Auston Matthews, who many project to be the No. 1 pick in the 2016 NHL Draft, is playing for Zurich in Switzerland's top professional league this season. NHL.com will follow his journey leading to the NHL Draft this season with a weekly update.
Center Auston Matthews extended his season-high point streak to nine games when he had two goals and an assist in two games last week for Zurich in Switzerland's top professional league.
Matthews, No. 1 on NHL Central Scouting's midterm list of international skaters eligible for the 2016 NHL Draft, had his seven-game goal streak end on Jan. 26 in a 3-2 win against Fribourg-Gotteron. Matthews had eight shots in the game.