One of the areas of the game that is most important is play at even strength. After all, most of the game is played at even strength, so if you can excel there, obviously you're a good player and should be acknowledged as such. With that said, I don't think we need any analytics to convince people that
Auston Matthews is a very good player. In fact, Matthews is widely recognized as one of the NHL's elite, and rightfully so. Per the GAR model, Matthews is expected to be the league's best even strength offense and even strength defense this season.