In the last game of the season against the Tampa Bay Lightning, Auston Matthews tried hard but failed to bring home goal number 70 over the regular season.
The Toronto Maple Leafs have made the post-season for an eighth consecutive year, and once again they will face off against the Boston Bruins. The last
Auston Matthews concluded the 2023-2024 regular season with an impressive tally of 69 goals, solidifying his legacy in hockey history. Though remarkable, his achievement comes as no surprise to most hockey fans captivated by his relentless pace throughout the season.
The last time Rick Tocchet opened the Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Nashville Predators were his first round opponent. Back in the summer of 2020, Tocchet was behind the bench of the Arizona Coyotes and drew the Preds in the opening round of the summer bubble postseason in Edmonton.
Game one takes place tomorrow night and as of last night the NHL bracket is now set. With those logisitics out of the way it’s time to ask The Leafs Nation
Either the Boston Bruins or Toronto Maple Leafs are going to cast off some bad postseason vibes in the first round of the NHL playoffs. For the other, yet another long summer awaits.
With the last day of the regular season schedule behind us, the three major stat-based award winners for the 2023-24 season are set in stone.
In a recent episode of the Jeff Marek Show, NHL analyst Shayna Goldman dissected the key factors that could help the Toronto Maple Leafs overcome their longstanding playoff struggles against the Boston Bruins—a rivalry heavily skewed in favour of the Bruins since 1959.
Now that the season has come and gone, some of the season awards have been settled. These awards are typically based on season stats like most goals, most points, etc.
Auston Matthews just fell short of becoming the first player to score 70 goals in 31 years, finishing the 2023-24 season with 69 goals. Still, the American-born forward racked up his third Maurice “Rocket” Richard Trophy as the NHL’s leading scorer.
In the final game of the regular season against the Tampa Bay Lightning, Auston Matthews fell short of reaching the elusive 70-goal mark. While disappointing, this shouldn’t overshadow his incredible achievement.
Could an unsung hero on the blue line be the key for the Boston Bruins to shut down the NHL’s leading goal scorer, Auston Matthews? Boston Bruins defenseman Brandon Carlo is arguably coming off his best NHL season and will likely be the key to shutting down the Maple Leafs sniper.
Auston Matthews was held in check for the second straight night Wednesday in a 6-4 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning, finishing the schedule with an amazing 69 goals in 81 games.
Game 82 has come and gone after the Toronto Maple Leafs and Tampa Bay Lightning squared off last night for the fourth and final time this regular season as both teams get ready for their respective first-round matchups that begin soon.
The final two games of the Toronto Maple Leafs’ 2023-24 regular season were disappointing for Leafs fans for more than one reason. Not only did the Leafs concede ten goals in those two games, but star goal-scorer Auston Matthews was held one goal shy of becoming the first player in team history to score 70.
Nikita Kucherov got his milestone, but Auston Matthews did not.
Though the Leafs only learned who their opponent would be in the first round of the playoffs after game 81 on Tuesday night, they’ve been practically locked into third place in the Atlantic for the last few weeks, leaving them little to strive for beyond a milestone 70th goal for Auston Matthews.
None of the first-round matchups in the Stanley Cup playoffs are garnering more pre-round hype than the beaut of a battle that will take place between the Boston Bruins and the Toronto Maple Leafs.
It has been a historically significant season in the NHL. There is potential for two players to hit the 100-assist mark. Connor McDavid did it already.
It seems ridiculous to imagine the Toronto Maple Leafs sitting Auston Matthews while he’s on the cusp of getting his notching 70th goal of the season. Wednesday night, against the Tampa Bay Lightning, he has a chance to do something few have ever done.
Welcome to the April leg of the 2023-24 NHL regular season. At this point in the calendar, the stakes are elevated. We’re starting to see teams clinch playoff spots.
Although it hasn’t happened yet, there’s a good chance Auston Matthews will hit the 70-goal milestone in one of his next two games. He’s grown into one of the NHL’s premier talents, but he didn’t follow the typical path to hockey greatness.
Monday was a big day when it came to who may end up being the final participants in the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs. The New York Islanders punched their ticket to the dance with a 4-1 win over the Devils.
Toronto Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews needs one more goal to become just the ninth single-season 70-goal scorer in the 106-year history of the NHL.
Toronto Maple Leafs’ forward Auston Matthews scored his 66th goal of the season on Tuesday night against the New Jersey Devils, breaking the salary-cap era’s single-season record for most goals.
With 364 goals in a little less than eight seasons, Auston Matthews is one of the great goal scorers in the NHL.
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