Auston Matthews’ record debut caught the attention of many on Wednesday night, and it certainly was the talk of the NHL.
The 19-year-old rookie No. 1 draft pick scored not one, not two, not three, but four goals in his NHL debut, which goes down as the most goals scored ever in an NHL debut. Unfortunately, Matthews’ efforts weren’t enough as his Toronto Maple Leafs still lost to the Ottawa Senators 5-4. But Matthews still got plenty of love from his NHL colleagues.
Take a look at some of these great tweets sent by fellow current/former NHL players:
Since the start of this game I didnt even have a chance to drink 4beers and hes got 4goals #Matthews
— Marian Gaborik (@MGaborik12) October 13, 2016
Austin Matthews might have more career NHL goals than me before the night is over …..
— Tom Sestito (@TomSestito23) October 12, 2016
Wow !!! @AM34 welcome to our beer league !!!' Lolll #congrats #easygame
— Kristopher Letang (@Letang_58) October 13, 2016
Would pay money to see Austin Matthews DM's right now.
— Paul Bissonnette (@BizNasty2point0) October 13, 2016
And then there was this from Florida Panthers goalie Roberto Luongo:
I've just decided that Reims will play ALL of the games versus the leafs this year…… #Matthews
— Strombone (@strombone1) October 13, 2016
