Twitter is hyped about Auston Matthews’s four-goal debut
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Auston Matthews’s record four-goal debut did not go unnoticed, particularly not on Twitter, where players, fans, media and the like were fawning over the stellar Maple Leafs rookie.
Matthews, just 19 years old, singlehandedly led the scoring for Toronto against Ottawa on Wednesday night, his flair and scoring touch immediately satisfying the prerequisite hype that comes with being this year’s No. 1 draft pick. After showing well at the World Cup, he’s wasted no time becoming extremely relevant.
Also, burying the lede a bit, Matthews is now the first NHL player to ever score four goals in his first game.
@DerekStepan21 your 3 goals in Buffalo is not looking so impressive anymore...🙈
— Ryan Callahan (@TheRealCally24) October 13, 2016
Would pay money to see Austin Matthews DM's right now.
— Paul Bissonnette (@BizNasty2point0) October 13, 2016
What's the big deal I scored 4 goals.....In my career. #matthews #bust
— Sea Sondering (@SeaSondering) October 13, 2016
Auston Matthews celebrates like a guy who has scored 4 goals in every NHL game he’s ever played
— Pete Blackburn (@PeteBlackburn) October 13, 2016
Auston Matthews is the kind of player you'd trade to the Braves for Shelby Miller
— Michael Lananna (@mlananna) October 13, 2016
Either Marian Hossa or Auston Matthews is getting his 500th goal tonight. Not sure which yet. #Blackhawks
— Mark Lazerus (@MarkLazerus) October 13, 2016
Auston Matthews is on pace for 492 goals.
— James Mirtle (@mirtle) October 13, 2016
I say he does it.
As of this writing, Matthews had not scored in the third period, which was tied 4–4.