1 month agoToronto Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews scored in his third-straight contest on Wednesday evening against the Colorado Avalanche. Matthews would find the back of the net on the power play in the opening frame. Over his past three contests, Matthews has found the back of the net four times, including three times on the power play. Before this stretch, the 27-year-old tallied 10 points over his last nine games, but only two of them were goals. However, during this stint, he averaged an impressive 4.1 shots on goal per game. Through 53 total games this season, Matthews has scored 27 goals and added 34 helpers while averaging 4.1 shots on goal per game. Fantasy managers should continue to view Matthews as a high-end option in all DFS competitions. He will look to extend this streak to four games on Thursday against the Rangers.
--Andy Smith - RotoBallerSource: NHL.com
1 month agoToronto Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews tallied three points during their 6-2 victory over the Calgary Flames on Monday evening. Matthews would do all of his damage in the second frame. He first tallied the secondary assist on William Nylander's power-play goal. Later in the frame, Matthews would add two goals, which were both scored on the power play. In this game, Matthews tallied five shots on goal and added one hit and three blocks. Over his previous eight contests, Matthews has found the back of the net five times and added six helpers. During this stretch, he has tallied an impressive 34 shots on goal and tallied six of his points on the power play. Through 52 total games, Matthews has found the back of the net 26 times. He remains a must-start player in all formats and a top lineup anchor in DFS.
--Andy Smith - RotoBallerSource: NHL.com
2 months agoToronto Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews reached his season-best point streak on Sunday, extending it to nine games by logging a goal and an assist in the 6-5 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins. He potted the team's third goal and landed an assist when William Nylander scored the game-winner with a minute played in the extra frame. With his 390th career goal, Matthews broke a tie for second with Darryl Sittler on Toronto's all-time goals list. He now trails only Mats Sundin (420). Despite putting together a nine-game point streak, Matthews has been surprisingly quiet in front of the net lately, scoring only twice during the run. He has had 11 assists since starting the streak. For the season overall, the Maple Leafs superstar boasts 51 points (22 goals, 29 assists) through 45 outings.
--Taavi Pailk - RotoBallerSource: ESPN
4 months agoToronto Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews (upper body) will return to the lineup on Saturday against Boston. The Maple Leafs finally get their leading man back after Matthews sat out six games due to a recurrence of an upper-body injury. Matthews is just short of averaging a point per game for the season, sitting on 11 goals and 12 assists through 24 appearances. He was riding a four-game point streak before landing on the shelf. The star forward will take over as the first-line center from John Tavares, with Matthew Knies and Mitchell Marner as his wingers. Tavares drops to the second line while David Kampf lands back on the fourth.
--Taavi Pailk - RotoBallerSource: David Alter
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