Auston Matthews is a professional ice hockey player who is playing for the Toronto Maple Leafs in the National Hockey League (NHL), as of May 2025. Drafted in 2016, Matthews made NHL history with four goals on his debut. He set a Maple Leafs' rookie record with 40 goals in his first season, earning him the Calder Memorial Trophy. At the 2016 IIHF World Junior Championships, Matthews helped secure a bronze medal for the United States.
He won the Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy in 2020–21 and set records for most goals in a season by an American-born player and by a Maple Leafs player in 2021–22. Matthews is a six-time All-Star and has received prestigious awards like the Ted Lindsay Award and the Hart Trophy in his illustrious career.
How Many Career Hat Tricks Does Auston Matthews Have?
As of 2025, Auston Matthews has 13 career NHL hat tricks, as per Statmuse.
Matthews set a Toronto Maple Leafs single-season record with six hat tricks in the 2023-24 season. This broke the previous franchise record of 5 held by Reg Noble (1917-18), Babe Dye (1924-25), and Darryl Sittler (1980-81). By that same date, Matthews had recorded 73 multi-goal games in his career, surpassing Darryl Sittler's total of 71.
First Hat trick (2016-17 season)
Auston Matthews scored his first career hat trick in his NHL debut against the Ottawa Senators on October 12, 2016. In that game, he scored four goals, contributing to the Toronto Maple Leafs' 5-4 overtime loss.
Second Hat trick (2019-20)
His second hat trick came during the 2019-20 season, against the New Jersey Devils.
Third Hat trick (2020-21 season)
Matthews scored his third hat trick on April 10, 2021, against the Ottawa Senators.
4 Hat tricks (2021-22 season)
In the 2021-22 season, Matthews scored four hat tricks and reached the milestone of 50 goals in a season on March 31, 2022, with his seventh career hat trick.
6 Hat tricks (2023-24 season)
Auston Matthews scored a total of six hat tricks in the 2023-24 season, including two in a row. He achieved a hat trick in his second game against the Minnesota Wild, helping the Toronto Maple Leafs win 7-4. This feat made him the fifth player in NHL history to start a season with back-to-back hat tricks, joining notable players like Alex Ovechkin, Cy Denneny, Joe Malone, and Reg Noble.
His final hat trick of the season came in a game against the Anaheim Ducks, where he also recorded two assists, giving him a career-high five points in that game. This achievement ties him with Mario Lemieux for the most hat tricks in a season since 1995-96. Matthews is now the 10th player in NHL history to score at least six hat tricks in one season.
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