Auston Matthews passed Mats Sundin as the Maple Leafs all-time leader
The Toronto Maple Leafs they have a new all-time leading scorer. Auston Matthews scored a pair of goals Saturday night against the New York Islanders, giving him 421 career goals. The 28-year-old center is in his 10th year with the legendary franchise. He passed Hall of Famer Mats Sundin when he buried his second goal of the game with less than 3 minutes remaining in the second period.
Matthews tied the score earlier in the period when he scooped up a loose puck at center ice and raced into the offensive zone to beat New York Islanders goaltender David Rittich. backhand-forehand stroke. That goal tied the game at 1-1, and his second goal gave the Leafs a 2-1 lead heading into the third period.
Matthews is an accurate, cross pass from Bobby McMann with a sizzle disposable on the goal that allowed him to pass Sundin on the all-time list.
After a relatively slow start, Matthews began to heat up. He has 20 goals and 13 assists for the season and is the Leafs’ leading scorer in 2025-26, although he is 4th in points behind William Nylander, John Tavares and Matthew Nice.
Despite Matthews’ success, the Maple Leafs lost to the Islanders 4-3 in overtime. Islanders rookie defenseman Matthew Schaefer scored 2 goals, including the game-winner in the extra session.
Matthews moves up on the Maple Leafs’ all-time scoring list
The Maple Leafs are the second oldest NHL franchise behind the Montreal Canadiens. They’ve won 13 NHL titles, but haven’t been able to skate with the Stanley Cup since 1967.
to follow is the Maple Leafs all-time leading scorer with 987 points, followed by Daryl Sitting with 916, Dave Keon with 858 and Borje Anthem with 768. Matthews is 5th on that list with 760 career points.
Sitler is the Maple Leafs’ third leading scorer with 389 goals, followed by Keon (365) and Ron Ellis (332).
2026-01-04 03:07:00
