Lightning head coach Jon Cooper thinks Auston Matthews could hit 70 goal mark in a season

Prior to Monday night's game between the Tampa Bay Lightning and Toronto Maple Leafs, Jon Cooper told reporters that he thinks Auston Matthews could score 70 goals in a single-season.

The last time 70 or more goals in a single-season was during the 1992-92 season when Teemu Selanne and Alexander Mogilny both had 76. The closest to 70 ever since was Alexander Ovechkin, who put up 65 goals during the 2007-08 campaign.

Matthews went on to score a hat-trick on Monday night, which brought him to 54 goals on the season, tying a record set by Rick Vaive, 40 years ago. Toronto would go on to win the game by a score of 6-2.

The Maple Leafs and Lightning will meet for the final time in the regular season on April 21st, before a potential first round playoff matchup in early May.

Source: theScore

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