VIDEO: Auston Matthews is back and scoring beautiful goals
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Auston Matthews returned to the Zurich Lions after a near month-long absence to tend to a back injury and offered not one, but two reasons for beleaguered NHL clubs to feel a little better about their current standing.
Here's Matthews' first goal, which sees him slip into scoring position and finish with an expert forehand deke:
And here's his second (or his 12th goal in 15 games) scored once again by dissecting the center of the defense:
He's going to reclaim that yellow bucket in no time.
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