‘Vintage Auston’: Leafs see Matthews returning to 69-goal form

Oct 22, 2026, 8:24 PM ET|Comments (0)

from TSN,

Auston Matthews has scored eight goals in nine games and is looking more and more like the guy who scored seemingly at will during a crazy 69-goal run during the 2023-24 season.

“He’s back to the Auston I remember when I first came into the league and going up against him when he was trying to get 70 that game, last game of the season,” said defenceman Darren Raddysh , who signed with the Leafs in the summer after five seasons with the Tampa Bay Lightning . “It was all hands on deck to try and stop him for that one. That’s vintage Auston and I’m glad to see he’s back to his old self.”

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