Maple Leafs' players set new career bests
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S. Harper
March 24, 2022 (1:28 PM)
It's always a good night to see your favorite team win, but it's even more special when you hear some of your favorite players setting some new personal records. That's what happened tonight in Leafs Nation, for Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner in the 3-2 win over the New Jersey Devils.
Auston Matthews has already matched his career 80 points 46 goals and 34 assists and Matthews still has 19 games left this year except a 55 plus goal season!
Mitch Marner tied his career best 27 goals tonight Marner has said he was hoping for 35 on the season he's definitely got time if he gets rolling.
The Toronto Maple Leafs also leap frogged the Tampa Bay Lightning with the win and sit 2nd in the Atlantic with 85 points and are just 5 points behind the division leading Florida Panthers with 90 points.
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Will Matthews score 60 goals this year? |
Yes | 61 | 27.5 % |
No | 161 | 72.5 % |
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