Matthews recorded his first hat trick of the season with three goals, including one on the power play, on four shots in a 7-4 victory over the Devils on Tuesday.

EDGE Analysis

As usual, the 22-year-old has been outstanding as of late with seven goals and an assist in his last five games. Over the last five weeks, Matthews now has 18 goals and 26 points in the last 17 games. Matthews is on pace to easily set a new career high in goals and maybe win the Richard Trophy. He has 34 goals and 57 points with a plus-19 rating in 47 games this season.

Matthews tallied twice on eight shots in Wednesday's 4-3 shootout loss to the Jets.

EDGE Analysis

Matthews' second goal came with just 14 seconds left in the third period, forcing overtime. He would add a tally in the shootout, but it wasn't enough to win. The 22-year-old has seven markers and four helpers on a six-game point streak, and 18 points in his last 10 outings. He's at 31 goals, 54 points, 169 shots on goal and a plus-17 rating in 45 appearances this season. At his current scoring pace, a 50-goal campaign is attainable, which would be the first time the American has reached the half-century mark.

Matthews notched a goal and an assist in Saturday's 3-0 win over the Islanders.

EDGE Analysis

His point streak stands at four games and eight points (four goals, four assists). And the goal was his 28th, good enough to stay in second place in the NHL. Matthews has 51 points in 43 games this season. He's pacing toward a 53-goal campaign and a mid-90s finish. But if he keeps going like he is now, Matthews could see a three-figure campaign for the first time.

Matthews scored and collected an assist in Tuesday's 4-1 win over Minnesota.

EDGE Analysis

Matthews sits second in league scoring (27 goals) and trails only David Pastrnak (29). He's been hard to keep off the scoresheet this season, finishing with 17 points in 13 games in December, including seven multi-point efforts. It will take continued dominance, but Matthews could very well hit 100 points in 2019-20 -- something the 22-year-old has yet to do in his young NHL career.

Matthews scored two goals and added an assist in Saturday's 5-4 overtime loss to the Rangers.

EDGE Analysis

Matthews has 12 points, including seven goals, in his last six games. He's getting increased ice time, something that didn't happen under former coach Mike Babcock. And he's taking his game to a new level. Matthews has 26 goals and 20 assists in 40 games. Those 26 are good for second in the NHL.

Matthews had two goals and an assist in Toronto's 4-1 win over Detroit on Saturday night.

EDGE Analysis

The puck seems to leave Matthews' stick almost before it touches it -- his shot is just that good. He's riding a three-game, seven-point scoring streak (four goals, three assists). Matthews can be absolutely dominant, but has struggled with consistency. Perhaps this is the start of the next evolution in his game.

Matthews picked up two assists, one on the power play, in Friday's 6-3 win over the Rangers.

EDGE Analysis

He set up Mitch Marner's first tally of the night early in the second period, then did the same for William Nylander on the game-winner early in the third. Matthews has had a productive December in terms of goal scoring, lighting the lamp five times in eight games so far, but Friday's helpers were actually his first of the month. On the season, the 22-year-old has 21 goals and 38 points through 36 contests.

Matthews scored a pair of goals in a 5-3 victory over the Sabres on Tuesday.

EDGE Analysis

All five of Matthews' last five points have been goals, and they've come in the last five games. These two latest scores move Matthews past the 20-goal plateau through only 35 games. He is tied for third in goals with 21, putting him easily on track to set a new career high if he stays healthy. Matthews is getting enough shots on net to continue this pace, but he could use more assists. He has just 15 helpers in 35 games, which means at this rate, he'll have to score well more than 40 goals to average a point per game.

Matthews tallied a goal on two shots and blocked three shots in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Canucks.

EDGE Analysis

Matthews now has three goals on six shots in his last two games after a five-game scoring drought. The center is up to 19 goals, 34 points and 118 shots on goal in 32 contests this season. He's well on his way to a fourth 30-goal campaign, and he could realistically push for 40 markers by the year's end.

Matthews scored twice, including once on the power play, in a 5-2 win over St. Louis on Saturday.

EDGE Analysis

Matthews had been in a five-game goal drought -- a span where he picked up just one assist -- so this was a big sigh of relief for the pivot, the Leafs and all the fans. He's been working on trying to improve his 200-foot game, so that's been taking a lot of his focus. And it's working -- Matthews is backchecking more and his faceoff work has improved. Remarkably, despite that drought, he's still on a near-50 goal pace.