Auston Matthews of the Toronto Maple Leafs has 50 goals. What is his ceiling?
On Wednesday night, the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Arizona Coyotes 6-3, and Auston Matthews became the fastest player to reach 50 goals in a season in over 30 years. Matthews scored his 50th and 51st goals in just his 54th game, putting him on track to score 76 goals by the end of the season, ranking him and his 2023-24 campaign among the greatest single-season achievements of all time.
But what is Matthew’s ceiling? With nine goals in his last four games, you have to believe the 26-year-old forward will slow down and go scoreless for several games in the Maple Leafs’ last 27 games. But for Matthews, everything is conceivable.forward will slow down and go scoreless for several games in the Maple Leafs’ last 27 games. But for Matthews, everything is conceivable.
During Thursday’s broadcast of Daily Faceoff LIVE, Frank
Tyler Yarmchuk: I know some people were laughing on social media about the various numbers for what Matthews is on track to score, with some saying 76, 77, and 78, but what is the ceiling here? It feels like 70 will happen because he only needs 19 more, but is it closer to 75, or maybe higher?
Frank Seravalli: I would believe that 70 is a given, but it will all come down to health. What’s the ceiling? Seventy-five or 76? With those hat tricks embedded in, the statistics do rise slightly. There has to be some stretch where he slows down for two or three games, but we have yet to see it.
Matthews’ confidence and swagger are off the charts.
Welcome back to another round of Betano Daily Bets!
Tyler Yaremchuk appeared on Daily Faceoff Live for another Betano Daily Bets segment. There are 11 games scheduled for a hectic Thursday night. Yaremchuk has placed bets on the New York Rangers vs. New Jersey Devils, the St. Louis Blues vs. New York Islanders, and the Florida Panthers vs. Carolina Hurricanes.
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Tyler Yarmchuk: A handful of plays on Thursday night. I’ll go with the
Tyler Yarmchuk: For my second play, we’ve got a shot prop parlay for you at +167. We are looking at Luke Hughes of the New Jersey Devils and Aaron Ekblad of the Florida Panthers. Hughes has had his number hit in five consecutive games, while Ekblad has only had it struck in three of his past five, but he has 14 shots on goal in that time period and has hit it in 11 of 13 games. Combine these two for a delicious +167.
Minnesota Wild senior writer Michael Russo reports that Wild defenseman Zach Bogosian is expected to miss at least a week due to an upper-body ailment. Minnesota Wild senior writer Michael Russo reports that Wild defenseman Zach Bogosian is expected to miss at least a week due to an upper-body ailment.
Bogosian left Tuesday’s 6-3 loss to the Winnipeg Jets after spending 7:05 on the ice.
