Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews is earmarked to follow another fellow American’s lead. On Thursday night, Detroit Red Wings veteran Patrick Kane notched his 500th career goal. It was a remarkable achievement that firmly sealed Kane’s Hall of Fame case.
Kane is sixth on the all-time goal-scoring list for American-born players and is inching closer to Mike Modano for second place for all-time points by an American player.
That said, the next active player creeping up the list is Matthews. His record-breaking goal last weekend highlighted just how impressive Matthews’ career has been.