its not about how many you score in your 20s, its about how many you score in your 30s

People forget how versatile ovi was in his prime. I think Matthews will have a similar situation where he has to find his sweet spots and stick to that later in his career but no doubt a generational goal scorer

The amount of 40 / 50 goal seasons Ovechkin put up in his 30's is ridiculous. Gonna be hard for anyone to replicate that

matthews' 360 no scope goal is what sold me that he's a truly generational talent. he can execute memes with deadly precision

Watching this right after witnessing the Leafs blow yet another lead to the Ottawa Senators

327 goals in 511 games If he can maintain the same pace, that means he will hit 900 goals in 1,407 games. Ovechkin is at 828 goals in 1,378 games. Age is cruel. I remember watching Ichiro Suzuki and thinking that he had a chance to catch Pete Rose's hitting record. Just looking at his MLB stats, you can see when Father Time said. "No more." There is no trickle off. It just shuts down fast.

Congrats on 100k! A few days ago you were at 90k, glad to see you growing so fast! Love your videos they are all bangers. Keep up the good work 🔥! TDR

511 games is an odd reference point. What's the stats look like at 500 games?

This is a great video! Would love to see more of these for other players. Huge fan of the videos where you break down the plays and explain the systems guys are using to have success.

The same criticisms about Matthews is what people said about Ovechkin during his mid-late 20s. He can't keep up this pace, he's going to be slowed by injuries etc. Ovechkin remained remarkably healthy, but he missed time due to lockouts. It's arguable that Ovechkin would be much closer to the record, if not already there if it was not for the time he missed. The truth is we'll never know how Matthews' career will change with injuries or future work stoppages. But I think as hockey fans we should all be excited about the possibility of seeing the record be broken in our lifetime, whether it's Matthews or Ovechkin

Really weird thing i found about matthews recently is he doesnt score points on fridays (at least since 2020). Of course, because of hockey night in canada, the leafs dont play very many friday games but he has 3 points on 14 friday games since the 2020 season while being consistently more than a point per game every other day of the week.

I'm from Germany and these are interesting videos that always keep me up to date with what's happening in the NHL and go beyond results, stats and highlights. thank you and keep it up.

He is truly one of the great players, and it all comes from his stick handling ability and his intelligence at reading a play. Watching him these last few games, what’s truly impressed me was his defensive capability. He’s amazing at breaking up plays, and when he has the puck, it’s very hard to strip him of it.

You have become my Favourite hockey news channel REAL fast, Your like the "Baseball Dosen't Exist" for hockey. Keep up the good work

I badly want Ovi to break Gretzky's record, and then Matthews to break Ovi's. It's got the air of destiny to it: When Ovi scored that crazy goal in front of Gretzky in his rookie year, Auston Matthews was in the crowd as a little boy.

I'm a huge Ovi fan that wants him to pass 99's record, but I think it would be great if Matthews did it too. He has to be as consistent as Ovi has been to do it. If you look at the goal scoring pace of Bossy and 66, they too would have crushed 99's record if they were healthy and consistent. Consistency and health is everything when it comes to extraordinary goal scorers. 99's epic scoring seasons were when he was on an insanely stacked team. When he went to LA he was still in his prime and he was a 30 - 40 goal scorer with one 54 goal season, which was his 8th season. Lemieux scored 69 goals in his 9th season in 60 games and 69 goals in his 11th season and only played 70 games. He score 35 goals in 43 games when he was 35 years old - he was on pace for 67 goals that season. If 66 was healthy, he would have score over 1000 goals.

Doing all of this while also playing 1C, against top lines, and having 0 pims this season.

Matthews is a good goal scorer

I love this channel. Every video I learn something about strategy, the players, or just fun facts. Always excited to see a new video pop up on my feed.

Torts said it best… “He could go down as a player, being one of the better players in our league never to win anything.”

Matthews gets hurt and misses time every season. I don't see it as at all likely that he's going to continue his pace long term. One of the keys to Ovie doing what he's done is that he stays healthy.

Your videos are great and informative. Congrats on all your success.

I love your breakdown of the numbers and explaining why players are the way they are and why they play the way they do. I wasn't aware of Mathews numbers overall (outside of tracked stats for pools). This is a great breakdown. I look forward to more of these and will suggest your channel to all of my hockey friends.

