Matthews and Marner on the verge of doing something no other Leafs teammates have done
As everyone watches in anticipation for Auston Matthews to break Rick Vaive's single season goal record for the Leafs, he and line mate Mitch Marner are quietly both on pace for 100+ point seasons. Matthews is poised for the first 60+ goal campaign since Steven Stamkos in 2011-12 and Marner has been scoring at a 140-point pace over his last 35 games.
As they continue to carry the Leafs' offense down the home stretch of the regular season in hopes of securing home ice advantage in the playoffs, they are looking to become the first pair of Leaf players to register 100+ points in a single season.
That's right - in the 105-year history of the this storied franchise, the Leafs have never had 2 players reach 100 points in the same season. In fact, the Leafs have only had 2 players to ever score 100 points. Both Doug Gilmour and Darryl Sittler have accomplished the feat twice each. Sittler in 75-76 (100) and 77-78 (117) and Gilmour in 92-93 (127) and 93-94 (111).
With 12 games left it should be fairly easy for both Matthews and Marner to reach the 100 point plateau as they are 5 and 6 points away, respectively. Also, to touch on something mentioned above, Auston Matthews has a very good chance of breaking Vaive's franchise record tonight against the Dallas Stars in the final game of a 4-game road trip. During his young NHL career, Matthews has scored 6 goals in 6 games against the Stars.
| POLL | ||
AVRIL 7 | 273 ANSWERS Matthews and Marner on the verge of doing something no other Leafs teammates have done Has there ever been a better tandem in Toronto than Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner? | ||
| Yes | 33 | 12.1 % |
| No | 240 | 87.9 % |
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