Auston Matthews Gets On The Scoring Sheet
This story line has been beaten down like a dead horse, but until he breaks out of this scoring slump it will remain a relevant story line.
His goal drought is still continuing, but Matthews was able to register a point on the Nylander goal, which can only help him as he battles through this goal-less streak. He had some good chances to break out but was not able to finish on any of his opportunities.
At 5v5 Auston Matthews is 1st in unblocked attempts, 2nd in shots on goal and 1st in scoring chances (28, 2nd has 20). The goals are coming.
— Dimitri Filipovic (@DimFilipovic) November 19, 2016
Nonetheless, he’s doing all the right things offensively by getting some of his teammates going and contributing in other ways while he’s down on his puck luck.
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It’s a matter of time before Matthews finally breaks out, but it was a tall task for him to break his drought facing a goalie like Price. However, with a team like Carolina coming into the Air Canada Centre, the drought could come to an end Tuesday.