Ovi's impressive due to his consistency and durability. Matthews has had some injury issues. If hes still at this pace in a few more years and shows a bit more consistent health hes def got a shot at it. But even Ovi seems to finally have had age catch up to him. I don't think hes catching Gretz anymore.

Have always taught shooting the puck when least expected. Curling off the wall along the circle is a prime example. Sending the puck before coming full circle and square catches everyone by surprise. Some of the best goals are from "bad" angles. The greatest goal scorers have all scored goals like that. One of the ones that has always stuck in my mind is one Mario scored from down the goal line toward the wall. The goalie left a tiny space between his leg and the pipe at the bend of his knee. Mario put the puck off the goalie's calf high just below the knee bend. Classic.

Imean.. Ovie scored in a lot of different ways in his 20´s also..

Great piece man, really enjoy your productions.

As a leafs fan who’s had to suffer for 22 approaching 23 years it’s nice to have be able to watch Matthews in our colors

Im not particularly new to hockey as i grew up with my grandparents always watching the leafs, I know most of the rules and have been to a few games, but im really starting to pick it up more so thanks for these videos! I dont catch every one, but when i do they really help! Im a soccer fan most of the time but ive always loved hockey, just was kinda hard to watch because i moved to america from canada a little while ago. Sucks being a Toronto fan and Man United fan, havent seen either one win the league in my lifetime…

Old to hockey. Started young watching Horton, Armstrong and Keon on Saturday nights. Orr Amazed all. Like Matthews is doing now. Excellent description of current skills and development in the game. Very comprehensive and enjoyable work.

Keep up the videos man, love your videos on the game

Love the video! Could you do a breakdown of Pastrnak's game too?

A whopping 12 goal difference... The Record Book is Shaking.

As a VGK fan, it’s just funny that the leafs have had to go through all of this pressure and disappointment in a heated Toronto market, and yet I’m a desert rat that didn’t watch a single ounce of hockey before vgk’s inaugural season, and we win the Stanley cup in our sixth year, without any proven bona fide superstar in our franchises history (except Eichel and maybe fleury) Then I see that Toronto hasn’t won a cup since ‘67, and I just can’t help but feel sorry for the 55 years of Toronto fans that haven’t seen a cup :/

Dan Marino was a great QB, statistically top 2 before Brady. All those goals look cool on paper, if he doesn’t bring cups it won’t matter. He could score 1000 goals and Gretzky will still be the goat.

great videos man...best i've found on hockey

100k subs congrats 🎉🎉🎉 You deserve it

My Favorite memory of Austin Matthews was when he he scored a OT winner againist the Dallas Stars.. He skated by the Board with his Hands up in the air basically saying thats right I am a bad ass.. I was at that game on the boards and we made eye contact thru the glass... Sad my favorite Team lost but a lot of respect for a player like that .. Wish he played for the Stars :D

It's been 10 years since I watched hockey actively and now have been watching again and gathering some information about the state of the game and I have never seen a player like him

Quite early still for Matthews in relation to what lengths Ovi has gone through but a fun video regardless!

Matthews now, I'm curious about how will Bedard look in 500 games

I honestly did not know this or heard your solid points...well done sir!

Would love to see a video about the position the flyers are in now and where you think they are headed. Seem to be doing much better than they should have been whether it’s torts or the young talents. Would love to see your take on

Matthew's positioning & route changes without the puck kind of remind me of Milan Hejduk but even better. Hejduk wasn't the fastest skater or hardest shooter, but he found open ice and had had a good release/shot selection.

Congrats on 100k

Grew up in Toronto, I’d be lying if I said as a child I didn’t resent hockey. I liked other sports and Canadian media would just play hockey highlights over and over and as a result I never learned the game on a deeper level. Those feelings are long gone, and watching videos like this where it gives you a small breakdown on lingo like “linear cross” helps and builds my appreciation for the game in general.

Consistency is key here. I’d love to see Matthew’s break it, but doing it year in and year out for 15+ years is exponentially harder than for 5 years. 10 years ago everyone was talking about Ovi vs Stamkos and why Stamkos is the better scorer since he scores in all different ways… It’s interesting to see how those comparisons age.

