over Ovi. Equipment in 2016 onward was much better than back in the mid 2000s and will continue to evolve long after Ovi hangs 'em up and AM is still playing. Plus Ovi is now showing age and declining considerably at the end of his career. His shot % is in the single digits for the first time since 2010-11, the only other time it was a single digit. Eventually I see a pile of Rockets for AM and the goals record in the future. (A big silver mug would be great too, Ovi has one...let's get AM one too!)

[@Odysseus38]

Hey hey hey brock boeser is right there 😂😂😂😂

[@classic.cameras]

Brock seems to be back. Good for him.

[@RobTalksHockey]

I love it. I never gave up hope

[@Odysseus38]

@@RobTalksHockey same, how could you expect a kid in his mid 20s to deal with as much as hes dealt with and perform, thankfully this year it seems that all of it is in the rear view mirror now and the sky is the limit for him

[@reaganharder1480]

Kyle Connor too. And if you wanna talk about ability to put pucks exactly where you want or to fool a goalie with your release, goals above expected is a decent stat to look at, which Matthews has the lowest of the three guys at the top of the scoring race. Of course there's a dozen factors that can play into such a stat, such as strength of opposing goalies, but hey, if we wanna look at stats, there they are.

[@tye-sin9784]

Good video! My attention span isn’t good enough to watch to the end most of the time but this one had my attention the whole time

[@sharpangus8538]

Well it’s too bad your attention span isn’t longer because otherwise you would see I finished this sentence.

[@georgioantoine4194]

my autographed jersey only going up in value $$ thanks papi

[@patientmental875]

Matthews pace is at 900 goals in 1500 games right now

[@jefflarson1652]

So he would be 41 when he hit 900 at his current pace? Seems unlikely he 1.) Maintains that pace and 2.) Averages 69 games per year with his history.

[@FAFO101]

Ovechkin's graphic with yellow spots has more goals that any of those players in there career 😂 Austin will need to continue his production in his late 30th and never skip any time with bad injuries and only then maybe he will be around 800 goals. To reach Ovi or Gretzky will be incredible achievement. Ovi also lost 2 seasons due to lockouts and covid.

[@TheKitKatThe]

matthews was also around during covid yes

[@estellegrignon]

Not only did he missed those seasons, he was born only two or three days too late to be drafted a year earlier, meaning he was this 🤏 close to being eligible for the 03-04 season. It was actually so close the Panthers famously tried to draft him a few times in 2003, arguing that, taking leap years into account, he was "actually" sorta elligible. Unsurprisingly, the NHL didn't agree

[@trigs1326]

​@@estellegrignonMatthews is born in the same day as ovi, he also missed out on getting drafted a year earlier

[@evolgrim4139]

All you hating on Mathew’s is pretty funny, I’m a Canucks fan but even I have to respect greatness, this kid has got it, and hating on him isn’t gonna do anything

[@might33duck76]

Auston Pablo Pedro Juan Matthews Lopez

[@WithScienceAsMySheperd]

Goal scorer? Yeah. Crazy times Jaromir Jagr, Mario Lemieux, Sergei Fedorov, Pavel Bure were my favorites.

[@Bread-Loaf-VR]

Love the leafs

[@Jim-pq9pm]

We're like 15 games in dude.

[@mrLabear]

Gonna fix your title for you “Auston Matthews might make NHL history, maybe”

[@MrHyde2k]

Well normally, the start of every season the penalties are higher then normal. Especially in years where they have had rule changes!

[@Izzrr]

if connor bedard plays 1500 games, hes on track to have 1,038 goals. crazy.

[@edited1325]

He hasn’t even played 20 games

[@Izzrr]

@@edited1325 was kidding

[@andrewlohin2402]

Sidney Quadsby

[@WithScienceAsMySheperd]

But there was nothing like Brett Hull One-Timers from assists by Adam Oates.... if you know, you know !

[@brainwashed8242]

Is it just me that saw Crosby had multiple goals from the redline on the heat map😂

[@mcmaestrow]

empty netters

[@WithScienceAsMySheperd]

Connor McDavid is like Mario Lemieux, Pat Lafontaine, Pavel Bure, Alexander Mogilny, and my #1 ever : Sergei Fedorov. also the olden times Guy Lafleur, Bobby Orr, Larry Robinson!!! The super players that overran defensemen not named Paul coffey.

[@kudohlol9379]

Crosby's legs are holyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

[@petercruz8615]

@1:40 RIVETING play call right there

[@linuspatterson544]

Hey Rob, I know I’m kinda late but if you could restock the store with Canadien’s collector boxes I can promise you I will get one. I was just about to order one for Christmas, but then I realized they are no longer available.But, I will absolutely buy one if you can make one available. Thanks Rob

[@Bread-Loaf-VR]

W big papi

[@danielgertler5976]

I dunno, Leafs are going on this trip to Sweden so he's had a bunch of days off and will probably have some jet lag. That kind of thing really disrupts a scoring pace. I mean don't get me wrong, for his career yes I think he might be the one to threaten this gretzky/ovi record, but for tihs season we'll have to see if he can keep it up after this little break.

