Matthews became the 47th player in NHL history to score 50+ goals more than once. He joins Rick Vaive as the second in Leafs history to score 50+ more than once, and he is the first since Jeremy Roenick in 1992 to score his 50th as a visiting player in his hometown.
Matthews scored #50 on his offside in the offensive zone on the power play, an area he told the coaching staff he wasn’t comfortable playing when he first entered the league as a rookie due to his lack of confidence in his one-timer. Now, Matthews is ripping one-timers (14 one-timer goals this season alone) and fooling goaltenders with quick releases like tonight’s from that area of the ice routinely.