I think Matthew's will score at a great pace in his 30s as well . His release and hockey iq will carry him , similar to Brett hull in his older days. And thank you for this video , I knew Matthew's had a good hockey iq but didn't know it was This good. Just found your channel a couple weeks ago and anybody who likes hockey should be watching your channel. The weekly video you do is great of what's going on in league.

Matthews has great positioning, dexterity and poise.

So glad I saw this before the Columbus game tonight because the goal he just scored highlights every point of this video PERFECTLY and I may not have noticed without the info I learned from this video. Good in speed selection, perfect route, intelligent shot, good positioning after o-zone turnover, is all there and I probably wouldn’t have specifically been able to notice any of it without this awesome video

I remember when people were saying the same things about Stamkos in his first 5 years in the league. Is Stamkos still the generational goal scorer everyone said he was 10 years ago? The truth is it's difficult to maintain a pace that could catch Gretzky or Ovechkin and it's way too early to Matthews in this conversation. It's almost unfair to Matthews tbh. 1 50-goal season in 10 years. He also has trouble playing the full 82 game season. I think he finishes his career goal total somewhere in the 700's, if he maintains a pace similar to this season or last season.

As a Sabres fan, I love seeing Matthews have success. Offense makes for good hockey, and it is good for the sport as a whole. As long as Matthews doesn’t lose 2+ seasons of his career due to lockouts and suspended seasons like Ovechkin did he has a great shot at the record. Also, Ovechkin only scored 32 and 38 goals in his 6th and 7th seasons because of lousy coaching philosophy. Ovechkin could already be ahead of Gretzky right now if not for those things happening.

I think the psychology is the key to understanding this. You highlight how a lot of Matthews goals come from taking advantage of opponents mistakes, missing a shift in position, not thinking a player will shoot given his positioning or game state. Playoffs are a whole different animal and teams can focus on what he does differently for a whole series. His regular season points per game is 1.14, playoffs is .88.

Lets go! We hit the 100K subs!! Congrats dude!!

He creates a lot of those offensive zone turnovers himself, one thing I notice about Matthews is how quick his stick is wether it’s lifting another players stick , getting the shot off or making the quick pass. He might not have the softest and most flashy hands in the league but definitely one of the quickest.

Love your channel bro!

hes also playing along side arguably the greatest playmaker and set up man in the game in marner

Got to give some props to Marner. The guy can read the ice very well. One of the best playmakers in the game today.

I thought from the thumbnail that he either lost a contact or was prostrating to pray.

theres definitely room to see where matthews goes with it, but im also curious about where mcdavid will end up slotting into all of this because i think it's possible for him too

As a life long Maple Leafs fan, Auston Matthews is an AMAZING goal scorer, definitely one of the best.I am a huge huge fan of his. However, Ovechkin was always a better player, he's more gritty, and he plays with more passion. It's similar to people who compared Lindros to Lemieux. They were both exceptional players, but Lemieux overall was a better player.

I've watched every game in awe that opponents leave him the amount of space they do. You can not be caught puck-watching when talents such as Ovi, Matthews or McDavid are on the ice.

Keep up this type of content

Can someone tell me the name of the instrumentals in the background

Love your videos

Exceptional video and impossible to argue with. PAPI is the goal scoring GOAT already 💯🔥

It may be true that he could do it, but the big thing with ovi is that, until this year, he was still doing it late into his 30's. Ovi also rarely misses games. I'm not saying it's impossible with Matthews, but its not worth thinking about until he's still doing it 7 years from now or whatever.

I think Mathew is a fantastic player. I also have to believe Bossy had these kind of numbers through 511 games. The point is staying healthy and sustaining scoring for such a long time is a tribute to Ovi’s overall skill longevity.

This was a great video. Very well thought out and explained. And Matty finally getting some attention. Love that💙

Never been a big fan of Matthews or the Leafs, but would still love to see someone beat Gretzky's records

I for one am looking forward to the video on Matthews closing in the record whilst some upcoming prodigy has gone less noticed whilst putting together an even stronger first 500 games...

That Sabres goal Matthews got at 7:11 ...I'm still thinking that was meant as a pass.

Nobody will replicate Ovechkins longevity. Ever.

