Auston Matthews is an ice hockey center and alternate captain for the Toronto Maple Leafs as of May 2025. He played for the USA Hockey National Team Development Program and ZSC Lions in SWL before being drafted.
Matthews made NHL history with four goals in his debut and won the Calder Memorial Trophy in his rookie season. He claimed the Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy in 2020–21 and set records for most goals (60 goals) in a season by an American-born player and a Maple Leafs player in 2021–22. He secured both the Rocket Richard Trophy and the Hart Trophy. Matthews has earned six All-Star honors throughout his career.
How Many Goals Did Auston Matthews Get Last Year?
Auston Matthews scored 43 goals in 67 games in the 2024-25 season, as per the NHL's official website.
In the 2023-24 season, Auston Matthews played 81 games for the Toronto Maple Leafs, scoring 69 goals and adding 38 assists for 107 points. He had a +31 rating, 20 penalty minutes, and an 18.7 shooting percentage. He scored 18 power-play goals, 1 shorthanded assist, and 8 game-winning goals, averaging 20:58 of ice time per game. Read More: Auston Matthews Contract
Auston Matthews’ Goals Year by Year
Auston Matthews scored 40 goals in 82 games for the Toronto Maple Leafs in his rookie season (2016-17). In 2018–19, he scored 37 goals in 68 games. In 2019-20, he scored 47 goals, followed by 41 in the shortened 2020-21 season. His career high came in 2021-22 with 60 goals. He added 40 goals in 2022-23 and exploded for 69 goals in 2023-24. In 2024-25, he scored 33 goals. As of May 2025, Matthews has totaled 401 goals in 629 games, as per the official website of the NHL.
A table depicting Auston Matthews' goal-scoring prowess is shown below:
| Regular season | ||||
| Season | Team | League | GP | Goals |
| 2016–17 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 82 | 40 |
| 2017–18 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 62 | 34 |
| 2018–19 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 68 | 37 |
| 2019–20 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 70 | 47 |
| 2020–21 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 52 | 41 |
| 2021–22 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 73 | 60 |
| 2022–23 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 74 | 40 |
| 2023–24 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 81 | 69 |
| 2024–25 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 67 | 33 |
| NHL totals | 629 | 401 | ||
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