How Auston Matthews 2021-22 season stacks up against other Maple Leaf great
Maple Leafs superstar Auston Matthews had one of the best regular seasons in recent history and he was rewarded Tuesday night. The 24-year-old further cemented his status as one of the game's best goal scorers in winning his second consecutive Rocket Richard Trophy and becoming the first NHL player since Steven Stamkos in 2011-12 to score 60 goals in a season. As a result, he was a finalist for both the Hart Trophy and Ted Lindsay Award. Even at his young age, Matthews is climbing the ranks among the NHL elite. Postseason succe s is next in order; the Maple Leafs were bounced yet again in the first round this year. But Matthews' season was dominant in terms of goal scoring. There have been a number of great performances by Maple Leafs players in the franchise's storied history, and Matthews' 2021-22 season will be talked about as one of the best by a Leafs player. Tuesday night he added the Hart Trophy and Ted Lindsay Award to his trophy shelf. The Sporting News looks at how Mathews' campaign compares to other Toronto greats. MORE: Most goals in a season by a Maple Leaf Only one Maple Leaf in history has scored 60 goals in a season, and that's Matthews. He not only broke , but he also became just the third player in the salary cap era to reach the milestone and the first American-born player to do so. Matthews now Colin Blackwell Jersey owns two of the top 10 single-season goal totals in franchise history. There's a good chance he'll produce a few more by the time his career is over. PLAYER SEASON GOALS Auston Matthews 2021-22 60 Rick Vaive 1981-82 54 Dave Andreychuk 1993-94 53 Rick Vaive 1983-84 52 Rick Vaive 1982-83 51 Gary Leeman 1989-90 51 Frank Mahovlich 1960-61 48 Auston Matthews 2019-20 47 Lanny McDonald 1977-78 47 John Tavares 2018-19 47 Most points in a season by a Maple Leaf Matthews joined Doug Gilmour and Darryl Sittler as the only Maple Leafs players to reach 100 points in a season. He recorded 106 during the 2021-22 campaign. Both Gilmour and Sittler achieved it twice in their careers, with Gilmour owning the franchise record with 127. Matthews' 106 are fourth in franchise history. PLAYER SEASON POINTS Doug Gilmour 1992-93 127 Darryl Sittler 1977-78 117 Doug Gilmour 1993-94 111 Auston Matthews 2021-22 106 Darryl Sittler 1975-76 100 Dave Andreychuk 1993-94 99 Darryl Sittler 1979-80 97 Wilf Paiement 1980-81 97 Mitch Marner 2021-22 97 Darryl Sittler 1980-81 96 Highest points-per-game rate in a season by a Maple Leaf Matthews' 2021-22 season was one of the most productive in quite some time. With 106 points in 73 games, Matthews averaged 1.452 points per game. That surpa sed his previous high of 1.269. It is the fourth-highest rate in Toronto history. Only Gilmour, Sittler and Lorne Carr have produced higher rates. PLAYER SEASON P/GP Doug Gilmour 1992-93 1.530 Lorne Carr 1943-44 1.480 Darryl Sittler 1977-78 1.463 Auston Matthews 2021-22 1.452 Sweeney Schriner 1944-45 1.423 Syl Apps 1942-43 1.379 Mitch Marner 2021-22 1.347 Doug Gilmour 1993-94 1.337 Darryl Sittler 1979-80 1.329 Auston Matthews 2020-21 1.269 Gump Worsley Jersey
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