Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews has solidified himself as one of the NHL’s top goal scorers so far in his career, which began as a rookie in the 2016-17 NHL season. While his numbers for 2024-25 aren’t what they were last season when he scored 69 goals to capture the Art Ross Trophy,

Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews found himself in the history books on Sunday as he passed a franchise legend in his chase for the team's all-time goal scorer.

On the play, Matthews recorded his second assist of the game, bringing his career total in points to 700. The nine-year veteran is the fastest Maple Leaf to ever reach that milestone, doing it in 607 games. After the game, the Maple Leafs made a post reacting to it. "Another Matty milestone 👏," they wrote.

Auston Matthews and the Toronto Maple Leafs received a powerful message from a star on the roster after the 6-5 overtime win against the Pittsburgh Penguins.

It was a record set only a couple of months ago when Mitch Marner became the fastest player in Toronto Maple Leafs’ history to reach 700 points, doing it in 622 regular season games.

Auston Matthews continues to make his mark on the Toronto Maple Leafs’ history books. During Sunday’s game against the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Maple Leafs’