Two ships not so much passing in the night but cutting a wake in opposite directions, these surging Leafs and wild-card pinioning Caps. Ovechkin’s Capitals were scuttled 7-3 by Toronto, with Matthews collecting a pair of assists and, with 101 points, joining Darryl Sittler and Doug Gilmour as the only Leafs to reach the century mark. Watching him growing up, that’s something that stood out for me, his fire and his passion.”
You can see that when he scores, how much he wants to score and how much he wants other guys to succeed and score as well. “He’s just fun to watch,” Matthews said Thursday morning, making sincere fan noises. It’s hard to say which of them gets a bigger kick out of scoring - Ovechkin has always been a flamboyant celebrant, Matthews has recently uncorked his celly chops.Įxceedingly media-groomed, Matthews. Both deadly scorers, paramount in their eras, overlapping at the cusps. Generational players, yin and yang at opposite ends of their splendiferous careers. Trophies won by Auston Matthews: Calder (1), Rocket Richard (1). Trophies won by Alex Ovechkin: Hart (3), Conn Smythe (1), Art Ross (1), Calder (1), Ted Lindsay (3), Rocket Richard (9), Stanley Cup (1).
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