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Auston Matthews 69 goals in 81 games, most goals scored since Lemieux in 1995-96
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SI90
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Absolutely it’s possible. Hope he does it. Would be exciting for the game. Wishing him good health for the rest of the year and hope he continues his heater
Divine
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Incognito
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Currently on pace for 77 goals, which would be the 5th highest goal scoring season of all time.
He is the dad I never had. Hold me Auston.
PunchImlach is Alive
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Or if he played on an American (winning) hockey team
saffronleaf
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era adjusted might be best ever
Hockey Outsider
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It's still in the realm of possibility that Matthews can score 50 goals in 50 games for the second time in his career. (This would be an "unofficial" version).
Including tonight's game (still in progress), he has 44 goals over the past 45 (personal - not team) games. Six goals over his next five games would get him there.
Another way to look at it - he has 37 goals over the past 33 games. 13 goals in the next 17 games would also work.
I wouldn't bet on it - but there's a non-trivial possibility.
Including tonight's game (still in progress), he has 44 goals over the past 45 (personal - not team) games. Six goals over his next five games would get him there.
Another way to look at it - he has 37 goals over the past 33 games. 13 goals in the next 17 games would also work.
I wouldn't bet on it - but there's a non-trivial possibility.
TheStatican
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Definitely doable with 28 games left, would be nice to see some previously thought to be unbreakable records fall.
Mirka the Turka
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I mean either of those things seem like a 50/50 for a player with 51 goals in 54 games and 37 in his last 33
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At what point do we start comparing this to peak Ovechkin's goal scoring?
Some Other Flame
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Ovechkin managed 65 goals back in 07/08 when league was averaging 2.78 goals per game
For this season, it's 3.12 goals per game
LeafsNation149
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We've been comparing it for a while. It's better lol
Ovechkin had 49 goals in his first 66 games that season. Matthews has 51 in 54. He just has to finish strong like Ovi did to leave no doubt.
Divine
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Ovechkin played 2 minutes per game more than Matthews on the PP
The Podium
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How many 60 in 60 have there been?
I know the historic relevance of 50 in 50, just wondering how many players actually did it at 60.
I know the historic relevance of 50 in 50, just wondering how many players actually did it at 60.
MadLuke
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If you looked at hockey reference season average, they add the winning goals of a shootout, which is counterintuitive a bit, at least for people that will tend to look at them to have a feel for the scoring environment.
07/08 was a bit lower at 2.72, this year around 3.11 (3v3 reduce the amount of game that goes to shutout I could imagine)
but 07/08 was a 4.28 powerplay a game versus 3.12 this year, which can push the scoring among the top player that play on the first unit of the PP at similar level (or not , it depends).
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"Official" 60 in 60 (ie from the team's 1st through 60th games):
- Gretzky - 1982, 1984, 1986
- Lemieux - 1989
- Hull - 1991
- Selanne - 1993
"Unofficial" 60 in 60 (ie not starting from the team's first game and/or the player missed games):
- Esposito - 1971
- Kurri - 1985
- Hull - 1992
- Lemieux - 1993
- Lemieux - 1996
Credit to @TheStatican for this data
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DopeyFish
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they swapped him out for domi
leafs play tomorrow so they're load managing... plus it's 6-3
We've been doing that, we are past that point, It's a better peak.
I don't know Ovechkin ever had 37 goals in a 33 game stretch but Matthews does.
So What's the pace now? coming into tonight, it was either 74, or 75 depending on you looked, then he scored 2 more tonight so it must have gone up.
