Since the start of the 2010-11 season, only two NHL players have scored more goals than John Tavares: Alex Ovechkin and Steven Stamkos.



And even he is blown away by what Auston Matthews is doing right now.



“Sometimes he makes it look easy,” Tavares said, after Matthews netted another two goals to give him 19 in 21 games this season. “A lot of the time he makes it look easy. It definitely is not easy.



“To do it at this level, that consistently, is a testament to his skill set and his attention to detail and how hard that is to do day in and day out over the course of a season. No question he’s got one of the best shots in the game. We’re very fortunate to have him on our side.”



Matthews leads the NHL in goals per game right now, with 0.90, narrowly ahead of Alex Ovechkin’s 0.88. Nineteen goals in 21 games paces out to 74 over 82 games, something that hasn’t been accomplished in more than 25 years...