Matthews moves into NHL's top five scorers after three-point game

Auston Matthews moved into the NHL's top five scorers after collecting three points in Toronto's 3-1 win over San Jose.

The 29-year-old scored a goal and added two assists. He has 16 points in ten games of the 2026/27 season, comprising seven goals and nine assists.

Edmonton defenseman Evan Bouchard and Colorado forward Nathan MacKinnon also have 16 points, each with six goals and ten assists. Bouchard has played eight games and MacKinnon nine.

Edmonton's Connor McDavid leads with 23 points, including six goals and 17 assists in eight games. Vegas forward Jack Eichel follows with 18 points, five goals and 13 assists in ten outings.

Minnesota's Kirill Kaprizov trails Matthews by a point. The Russian has ten goals and five assists in nine games.

Mark Stone, Leon Draisaitl, Sebastian Aho and Matthew Tkachuk each have 14 points. Stone has seven goals and seven assists in ten games. Draisaitl and Aho each have six goals and eight assists in eight and ten games respectively. Tkachuk has three goals and 11 assists in nine games.