Auston Matthews playoff stats 2025: Full list of 16 eliminated NHL players with more goals scored than Leafs captain

Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews has come under scrutiny during the second round of the 2025 NHL playoffs for his lack of goal-scoring production. He has amassed 10 points, from 2 goals and 8 assists, in 10 games played in this postseason.

That scrutiny increased exponentially after the Maple Leafs lost 2-0 to the Florida Panthers in Game 4 on Sunday night. The Leafs were within striking distance the entire night but failed to find the equalizer.

Had Auston Matthews channeled his 60-goal magic, he could have carried the Leafs on his back. Unfortunately, that did not happen and the Leafs lost.

With that in mind, here’s a look at 16 players who are no longer in the 2025 NHL playoffs as their teams have been eliminated, who have more goals than Auston Matthews.

16 eliminated NHL players with more goals scored than Leafs' Auston Matthews in 2025 NHL playoffs

Dallas Stars sniper Mikko Rantanen currently leads the postseason goal scoring race with nine - Source: Imagn

Here's the list of the 16 players whose teams have been eliminated from the 2025 NHL playoffs that have more goals than Auston Matthews:

#16 Jordan Kyrou, St. Louis Blues, 3

#15 Quinton Byfield, Los Angeles Kings, 3

#14 Cole Caufield, Montreal Canadiens, 3

#13 Nathan Walker, St. Louis Blues, 3

#12 Artturi Lekhonen, Colorado Avalanche, 3

#11 Valeri Nichushkin, Colorado Avalanche, 3

#10 Marcus Foligno, Minnesota Wild, 3

#9 Andrei Kuzmenko, Los Angeles Kings, 3

#8 Jake Guentzel, Tampa Bay Lightning, 3

#7 Kevin Fiala, Los Angeles Kings, 3

#6 Pavel Buchnevich, St. Louis Blues, 3

#5 Brady Tkachuk, Ottawa Senators, 4

#4 Adrian Kempe, Los Angeles Kings, 4

#3 Matt Boldy, Minnesota, Wild, 5

#2 Kirill Kaprizon, Minnesota Wild, 5

#1 Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche, 7

It’s worth pointing out that William Nylander is second among active players this postseason with six goals behind Dallas Stars sniper Mikko Rantanen. Rantanen has gone on a tear recently, racking up back-to-back hat tricks. Rantanen is now up to nine goals in the postseason to go with 18 points.

As for Auston Matthews, he’s still a productive player offensively. Despite notching just two goals, he has 10 points in 10 games, making him a point-per-game player.

However, his production has dipped somewhat during the series against the Panthers as he’s registered just three assists in the four games thus far. The last time Matthews found the back of the net was in Game 6 against the Ottawa Senators, further fueling speculation about his lack of offensive production.

The Maple Leafs will be hoping Matthews can regain his scoring touch in Game 5 on Wednesday night, as Toronto looks to take a 3-2 series back to Florida for Game 6.