TORONTO, ON - MARCH 28: Toronto Maple Leafs center Zach Hyman (11) and Toronto Maple Leafs center William Nylander (29) come together after the Toronto Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews (34) goal. Toronto Maple Leafs VS Florida Panthers during 1st period action in NHL regular season play at the Air Canada Centre. Toronto Star/Rick Madonik (Rick Madonik/Toronto Star via Getty Images)

Matthews hits 30-goal plateau for 2nd straight season

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Make it 30 for Auston Matthews.

The young Toronto Maple Leafs superstar fired home a wrist shot to give his club a two-goal lead over the Florida Panthers on Wednesday night, hitting the 30-goal mark for the second time in as many seasons since entering the league.

With Matthews' marker, the Maple Leafs became the only NHL team with three 30-goal scorers this season - the others being James van Riemsdyk and Nazem Kadri.

He also etched his name into the team's record books:

As if that wasn't enough, Matthews and Kadri became the first pair of centers in franchise history to both score 30 goals in back-to-back seasons, according to Sportsnet.

But wait, there's more. Including Matthews, only a handful of American-born players have ever potted 30 goals in consecutive campaigns to start their careers:

Matthews came into Wednesday's action trailing Van Riemsdyk for the team lead by only five goals despite playing in 19 fewer games due to injuries.

The 20-year-old poured in 40 goals and 69 points in his rookie campaign of 2016-17.

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