Matthews hits 30-goal plateau for 2nd straight season

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.