BUFFALO — Auston Matthews claimed to have never thought about it and Mike Babcock doesn’t want to talk about it. In a hockey year that has featured eye-opening performances from all of the Leafs’ rookies, Matthews has stood above the rest. “Not at all,” Matthews said when asked whether he thinks about the possibility of being the Leafs captain. Another point, which will be his 67th, and Matthews will set a record for most points by a Leafs rookie, snapping Peter Ihnacak’s mark. Matthews has an eight-game point streak and will attempt to become the first Leafs rookie since since Gaye Stewart in 1942-43 to score a goal in five consecutive games.

Source: National Post April 02, 2017 20:48 UTC