McDavid, Matthews chase separate milestones Saturday as Leafs host Oilers
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Auston Matthews and Connor McDavid will once again be in the spotlight Saturday when the Toronto Maple Leafs host the Edmonton Oilers.
Auston Matthews and Connor McDavid have grown closer off the ice.
The star centres sometimes skate together in the summer and now share the same agent.
They also possess unique perspectives on what the other deals with as a face of the NHL.
“I’ve got a lot of respect for him as a player, as a person,” said Matthews, the razor-sharp Maple Leafs sniper. “A guy that takes on a lot of responsibility with who he is.”
The duo will once again be in the spotlight Saturday when Toronto hosts McDavid’s Edmonton Oilers.
And not just because of the usual name recognition.
Matthews has scored 57 times in 67 games as part of his quest to become the first NHL player to reach 70 goals since 1992-93.
McDavid, meanwhile, has 86 assists in 65 contests and is on pace to crack the century mark for the first time since 1990-91.
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