Maples Leafs rookie Auston Matthews was the entire Toronto offense Wednesday night against the Senators scoring four goals in his debut which made him the first player in NHL history to accomplish this.
Here are each of his tallies:
Auston Matthews scores eight minutes into his first NHL game & his parents celebrate pic.twitter.com/QXVrABSLze
— Pete Blackburn (@PeteBlackburn) October 12, 2016
Auston Matthews.
Second goal of his first NHL period.
Goal of the year finalist, probably.
Erik Karlsson is one of these defencemen.
My god. pic.twitter.com/rzSvvrJh3D— Jeff Veillette (@JeffVeillette) October 12, 2016
Make it a hat trick in his #NHL debut for Auston Matthews. #MapleLeafs pic.twitter.com/hKDbjmtEiN
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) October 13, 2016
#GottaSeeIt – A hat trick wasn't enough for Auston Matthews. He scores his fourth goal of the game late in the 2nd. pic.twitter.com/yrY7UXmwjp
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) October 13, 2016
Unfortunately for Matthews, he still plays for the Maple Leafs who ended up losing in overtime 5-4. Typical but incredible for the rookie nonetheless. Plus he got a good start in that Calder voting.