Auston Matthews Discussion Thread

[Pinto]

Another 2 tonight (and counting), this guy is unreal.

 

[Myopic]

Auston needs to score 20 goals in the final 15 games to reach 50.

Can he do it?

 

[ThrowDemTongs]

Hat illusion

 

[MR4]

All that needs to be said:

Sheeeeeeesh

 

[Bust]

I’m saying it.
Matthews for MVP

 

[al secord]

But, soft! what light through yonder window breaks?
It is the east, and Auston is the sun

 

[Mats13]

Said it before and I’ll say it again

The Hart trophy race is not over yet

Goals>Assists

 

[ToneDog]

Auston needs to score 20 goals in the final 15 games to reach 50.

Can he do it?

Not with our PP.

 

[Sypher04]

Just destroying the field:

Goals per game:
Matthews - 0.82
Rantanen - 0.58
Ovechkin - 0.57
McDavid - 0.56
Toffoli - 0.56
DeBrincat - 0.55
Draisaitl - 0.54

 

[Throw More Waffles]

Just destroying the field:

Goals per game:
Matthews - 0.82
Rantanen - 0.58
Ovechkin - 0.57
McDavid - 0.56
Toffoli - 0.56
DeBrincat - 0.55
Draisaitl - 0.54

Wow

 

[Gabriel426]

Can see him having a huge game on Monday.

 

[Mitchy]

He's just a product of Marner tho - Oilers fans

 

[wingman75]

Did I see 62 goals in his last 82 games? Stellar.

Would have been something to see him chase 50 in a 56 game season.

Still, that pace shared by @Sypher04 above is something else.

 

[Leafsfan74]

If Leafs find some playoff success and M & M both find extensions at some point, they will both find themselves in the Hall of Fame someday. Both could even find themselves with a number of season and even career franchise records.

 

[Gabriel426]

He's just a product of Marner tho - Oilers fans

And Marner is not that good-Jets fans.

lol

 

[cyris]

He would have hit 50 in 50 if not for that wrist injury. He has reached a new level this year

 

[Sypher04]

He's actually already almost half way to the franchise record for goals. Sundin holds it at 420, and Matthews could hit 200 by the end of the season. Wild.

 

[Cecithepylon]

This guy is a monster

 

[authentic]

He would have hit 50 in 50 if not for that wrist injury. He has reached a new level this year

Watching him play every game this season I thoroughly believe he had a real shot at it. As it stands he's still having the best season we've probably seen from a Leafs player in goal scoring.

 

[Zybalto]

Just thought I would lay out some info on Matthews defensively against the other top centers out there, including those known for their D.

Getting sick of folks saying he's not somehow good defensively.

Defensive ranking of top centers in the game from 2018-today (data via natural stat trick):

Lowest 5v5 Shots Against/60:

1. Bergeron
2. O'Reilly
3. Couturier
4. Crosby
5. Mackinnon
6. Barzal
7. Kopitar
8. Matthews
9. Barkov
10. Eichel
11. Tavares
12. Larkin
13. McDavid
14. Draisaitl
15. Scheifele

Lowest 5v5 Shots Against/60 REL:

1. Couturier
2. Bergeron
3. Crosby
4. O'Reilly
5. Matthews
6. Larkin
7. Kopitar
8. Barzal
9. Mackinnon
10. Barkov
11. Eichel
12. Tavares
13. Scheifele
14. McDavid
15. Draisaitl

Lowest 5v5 High Danger Chances Against/60:

1. Bergeron
2. O'Reilly
3. Mackinnon
4. Matthews
5. Crosby
6. Couturier
7. Eichel
8. Barkov
9. Tavares
10. Kopitar
11. Barzal
12. Larkin
13. McDavid
14. Draisaitl
15. Scheifele

Lowest 5v5 High Danger Chances Against/60 REL:

1. Matthews
2. Eichel
3. Couturier
4. Crosby
5. Bergeron
6. Kopitar
7. Mackinnon
8. Barkov
9. O'Reilly
10. Larkin
11. Tavares
12. Barzal
13. Scheifele
14. McDavid
15. Draisaitl

Lowest 5v5 Expected Goals Against/60:

1. Bergeron
2. O'Reilly
3. Mackinnon
4. Couturier
5. Eichel
6. Crosby
7. Barzal
8. Matthews
9. Larkin
10. Tavares
11. Kopitar
12. Barkov
13. Draisaitl
14. McDavid
15. Scheifele

Lowest 5v5 Expected Goals Against/60 REL:

1. Bergeron
2. Couturier
3. Larkin
4. O'Reilly
5. Eichel
6. Crosby
7. Matthews
8. Mackinnon
9. Kopitar
10. Tavares
11. Barzal
12. Barkov
13. Scheifele
14. Draisaitl
15. McDavid

Takeaways/60:

1. Matthews
2. O'Reilly
3. Barkov
4. McDavid
5. Barzal
6. Draisaitl
7. Scheifele
8. Bergeron
9. Crosby
10. Tavares
11. Larkin
12. Mackinnon
13. Kopitar
14. Eichel
15. Couturier

Blocked Shots/60:

1. Matthews
2. Bergeron
3. Kopitar
4. Barkov
5. Eichel
6. Scheifele
7. Barzal
8. Tavares
9. Crosby
10. Larkin
11. Couturier
12. Mackinnon
13. O'Reilly
14. McDavid
15. Draisaitl

 

[Mickey Marner]

Just thought I would lay out some info on Matthews defensively against the other top centers out there, including those known for their D.

Getting sick of folks saying he's not somehow good defensively.

Defensive ranking of top centers in the game from 2018-today (data via natural stat trick):

Lowest 5v5 Shots Against/60:

1. Bergeron
2. O'Reilly
3. Couturier
4. Crosby
5. Mackinnon
6. Barzal
7. Kopitar
8. Matthews
9. Barkov
10. Eichel
11. Tavares
12. Larkin
13. McDavid
14. Draisaitl
15. Scheifele

Lowest 5v5 Shots Against/60 REL:

1. Couturier
2. Bergeron
3. Crosby
4. O'Reilly
5. Matthews
6. Larkin
7. Kopitar
8. Barzal
9. Mackinnon
10. Barkov
11. Eichel
12. Tavares
13. Scheifele
14. McDavid
15. Draisaitl

Lowest 5v5 High Danger Chances Against/60:

1. Bergeron
2. O'Reilly
3. Mackinnon
4. Matthews
5. Crosby
6. Couturier
7. Eichel
8. Barkov
9. Tavares
10. Kopitar
11. Barzal
12. Larkin
13. McDavid
14. Draisaitl
15. Scheifele

Lowest 5v5 High Danger Chances Against/60 REL:

1. Matthews
2. Eichel
3. Couturier
4. Crosby
5. Bergeron
6. Kopitar
7. Mackinnon
8. Barkov
9. O'Reilly
10. Larkin
11. Tavares
12. Barzal
13. Scheifele
14. McDavid
15. Draisaitl

Lowest 5v5 Expected Goals Against/60:

1. Bergeron
2. O'Reilly
3. Mackinnon
4. Couturier
5. Eichel
6. Crosby
7. Barzal
8. Matthews
9. Larkin
10. Tavares
11. Kopitar
12. Barkov
13. Draisaitl
14. McDavid
15. Scheifele

Lowest 5v5 Expected Goals Against/60 REL:

1. Bergeron
2. Couturier
3. Larkin
4. O'Reilly
5. Eichel
6. Crosby
7. Matthews
8. Mackinnon
9. Kopitar
10. Tavares
11. Barzal
12. Barkov
13. Scheifele
14. Draisaitl
15. McDavid

Takeaways/60:

1. Matthews
2. O'Reilly
3. Barkov
4. McDavid
5. Barzal
6. Draisaitl
7. Scheifele
8. Bergeron
9. Crosby
10. Tavares
11. Larkin
12. Mackinnon
13. Kopitar
14. Eichel
15. Couturier

Blocked Shots/60:

1. Matthews
2. Bergeron
3. Kopitar
4. Barkov
5. Eichel
6. Scheifele
7. Barzal
8. Tavares
9. Crosby
10. Larkin
11. Couturier
12. Mackinnon
13. O'Reilly
14. McDavid
15. Draisaitl

Nice work. For this season I'd probably just stick to intra-division rankings though as they're basically all their own leagues this year. Last I checked, Danault was the only center with better defensive numbers than Matthews in the division.

