BURSTING ONTO THE SCENE The The Toronto Maple Leafs started the 2016 17 season against the Ottawa Senators Even though it was a road game for the Leafs most fans had their eyes on No 34 in white That was Auston Matthews He was playing in his first National Hockey League NHL game Matthews handles the puck in his first NHL game 5 CHAPTER 1
If Matthews was nervous he didn’t show it On the third shift of the game he made his way to the front of the net Meanwhile his teammate Zach Hyman had the puck behind the net Hyman spotted Matthews and passed it Matthews took the shot and the puck flew past the diving goalie It was Matthews’s first career shot and his first career goal Less than six minutes later Matthews struck again He stole the puck from a Senators player near mid-ice Then he showed some amazing stickhandling and brought the puck into the offensive zone Finally he broke away and skated toward 6
Matthews celebrates a goal during his NHL debut the net Matthews shot the puck past a sliding defender and the stunned goalie His second goal of the night tied the game at two 7
