Auston Matthews Gets His First Award Of The Season & Has Chance To Make History Tonight

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Dawson Mckenzie
October 16, 2023 (5:15 PM)

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Auston Matthews is off to a red-hot start to this year's campaign and has just won his first award of the season. Not only that, he has a chance to make history tonight as well.

Matthews Could Become First Player in NHL History To Record 3 Consecutive Hat Tricks

While many know the elite scoring talent that Auston Matthews brings to the table, no one expected him to get off to such an elite start of the year. Two hat tricks in the first two games of the season are incredible, putting him on pace for an astoundingly unrealistic 246 goals.

He was one of 5 players to record a hat trick in both of the first two games of the year.

⭐️ Auston Matthews (6-0�6 in 2 GP) became the fifth player in NHL history � and just the second since the League's inaugural campaign (1917-18) � to record a hat trick in each of his first two games of a season.

Now, Matthews has a chance to make history. No player in NHL History has recorded 3 consecutive hat tricks, and Matthews has a chance at the feat tonight.

Auston Matthews can become the first player in NHL HISTORY to record a hat trick in THREE STRAIGHT games!

The NHL's leading scorer is +2100 to score a hat trick against Chicago tonight on
@FanDuelCanada
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Matthews Named First Star of the Week By the NHL

Matthews was recognized by the NHL for his accomplishments this past week, being named the first star for his performances.

Auston Matthews (@MapleLeafs), Elias Pettersson (@Canucks) and Evgeni Malkin (@penguins) named «Three Stars» for the week ending Oct. 15.

While Matthews is off to an incredible start, even simply keeping his scoring streak going would be a display of brilliance, given the attention he will inevitably receive.

As seen on The Hockey News - "Maple Leafs' Auston Matthews Secures NHL First Star of the Week and on the Verge of History vs. Blackhawks"