Auston Matthews gets first preseason goal

Maple Leafs rookie scores on Carey Price of Canadiens

Auston Matthews

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By NHL.com @NHLdotcom

Forward Auston Matthews scored his first NHL preseason goal against Carey Price and the Montreal Canadiens at Bell Centre on Thursday.

Matthews scored with 5:39 left in the first period.
The 19-year-old was the No. 1 pick in the 2016 NHL Draft.

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