Saturday night will be must-watch material, as Auston Matthews will have a chance to achieve something only five other players in the entire history of the NHL have done before. And that’s score 50 goals in 50 games. Right now, the list includes Maurice Richard, Mike Bossy, Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux, and Brett Hull.
That’s it. That’s the list.
After scoring two goals against Dallas last night, Matthews is sitting at 49 goals in 49 games. He’ll have his shot to join that pretty illustrious group on a Saturday night, Hockey Night in Canada, at home in Toronto, against the Montreal Canadiens.