Can Auston Matthews Score 70 Goals This Season?

[Cecil Terwilliger]

Mods maybe a poll?

No player has hit 70 since Mogilny and Selanne both scored 76 in 92/93. Only eight players have ever scored 70 in a season.

He’s now on pace for 75.

I hate the leafs as much as the next guy but I’m hoping he hits 70. Even better if he hits 75. Always fun watching non Oilers chase history.

[Paulie Walnuts]

70 would be cool.

What would be more impressive 70 goals or McDavid and his 151 points last year?

[IamNotKenKing]

Originally Posted by Paulie Walnuts

70 would be cool.

What would be more impressive 70 goals or McDavid and his 151 points last year?

Everything that is not McDoesntbackcheck is more impressive than McDoesntbackcheck

[Beninho]

Can the leafs not choke in the playoffs is the real question

But ya, 70 goals would be incredibly impressive

[Cali Panthers Fan]

I dunno if he can do it, but if he DOES score 70, he has to do this celebration.

[topfiverecords]

370+ goals at 26. Time to start considering when he’ll pass Ovechkin and Gretzky.

[TrentCrimmIndependent]

Originally Posted by Paulie Walnuts

70 would be cool.

What would be more impressive 70 goals or McDavid and his 151 points last year?

The goals.

How many mcPP points in that 151? How many EN?

The way mcavi collects his points, I think I found Crosby's 100 point seasons in a tougher game that didn't reward embellishing more impressive.

[Groot]

I posted this in another topic.

He currently has 350, and I think he gets to 75 this year for a total of 374. That means he needs 527 goals to hit 901.

He'll be 27 to start next season. If he can maintain a high scoring pace he would need to average 52.7 goals per season to break it over 10 seasons. If he does 60 average goals/season over his next 4 year contract, that will leave him with 287 to go. He would need 48.7 average over his next 6 years to hit 901 (assuming Ovi finishes at 900).

I think there is a high likelihood that, barring any significant time missed, he will look to take the record in 10-11 years.

[Harry Lime]

Originally Posted by topfiverecords

370+ goals at 26. Time to start considering when he’ll pass Ovechkin and Gretzky.

What makes OV and Gretz, OV and Gretz, is that they kept doing it when they were 74 years old.

[topfiverecords]

Originally Posted by Harry Lime

What makes OV and Gretz, OV and Gretz, is that they kept doing it when they were 74 years old.

I’m guessing this is a bit?

[dissentowner]

Originally Posted by topfiverecords

370+ goals at 26. Time to start considering when he’ll pass Ovechkin and Gretzky.

Especially once McDavid gets there. If you think about it the 1st line PP would be McDavid, Matthews, Marner, Nylander, and Reilly. How do you defend that? He could break Gretzky's single season goal record.

[midniteowl]

Originally Posted by Groot

I posted this in another topic.

He currently has 350, and I think he gets to 75 this year for a total of 374. That means he needs 527 goals to hit 901.

He'll be 27 to start next season. If he can maintain a high scoring pace he would need to average 52.7 goals per season to break it over 10 seasons. If he does 60 average goals/season over his next 4 year contract, that will leave him with 287 to go. He would need 48.7 average over his next 6 years to hit 901 (assuming Ovi finishes at 900).

I think there is a high likelihood that, barring any significant time missed, he will look to take the record in 10-11 years.

I hope he does it!

[robertsfanatic]

yes definitely a chance and one of my favourite non-Flames...arguably the best goal scorer in the league since he arrived

[Jason14h]

Originally Posted by Groot

I posted this in another topic.

He currently has 350, and I think he gets to 75 this year for a total of 374. That means he needs 527 goals to hit 901.

He'll be 27 to start next season. If he can maintain a high scoring pace he would need to average 52.7 goals per season to break it over 10 seasons. If he does 60 average goals/season over his next 4 year contract, that will leave him with 287 to go. He would need 48.7 average over his next 6 years to hit 901 (assuming Ovi finishes at 900).

I think there is a high likelihood that, barring any significant time missed, he will look to take the record in 10-11 years.

High likelihood he average 50 goals a year for the next decade ????

It is very very hard to score 50 goals . Let alone for the next decade as an average - don’t forget age and injuries happen.

I think over the next 13 years it isn’t inconceivable he scores at a 40 goals pace and challenges those guys in his age 39-40 seasons , but thinking he’ll be scoring 530 goals over his next 10 years starting at his age is almost unthinkable

[topfiverecords]

Originally Posted by dissentowner

Especially once McDavid gets there. If you think about it the 1st line PP would be McDavid, Matthews, Marner, Nylander, and Reilly. How do you defend that? He could break Gretzky's single season goal record.

They’ll probably need to move Marner to add McDavid money which would be fine as they won’t need him. Could actually finally net them a strong top pair D.

Oilers will be back to the basement and their fans will be watching Flames - Leafs “potential Stanley Cup preview” games on HNIC.

[Harry Lime]

Originally Posted by topfiverecords

I’m guessing this is a bit?

Not at all. Lots of good young goalscorer, not a lot of old ones.

[Enoch Root]

Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan

I dunno if he can do it, but if he DOES score 70, he has to do this celebration.

Was at that game, in the corner, right behind him as he's doing that. Fantastic moment and a great memory.

He scored 10 goals in 10 PERIODS to get to 50! Magical year, and an all-time favourite player (along with Orr, Sittler, Kiprusoff)

[Sylvanfan]

He's definitely got a shot. Strange that he's most likely going to have 2 seasons of 60 plus but 0 seasons in the 50's. Just the way injuries and Covid shortened some previous seasons.

[Heavy Jack]

Originally Posted by Enoch Root

Was at that game, in the corner, right behind him as he's doing that. Fantastic moment and a great memory.

He scored 10 goals in 10 PERIODS to get to 50! Magical year, and an all-time favourite player (along with Orr, Sittler, Kiprusoff)

What a memory! Wowza!!

[Mathgod]

Originally Posted by Jason14h

High likelihood he average 50 goals a year for the next decade ????

It is very very hard to score 50 goals . Let alone for the next decade as an average - don’t forget age and injuries happen.

I think over the next 13 years it isn’t inconceivable he scores at a 40 goals pace and challenges those guys in his age 39-40 seasons , but thinking he’ll be scoring 530 goals over his next 10 years starting at his age is almost unthinkable

Ovi scored 50 as recently as 2 years ago at age 36.

NHL scoring seems to be up in recent years. If it stays like this for the next decade, Matthews definitely has a shot of averaging close to 50/year over that span. It's an optimistic target, but it's possible.