Toronto Maple Leafs’ Auston Matthews becomes fastest to 50 goals in 28 years
by Agencies from US news | The Guardian on (#6JT4G)
- Toronto star nets 50th and 51st goals of season in 54th game
- Matthews is fastest to milestone since Lemieux in 1995-96
Auston Matthews scored his 50th goal of the season Wednesday night in the Toronto Maple Leafs star's hometown return, becoming the fastest NHL player to reach that mark in 28 years at 54 games.
The fastest US born player to reach 50, Matthews scored the milestone goal on a power play at 5:01 of the first period in a 6-3 victory over the Arizona Coyotes.
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