Auston Matthews is an American ice hockey center and alternate captain for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). Born on September 17, 1997, he was selected by the Maple Leafs as the 1st overall pick in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft.
Matthews became the second player to achieve the 40 goals milestone in his rookie season after Alex Ovechkin in the 2004-05 season. Due to this milestone, Matthews won the Calder Memorial Trophy as the NHL's top rookie. He continued to excel in the following seasons and in the 2020-21 season, he won the Rocket Richard Trophy for being the league's leading goal-scorer with 41 goals in just 52 games. The following season, Matthews set another record of becoming the first American-born player to score the most goals in a single NHL season. He contributed 60 goals which became his career-high score in the NHL and won the Rocket Richard Trophy for the second consecutive season.
Throughout his career, Matthews has received many honors, including earning a spot on the NHL All-Star Game seven times. He won the Ted Lindsay Award as the most outstanding player voted by teammates and the Hart Memorial Trophy in 2022 as the most valuable player of the league. He currently leads the league with 40 goals and will be hoping to breach his best scoring season.
Is Auston Matthews an All-Star?
Apart from multiple awards, Auston Matthews has made his impact in the NHL All-Star Games. He has been named for the NHL All-Star Game seven times. However, he missed the 2023 showpiece due to a knee strain he suffered against the New York Rangers just before the All-Star weekend.
Matthews will be representing Team Matthews as the captain of the team for the 2024 event. He will be playing in front of his home fans as the event is taking place at the home of Toronto Maple Leafs. He will be hoping to lead his team to All-Star glory and get the MVP honors. He is currently the only player to score 40 goals this season.
How many times was Auston Matthews an All-Star?
Auston Matthews has been named for the NHL All-Star Game seven times till now. However, he has only participated in six All-Star games as he was injured during the 2023 NHL All-Star weekend.
In 2017, he was the only player from the Maple Leaf to be selected for the NHL All-Star Game. All his All-Star appearances are listed down for reference:
| Year | Team | Appearance |
| 2017 | Toronto Maple Leafs | #1 |
| 2018 | Toronto Maple Leafs | #2 |
| 2019 | Toronto Maple Leafs | #3 |
| 2020 | Toronto Maple Leafs | #4 |
| 2022 | Toronto Maple Leafs | #5 |
| 2023 | Toronto Maple Leafs | (missed due to injury) |
| 2024 | Toronto Maple Leafs | #6 |
FAQs
A. He has been named to the NHL All-Star Game seven times in his career. However, he has only participated in six All-Star games as he was injured during the 2023 NHL All-Star weekend.
A. Auston Matthews has scored a total of 299 goals as of the 2022-23 season.
A. Auston Matthews has scored a total of 11 hat tricks in his career ( as of February 1, 2024).
A. Auston Matthews was selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs as the 1st overall pick in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft.
A. Auston became the first American-born player to score the most goals in a single NHL season.
