{"id":88977,"date":"2020-10-12T09:30:47","date_gmt":"2020-10-12T13:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=88977"},"modified":"2025-12-01T20:17:26","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T01:17:26","slug":"today-in-hockey-history-maple-leafs-auston-matthews-debuts-with-four-goals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2020\/10\/12\/today-in-hockey-history-maple-leafs-auston-matthews-debuts-with-four-goals\/","title":{"rendered":"Today in Hockey History: Toronto Maple Leafs Auston Matthews Debuts With Four Goals"},"content":{"rendered":"

We\u2019re normally getting ready for another hockey season, but we\u2019re in a different world. Last Word on Hockey is still going to look back at each date\u2019s historical significance to the game. We\u2019ll remember the moments that shaped the sport of hockey that happened on this day. Here\u2019s our look at this date in hockey history for October 12, featuring Auston Matthews<\/a>.
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Today in Hockey History<\/h2>\n

Auston Matthews Scores Four in Debut<\/h3>\n

2016:<\/strong> Matthews is the first player in the modern era to score four goals in first NHL game. The Scottsdale, Ariz. native nets all four goals<\/a> in the Toronto Maple Leafs<\/a> season-opener against the Ottawa Senators.<\/a> He scores his fourth of the game with three seconds left in the second period.<\/p>\n