3 Toronto Maple Leafs Records That Could Break in 2020-21
By Joseph Zita
1. Most Goals by a Maple Leaf (Auston Matthews)
2019-20 stats – 70 GP – 47 G – 33 A – 80 PTS – 53.9% CF%
Career stats – 282 GP – 158 G – 127 A – 285 PTS – 52.6% CF%
This one is probably the most likely to happen, as Matthews is easily the best goal scorer in Toronto Maple Leafs history. As we know he had a great run this past season before it got put on pause due to COVID-19 and he was more than likely going to either get really close to the record, tie it, or even break it himself.
Now the record for most goals in a single season by a Maple Leaf is currently 54 and it is held by Rick Vaive from the 1981-82 season. Matthews finished this past season with 47 goals in 70 games and if the season continued and everyone played all 82 games, he was then on pace to finish the season with 55 goals which would obviously break the record. Matthews is more than capable of breaking this current Toronto Maple Leafs record and if he ends up breaking it, I wouldn’t be surprised if he breaks his own record down the road in his career.
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Auston Matthews has been the NHL’s best goal scorer ever since he scored four in his first NHL game. For a guy who just turned 23 years old and has had four straight 34 or more goal seasons its okay to say he’s an animal and will more than likely break Rick Vaive’s record eventually.