In doing so, Celebrini became the first No. 1 pick to score a hat trick in his rookie season since Auston Matthews achieved the feat in 2016 for the Toronto Maple Leafs, according to ESPN.

His wife Aryne, sons Jace and Axton (who wore Matthews captain jerseys), and Rae were in attendance, paying respect to the recognition being passed on. 'It Was Pretty Cool To See Them Wearing The 34 ...

he delivered his 10th goal in nine games versus the Lightning and first in OT on a nifty Auston Matthews pass. The extra period produced huge breakaway saves at both ends by Toronto’s Anthony ...

In sports, there are records that will never be broken. No one is ever playing 2,632 games in a row like Cal Ripken Jr., racking up 2,857 career points like Wayne Gretzky, playing 50.4 minutes per ...

Auston Matthews, the Maple Leafs' star, remains unfazed by comparisons to Alex Ovechkin's goal record pursuit. Despite his own impressive scoring pace, nearing 400 career goals, Matthews ...

The only realistic name on that list, according to actual goal-scoring statistics, is Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews. Matthews, however, was quick to calm down fans excited about the ...

Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews discusses the possibility of one day breaking Alex Ovechkin's all-time goal record, saying he's too far from the mark to be part of the conversation and ...

One name has popped up rather regularly: Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews. Matthews makes sense as a candidate to break the record. The Maple Leafs star has flirted with the 70-goal ...

TORONTO --When it comes to projecting who might break Alex Ovechkin’s all-time goal record of 895 one day, Auston Matthews doesn’t think he’s even in the same league as the Great 8.

The numbers suggest that if anyone can ultimately break Alex Ovechkin’s newly established NHL goals record, it’s Auston Matthews. Teammate Matthew Knies said that if anyone can catch ...

Toronto Maple Leafs superstar and captain Auston Matthews is focusing on the present, not the future, a day after Washington Capitals legend Alex Ovechkin broke Wayne Gretzky's all-time goal record.