[@rivahkillah]

Or he'll be able to take advantage of his opponents jet lag

[@Justthatguy2018]

The fact is that Matthew’s is not going to stay healthy like Ovi has.

[@junk3996]

definitely hasn't so far. ovi is just a tank

[@h.b16]

No one calls him Auston “Pablo” Matthews. It’s “Papi”.

[@Hydrosized]

Yes foo

[@MrTherater1]

Honest opinion should madison Wisconsin get a hockey team, I think it would definitely create a automatic rival between, minnesota, and Chicago and would IMO generate some nice revenue to the nhl and Wisconsin Thoughts....😮

[@bounce12]

Pavel Bure would of been top 3 if not the top scorer in the nhl if healthy. I think he is 3rd in goals per game all time.

[@davehernandez8636]

LEAFS!!! 😁❤

[@SRMscott]

Now do his playoff numbers

[@brianclavette1269]

He's already made history. The 1st American Toronto Maple Leaf to pull his pants down and try to get into a woman's car...then pay her off not to press charges.

[@jps8678]

I think he is left kind of unnoticed. maybe becaues Toronto has bad playoff history

[@rmaguire1000]

When people say this stuff it makes me seriously question them. There is such a small chance of Matthews getting to that number, and people don't want to look at their ages when they do these comparisons. Goals/game doesn't mean you're going to get "X" amount of goals if you aren't playing full seasons. Matthews has missed 55 games so far in his 8 seasons, and Ovechkin has missed 56 in 19 seasons. One more game missed, and 11 more seasons. By this pace Matthews will have missed a full season's worth of games by the end of his 11th season or start of his 12th. I don't even have a Matthews hate, but the numbers just don't support it. He was older and slower (more GP) to hit 300 goals, he'll be older and slower to hit 350, and so on. He's a generational talent, but he isn't passing Ovi or Gretzky

[@andrewgodinez2191]

QB IS HIM

[@mpaulm]

The title is misleading. It should read “may make history”, or “eventually might make history”.😏

[@Ron-Swanson]

I would respond by saying you can’t project a career, injuries, age, personal problems, and union strikes make it more complicated than you think.

[@joestrunk9663]

it all takes skill.my favorite thing to do is troll Crosby but he definitely has more skill higher IQ then Ovi Mcdavid Kreider . haven't made up my mind about Matthews .hope he does win the cup this year. CBJ is my home team that's why the trolling of Sid.

[@Dexter037S4]

And the Leafs will return to being swept in the first round again

[@Hunter-fd3eg]

ok something putting kreider with mcdavid and crosby is just wrong

[@whitegd4100]

Is he though?

[@andrewgodinez2191]

Yes he is

[@canadiangeography872]

@@andrewgodinez2191is he though?

[@gohabs8918]

Record for softest cheeks?

[@iang42]

No

[@Jabes_1163]

But is he though?!

[@daveyjones8969]

He nearly tied Sittler's record in his first NHL game...

[@carletonrutherford1799]

Yeah! We all know that "nearly" matters when it comes to records. Sam Gagne nearly tied Sittler's points in a game record a few years ago. There needs to be an award for getting close to a record.

[@daveyjones8969]

@@carletonrutherford1799 You're right. As my dad always says, close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades... but did others do it on their first ever NHL game? No? Then it matters a lot less, moron. Besides, it was obviously a sign of things to come, but who cares about predictability right.

[@Maybekadyn]

T O E D R A G R E L E A S E

[@Hushoo]

It's Auston Taylour Matthews, not Pablo. Check wiki

[@edited1325]

Did the joke go over your head?

[@samrastagar8554]

@@edited1325Lmao

[@taxi615]

Yeah I dont agree if Ovi had the same talent playing around him and not in the dead Puck era he would be over 900 goals by now. The fact hes done all this during the dead Puck and with maybe 2 elite players at one time around him is something no one today can say. Mathiews is surrounded by superstar players on top of the fact that scoring is up by 4. Not saying he isnt elite but it's just not the same. Ovi also lost or played shorter seasons to lockouts and the pandemic and has been playing a punishing game since day 1. It's just different to the same way comparing Ovi to Gretzky's era when scoring 10 goals was the norm with standing goalies. Do I think Mathiews will get near the records nope he's hurt a lot and scores in streaks but I do think he will get in the top 15 best by the end if he stays healthy with 20 seasons. That's if the leafs can keep all the elite players around him.

