Auston Matthews and the Toronto Maple Leafs may have been snake-bitten to start the 2025-26 NHL season. Despite many glorious offensive chances, Matthews managed to only get one puck past the opposing goaltender on a whopping 15 shots on goal in his first three games of the year.
But on Tuesday, the Maple Leafs captain finally broke out with his first multi-goal game of 2025-26 with two goals against the Nashville Predators. In doing so, Matthews suddenly found himself a part of the Leafs record books. With his 64th career game-winning goal scored against the Predators, it moved him past Maple Leafs legend Dave Keon into second on the all-time list.