 

[Zybalto]

Nice work. For this season I'd probably just stick to intra-division rankings though as they're basically all their own leagues this year. Last I checked, Danault was the only center with better defensive numbers than Matthews in the division.

You are correct (on both counts really...maybe I should have done 2017-2020) I tried just doing divisional for a while but it seems hopeless when doing full league-wide is so mainstream.

 

[Mickey Marner]

You are correct (on both counts really...maybe I should have done 2017-2020) I tried just doing divisional for a while but it seems hopeless when doing full league-wide is so mainstream.

Yeah, I haven't seen any stat source that sorts by division, so it's a bit tedious work. The easiest way I can think of is to just download naturalstattrick and sort by teams in excel but that's not really worth it for periodic updates. I always download their end of season stats as a backup because these sites drop like flies.

 

[Wafflewhipper]

Just thought I would lay out some info on Matthews defensively against the other top centers out there, including those known for their D.

Getting sick of folks saying he's not somehow good defensively.

Defensive ranking of top centers in the game from 2018-today (data via natural stat trick):

Lowest 5v5 Shots Against/60:

1. Bergeron
2. O'Reilly
3. Couturier
4. Crosby
5. Mackinnon
6. Barzal
7. Kopitar
8. Matthews
9. Barkov
10. Eichel
11. Tavares
12. Larkin
13. McDavid
14. Draisaitl
15. Scheifele

Lowest 5v5 Shots Against/60 REL:

1. Couturier
2. Bergeron
3. Crosby
4. O'Reilly
5. Matthews
6. Larkin
7. Kopitar
8. Barzal
9. Mackinnon
10. Barkov
11. Eichel
12. Tavares
13. Scheifele
14. McDavid
15. Draisaitl

Lowest 5v5 High Danger Chances Against/60:

1. Bergeron
2. O'Reilly
3. Mackinnon
4. Matthews
5. Crosby
6. Couturier
7. Eichel
8. Barkov
9. Tavares
10. Kopitar
11. Barzal
12. Larkin
13. McDavid
14. Draisaitl
15. Scheifele

Lowest 5v5 High Danger Chances Against/60 REL:

1. Matthews
2. Eichel
3. Couturier
4. Crosby
5. Bergeron
6. Kopitar
7. Mackinnon
8. Barkov
9. O'Reilly
10. Larkin
11. Tavares
12. Barzal
13. Scheifele
14. McDavid
15. Draisaitl

Lowest 5v5 Expected Goals Against/60:

1. Bergeron
2. O'Reilly
3. Mackinnon
4. Couturier
5. Eichel
6. Crosby
7. Barzal
8. Matthews
9. Larkin
10. Tavares
11. Kopitar
12. Barkov
13. Draisaitl
14. McDavid
15. Scheifele

Lowest 5v5 Expected Goals Against/60 REL:

1. Bergeron
2. Couturier
3. Larkin
4. O'Reilly
5. Eichel
6. Crosby
7. Matthews
8. Mackinnon
9. Kopitar
10. Tavares
11. Barzal
12. Barkov
13. Scheifele
14. Draisaitl
15. McDavid

Takeaways/60:

1. Matthews
2. O'Reilly
3. Barkov
4. McDavid
5. Barzal
6. Draisaitl
7. Scheifele
8. Bergeron
9. Crosby
10. Tavares
11. Larkin
12. Mackinnon
13. Kopitar
14. Eichel
15. Couturier

Blocked Shots/60:

1. Matthews
2. Bergeron
3. Kopitar
4. Barkov
5. Eichel
6. Scheifele
7. Barzal
8. Tavares
9. Crosby
10. Larkin
11. Couturier
12. Mackinnon
13. O'Reilly
14. McDavid
15. Draisaitl

That’s Selke material for Matthews. Putting himself right in there to win it

 

[BertCorbeau]

Such a damn shame this season is only 56 games ... He would score over 60 goals in a full 82 game season