Morning Coffee: Can Auston Matthews Get To 70?

Auston Matthews is in a class of his own.

That’s how I led this column on Friday morning.

That’s how I’m leading it once again this morning.

One week ago, the conversation was whether Matthews could become the first player to score 60+ goals in a season since Steven Stamkos did it in 2011-12.

At the time, FanDuel Sportsbook had him at -114 to go over 59.5 goals.

One week later, the conversation has shifted big time.

Can Matthews score 70+ goals in a season?

After watching him score two goals against the Dallas Stars, then two goals against the Montreal Canadiens, that was the question that immediately came to mind.

Thanks to FanDuel Sportsbook, we now have odds on it.

Here’s the TSN EDGE Morning Coffee for Monday April 11th, 2022.

Can Matthews Score 70+ Goals This Season?

Matthews is in a class of his own right now.

You don’t believe me?

Name another player that has scored 51 goals over a 50-game stretch.

Name another player that is the favourite to win the Rocket Richard Trophy and the Hart Memorial Trophy, despite playing five fewer games than anybody else in those conversations.

Name another player that you can bet on to score 70 goals this season.

Take your time, I’ll wait.

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Matthews is up to 58 goals in 67 games.

He’s averaged 0.87 goals per game this season.

Over the last 30 days, that number has jumped all the way up to 1.17 goals per game.

The Toronto Maple Leafs have 10 games remaining on their regular season schedule.

If he can maintain the ridiculous pace that he’s scored at over the last month, Matthews projects to score 11.7 goals over those final 10 games.

He needs 12 goals in his final 10 to get to 70.

Auston Matthews has 43 even-strength goals in 2021-22, eclipsing