Whats most important is not goals per game but goals/year. The missed time he's had may cost him, and more importantly if he misses more time as he ages. Matthews has had 299 goals in his first 7 seasons vs 339 for Ovie because he missed less time

Great video. Thank you!

I was just doing some research for some card stuff. Top goal scorers since beginning of 2019 season: Matthews at 216, that's 21 goals more than the next most, Draisaitl with 195. I was somewhat surprised to see it myself, but the numbers don't lie.

Mr. Beast of hockey. You’re the greatest hockey channel. Keep it up man.

My issue with Matthews is more my issue with the league that he exemplifies. And its the amount of cap he takes up. And the lack of lasting success, I think pulls the leafs back from winning a cup, a division, or even a conference. Ya he is great, but he could have accepted less and maybe gotten a 3rd or 4th line worth his talent. But Matthews pocket is the only thing I think he cares about.

Matthews is absolutely insane. To be close to a goal a game pace in today's NHL is unreal. But can he maintain that level of dominance well into his 30s like Ovi did? I think that's the real question.

Matthews hits so many posts and crossbars too. Its insane how many shots and chances the guy gets every single game.

Another great video!

I was in the stands of the old Winnipeg Arena for at least 20 of Teemu's 76 in his rookie season (including a super-memorable hat trick), and back then, even though that sort of feat was not _that_ uncommon (although him being an NHL rookie added to the excitement for sure), Teemu was the talk of the entire NHL community. You couldn't turn on a sports station in any Canadian city without seeing his insane highlights plastered all over. And yet...I don't see that level of excitement now for Matthews, and I don't know why (especially since it's been 30 years since we've seen a 70-goal scorer). He plays in Toronto - you'd think that the center of the known universe would be hyping him up to God-like levels. Are they trying not to jinx it? Or is the excitement actually sky-high inside the Leafs' bubble, and yet we're not seeing that side of it (elsewhere in Canada and the USA) because we've paid attention to the Canadian sports media for too long, and the way they make every single bit of (usually minor) Toronto Maple Leafs' news into *THE BIGGEST THING EVER* has caused us to just ignore Toronto?

great video but whats up with the omnious bgm... (not negative, just asking)

I feel like everyone loves to just ignore the insane longevity OV has had. Matthews is pacing slightly better yes, but he needs to still be scoring 40 a year in his late 30s as OV has done, which is INSANELY rare.

NHL fan right here loving every second of this conversation.

we should’ve know after that 4 goal game against the sens for his debute game

Trying to always be playing your best hockey in the regular season and chasing stats rather than managing your load while training off the ice, at the cost of playing some games fatigued and physically peaking during the playoffs is the difference between finishing the season high in the standings and winning cups.

Good. Thanks. Merry Christmas.

People are forgetting about how ovechkin was extending that pace deep in to his 30s. Thats is what is the impressive part. Matthews is an elite player no doubt but i will only beleive it when hes doing this in his mid 30s.

that spinning goal was nasty, something out of table hockey

Lots of if's if not not make greatness, it's great to have modern players doing well but lets wait and see

Another great video

the big difference is ovi's goalscoring method can be done at absolutely any age, he could be 60 and still sit there and score, matthews has to score with his head every single time

Despite my hatred for the Leafs and Matthew's goofy mustache, he is a brilliant player. I love to see smart plays in a league that puts so much stock in power or speed.

this man is like the baseball doesn't exist of hockey, i love it.

doesn't matter, he'll have to stay relevant as long as Ovy has and I just don't think that's possible. That's once in a lifetime type of talent to witness. Ovy is a freak of nature.

Flyers fan here. Auston Matthews has the best wrist shot I’ve ever seen. And if we were to have a fantasy draft in real life and I had the #1 pick, it would be Auston Matthews with a bullet. Let’s also take a moment to celebrate that we have seen Matthews, Stamkos and Ovechkin play in the same era. That’s an incredible amount of elite shooting between 3 players.

Gotta remember too that Gretzky era goalies were sieves.

Its unfortunate that his raw talent doesn't translate to his hate to loose. He likes to score goals more than making his linemates better and winning.

I love Mathews. Been a leafs fan my whole life and we’ve never had a top 3-5 player It’s fun to watch and I really hope he gets some playoff success to shut up all the haters. He’s the best goal scorer possibly ever , just enjoy the show.