On a night when MapleLeafs' Auston Matthews entered the NHL’s record book, he may also have officially entered the league’s Hart Trophy conversation. (reporterchris)
Those three extra points earned in the standings could go a long way for the Leafs come April.
“Matty comes through again,” Leafs captain John Tavares said after the 4-3 shootout loss. “He’s been playing like an MVP. He keeps coming up huge for us. Obviously, [he] drives play and when he gets his opportunities, he knows how to put ‘em in.” He now trails Pastrnak by one goal in the race for the Rocket Richard Trophy and is on pace for a 56-goal, 98-point season — both of which would put him in rarified air in Leafs history.
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