Austin Matthews, welcome to the NHL record books.
It only took one game for the Toronto Maple Leafs wunderkind to etch his name into history, but becoming the player with a four-goal debut in a 5–4 overtime loss against the Senators in Ottawa on Wednesday night will do that.
"It’s pretty surreal," Matthews said. "I couldn’t believe that was happening out there. It’s really something you can’t write up."
Matthews wasted little time becoming the 12th No. 1 pick to score in his first game and opening the scoring on the 2016–17 season at 8:21 of the first period, banging a puck past Senators goalie Craig Anderson.