[@RobTalksHockey]

I’m not saying Matthews is a better goal scorer, rather, for the reasons you just explained and more, Matthews has an easier path to 1000 goals

[@taxi615]

@RobTalksHockey yes I agree with that Rob I still think he's amazing but I don't think he will have that long-lasting Ovi touch. I can see Mathiews getting to 700-750

[@SeerGamingYT]

Mcdavid is gonna blow this record out of the water

[@davidcorrow4070]

I Always like my own comments

[@kirillkhizhnyak3749]

Noone really hit matts on the ice yet

[@sojiroseta98]

Wrong, simple reason OV's been a durable tank from day 1, skill doesnt matter if u cant last. Period. Auston has already dealt with significant injuries in his young career does anyone even remember an OV injury? All that to say this will be the main reason he doesnt reach OV, i'd give him 700+ if all goes relatively well

[@Bread-Loaf-VR]

Go leafs😊

[@timn8348]

Matthews won’t be breaking the scoring record. He’s made of glass and has no heart. He won’t last long enough and his career will continue to be filled with long stints on the IR.

[@shawnk1899]

🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@Haroldballard89]

Ovi would be 60 goals closer if there were zero lockouts during his tenure

[@junk3996]

yeah well there were other NHL strikes and lockouts which shortened seasons or canceled entire seasons as well

[@Haroldballard89]

Ovi rookie year : lockout 2012 in his prime: lockout 2020 COVID : shortened schedule

[@junk3996]

@@Haroldballard89 ovi is hardly the only one affected by lockouts and shutdowns, buddy. gretsky was too. kinda balances out

[@daytonhh9698]

Mcdavid isn’t even close to the fastest skater in nhl history what a wildly wrong statement

[@allanturmaine5496]

Too bad all that skill can't take home The Cup for Toronto.

[@juanpeace3y2d]

Bro said pablo when his middle name is taylour not even taylor or tayler .....😂

[@davidcorrow4070]

Have u see kuch has had 6 point game points 5 ohh ya vask is bask

[@douglashiebert2262]

Mathew’s will not come close to ovechkin

[@luisnavarro6251]

Nylander is the most talented and skilled Leaf! (remove Marner and Matthews will produce very little... Nylander doesn't depend on anyone!)

[@TheJaguarGod]

Ovechkin is still the better goal scorer and player

[@andrewthompson6453]

Ovies g/pg at that age was better.....Matthews g/pg will go down with age

[@g-tech3113]

Lol tell me this guy isn't a leafs fan, Jesus

[@andybraithwood7551]

Toe drag release

[@iang42]

Mackinnon>Mcdavid

[@rushgameing3085]

Matthews is a true sniper Toronto got lucky

[@MrNightRome]

Most goals to never win a cup if he stays with the Leafs

[@northhaven2501]

Watching a power play, goal or not, is the most boring part of a game. Zero flow, zero speed.

[@enchanted2k797]

This era is easier to score than during ovis prime. And also auston isn’t quite on pace and he also will need to have the crazy longevity. Not just that at Austin’s age oui was just as good off the rush and definitely faster and more of a physical force

[@HoaxNA]

Couldn’t agree more

[@edited1325]

65 goals in his era is crazy

[@junk3996]

unfortunately it doesn't really matter what era anyone is, the stat is the stat. if you want, compare ovi's era to other eras of goal scorers and how frequent goals were back in the day etc fact is, it doesn't matter. at this rate, if matthews stays healthy and stays on pace, he will surpass ovi and gretsky for sure. but thats a big IF. hell even Ovi surpassing gretsky is still an "if" but matthews put up more goals in the same amount of games as ovi (not by much) but with injury problems where as ovi is just a tank

[@HoaxNA]

@@junk3996 yes it does goalies couldn’t do anything back them

[@junk3996]

@@HoaxNA ok but the fact is era isn't calculated into anything. annual average scoring isn't exactly factored into who has the most goals of all time, is it? so no, it doesn't matter. you can talk about it all you want, but it literally doesn't matter. you have the numbers or you don't, regardless of what the game looks like while you played. keep in mind these guys play for decades, so they also see a bunch of change throughout their own careers

[@calebhofer9818]

Kyle Connor >

[@reaganharder1480]

Mate your video production pipeline is slow... Matthews dropped to a goal per game 8 days ago, and by the time you posted he wasn't even in sole possession of top goal scorer for the season. Also fun fact, Auston Matthews has only played a full season once, and that was his first one.

[@user-lu4bq1yl3p]

Kyle Connor tied with him this video has no merit

[@benguin_]

The problem is that teams consistently leave Ovechkin wide open in his office!?!?!? Great video. Really enjoyed the breakdown, comparison m, and analysis.

[@thebigbucktheory5488]

Well it's 4v5 so technically someone is always open and on a good cycle it moves everyone around....

[@ctaylor8003]

@@thebigbucktheory5488 LOL that guy thinks teams are just forgetting about OVI? Leafs fans man...