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Auston Matthews Scouting Report

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Created: Nov. 30, 2023
Updated: Dec. 3, 2023
Talent Type: Professional
Position scouted: Centre
Age when scouted: 26
Projection: Elite/Franchise Player
Trending: Under NHL Contract
Birthday: Sep. 17, 1997
Height: 6' 3 | 191 cm
Weight: 216 lbs | 98 kg
Drafted: 1 overall, 2016 round 1 (Logo of the Toronto Maple Leafs TOR)
Contract: $58,195,000 over 5 years (Cap hit: $11,640,250)
Matthews has been streaky so far in 23/24. There's another level to his game. Over a ten game segment - November 6th - 30th - he scored 3G-5A - but only 1G-4A in the last nine games of the segment and had a (-5) There have been other inconsistencies as well - including his physicality dropping off and his face-off winning percentage ranging from 30% - 60% game to game.
Continues to be deployed in all situations Averages 21:27 TOI - 16:36 ES - 3:37 PP#1 - 1:14PK
Can't discount how dangerous a goal scorer he can be, but he scored 11G in four games (including 3 hat tricks) and 3G in the other seventeen games to start the year.
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SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAP+/-PIM
2022-23Toronto Maple LeafsNHL744045853120
2021-22Toronto Maple LeafsNHL7360461062018
  • Compete/Consistency: 89
  • Defensive Zone Starts: 80
  • Hockey IQ: 88
  • Offensive Zone Starts: 99
  • Penalty Kill: 60
  • Power Play: 99
  • Physicality: 85
  • Puck Moving/Passing: 89
  • Shot: 99
  • Skating: 88
Weighting
  • 20%: Compete/Consistency, Hockey IQ, Skating
  • 12%: Puck Moving/Passing
  • 8%: Shot
  • 4%: Defensive Zone Starts, Offensive Zone Starts, Penalty Kill, Power Play, Physicality