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Auston Matthews scored his sixth hat trick of the season — and second in as many games — to give him an NHL-leading 48 goals as part of a five-point night in the Toronto Maple Leafs' resounding 9-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday.
Maple Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe is long past being in awe of his best player.
Auston Matthews had his second straight hat trick to push his NHL-leading goals total to 48 and added two assists for a career-high five points in the Toronto Maple Leafs’ 9-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday night. Matthews broke a tie for the Toronto record for hat tricks in a season with six, passing Reg Noble (1917-18), Babe Dye (1924-25) and Darryl Sittler (1980-81). “It’s pretty remarkable,” Toronto coach Sheldon Keefe said about Matthews.
Toronto Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews completed a hat trick on Saturday night against the Anaheim Ducks, his second straight and sixth of the season.
TORONTO - Maple Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe is long past being in awe of his best player.