In a bid to propel his team to victory this past Monday night, Auston Matthews recorded a pair of assists to complement Kasperi Kapanen‘s his first ever multi-goal game in the NHL. The duo appears to be a step in the right direction in lieu of William Nylander‘s absence, as Tyler Ennis saw his time on the top unit end and has since been shifted to a bottom-six role.
As far as records are concerned, Matthews became the first player to record seven multi-point games to begin a season since Mario Lemieux and Kevin Stevens each accomplished the feat in 1992-93.