However, while struggling so far this season, Matthews is currently second in the league in scoring chances per game with 2.94 - only behind Brayden Point and his 3.1 scoring chances per game. Matthews appears to be heating up as he has six goals over his last 9 games, and 5 of them have been at 5on5, which is where he had been struggling the most to begin the season.
He may not win the Rocket Richard for a third consecutive year, but he is still on pace for 50+ goals while shooting a career worst 10 percent. That number will continue to rise if he keeps producing almost 3 scoring chances per game.
