Maple Leafs Rookie Scores 3 Goals On First 3 Shots In NHL Debut

Toronto Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews is off to a history-making start.  The number-one pick in this year's NHL Draft scored all four of Toronto's goals in a 5-4 overtime loss to the Senators in Ottawa on Wednesday.  

Matthews completed a hat trick at the 1:25 mark of the second period, then scored his final goal with three seconds left to bookmark the 20 minutes.  The 19-year-old is the first player to score four goals in his first NHL game.  He also became the quickest to record a hat trick in his NHL debut.  Matthews is the fifth player in history to notch a hat trick in his first game. 


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