NHL Wednesday: Auston Matthews scores four goals in historic debut

In 2006, Alex Ovechkin scored one of the greatest goals in NHL history. He was a 21-year-old rookie, and the play put him on the map as one of the most exciting young players in North American sports. He’s remained in that pantheon ever since.

Auston Matthews had his “Ovechkin Moment” on Wednesday night. I’m not talking about all four goals he scored in his debut (an NHL record). I’m just talking about his second goal.

Hi. You may have heard the NHL returned on Wednesday night.

Oh, you might’ve tried to ignore it. Maybe you watched baseball. Maybe you took our season preview advice and spent your night with your family instead of watching the Senators.