Auston Matthews: MVP
Reviewing five noteworthy goals of Auston Matthews 60-goal Hart Trophy season
FIVE OF THE BEST AUSTON MATTHEWS GOALS IN 2021-22 โฌ๏ธ๐งต
You can find something outstanding in many of AM's goals - his shot, his hands, his hockey IQ.
But here are five that sum up his Hart Trophy season.
Matthews and Marner find space where there isn't.
After winning the battle in the corner, Matthews and Marner make a complementary move to the same spot in front of the net. Matthews shows off his soft hands and laser-focus in tight.
High-low-high-disappear-goal.
Matthews is everywhere and nowhere all at once. Using the neutral zone, Matthews buys himself space and power.
Follow the play.
Marner cuts off the exit. Matthews dives into the open space as the F3 where Marner's pass finds him. The hands pay the bills. Similar to the first goal in this thread.
Make it inside out.
A pass into a void (again) for Marner before the two swap places in the o-zone. The Leafs go from boxed-out to in-control with this small but elite play.
Clutch.
I share this with pain, but this goal sent the playoff monkey flying off Matthews' back. His will-to-win was hard to miss this year, highlighted by this neutral zone takeaway and game five winning goal.