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Toronto Maple Leafs skipper Auston Matthews scored doubly successful nan 2nd play against nan New York Islanders connected Saturday nighttime to walk Mats Sundin and group nan franchise grounds for profession goals pinch 421.
“It intends a lot, it’s a very humanities franchise,” Matthews said. “There’s a batch of pride. … I americium very humbled. I couldn’t do it without nan awesome group of guys astir me.”
His first extremity tied Sundin astatine 420 erstwhile Matthews entered nan violative area past Islanders defenseman Scott Mayfield, shifted nan puck from his backhand to his forehand and slid it past goaltender David Rittich astatine 9:30 of nan 2nd period. It tied nan people 1-1.
Just 7:49 later, Matthews collapsed nan grounds pinch his 2nd of nan crippled and 20th of nan play to put Toronto ahead, burying a cross-ice provender from Bobby McMann connected a one-timer.
Matthew Schaefer scored doubly for nan Islanders, including successful nan last infinitesimal of overtime to assistance nan Islanders to a 4-3 win.
“A nine that’s had tremendous history – a contented of players coming earlier him” John Tavares said of Matthews. “Hopefully that doesn’t get mislaid successful nan loss. Amazing infinitesimal for him and a hellhole of a player.”
Matthews had his 2nd consecutive multi-goal crippled aft he had a chapeau instrumentality connected Friday nighttime successful nan Maple Leafs’ 6-5 triumph against Winnipeg. He now has six goals and 10 points successful 4 games since nan NHL’s Christmas break. He sat retired Toronto’s 4-0 triumph against New Jersey connected Tuesday night.
“It’s incredible, congrats to him,” Maple Leafs coach Craig Berube said. “He’s accomplished a batch of things, he had a beardown crippled again tonight. … He drives nan bus, drives nan play for america and everybody feeds disconnected of him.”
Matthews, successful his 2nd play arsenic Maple Leafs skipper aft succeeding Tavares, is 4th each clip successful franchise points pinch 760, trailing Sundin (987), Darryl Sittler (916) and Dave Keon (858).
Sundin, who was inducted into nan Hockey Hall of Fame successful 2012, scored 420 goals successful 981 games pinch nan Maple Leafs. Matthews, named to Team USA for nan Winter Olympics successful Milano Cortina adjacent month, topped his people successful his 664th game.
