Auston Matthews 69 goals in 81 games, most goals scored since Lemieux in 1995-96

[leafsfan5]

Really hope he tops 70. Would be awesome

He now needs 19 in the next 27 games, a 58 goal pace

Extremely plausible

 

[SI90]

He now needs 19 in the next 27 games, a 58 goal pace

Extremely plausible

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]

 

[Incognito]

Currently on pace for 77 goals, which would be the 5th highest goal scoring season of all time.

 

[JukofYork]

He is the dad I never had. Hold me Auston.

 

[PunchImlach is Alive]

imagine how fast he would've gotten to 50 if he were Canadian

Or if he played on an American (winning) hockey team

 

[saffronleaf]

Currently on pace for 77 goals, which would be the 5th highest goal scoring season of all time.

era adjusted might be best ever

 

[Hockey Outsider]

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.

 

[TheStatican]

I puts him at 7 if he did, 3 from Gretzky’s record of 10 in a season…

Definitely doable with 28 games left, would be nice to see some previously thought to be unbreakable records fall.

 

[Mirka the Turka]

Nope


He hasn't.

Uhm, Malkin outpointed Crosby on cup runs. So did other players too.

So, yeah.

 

[authentic]

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.

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

 

[Tebowz]

80 Goals is possible for him

 

[jetsforever]

At what point do we start comparing this to peak Ovechkin's goal scoring?

 

[Some Other Flame]

At what point do we start comparing this to peak Ovechkin's goal scoring?

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]

At what point do we start comparing this to peak Ovechkin's goal scoring?

We've been comparing it for a while. It's better lol

 

[authentic]

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

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]

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

Ovechkin played 2 minutes per game more than Matthews on the PP

 

[The Podium]

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.

 

[MadLuke]

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

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).

 

[Hockey Outsider]

How many 60 in 60 have there been?

"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

 

[Hank Plank]

Matthews won't even get the hatty this game was a loser.

 

[DopeyFish]

Matthews won't even get the hatty this game was a loser.

they swapped him out for domi

leafs play tomorrow so they're load managing... plus it's 6-3

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

At what point do we start comparing this to peak Ovechkin's goal scoring?

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.

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

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.

 

[Artorius Horus T]

congrats!