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# Sunday's FTB: So many hats
- URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/auston-matthews-loves-bbq-duck/
- Published: 2024-02-18T12:15:00.000Z
- Updated: 2024-02-18T12:14:59.000Z
- Description: The Duck hunt went very well last night.
- Author: Species
- Tags: From The Branches

The Duck hunt went very well last night. 

[Recap: Leafs bounce the Ducks right out of the buildingDuck is off the menu for the rest of the season.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/34/01/3401a938-f468-4c02-a227-9bc4cc09bad4/content/images/size/w256h256/format/png/2023/04/pension-plan-min.svg)PPP LeafsCathy Squires![](https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1575397487720-6ebfff70db6b?crop=entropy&cs=tinysrgb&fit=max&fm=jpg&ixid=M3wxMTc3M3wwfDF8c2VhcmNofDIxfHxkdWNrcyUyMGZseWluZ3xlbnwwfHx8fDE3MDgyMjEyMDl8MA&ixlib=rb-4.0.3&q=80&w=2000content/images/size/w1200)](https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/recap-ducks-duck-out-of-responsibility-for-gudas-lose-big/)

The big story was of course Auston Matthews getting another hat trick last night, bringing his total scoring to 48 goals this season. With 29 games left to go, 60 goals seems inevitable, and now there is chatter about the possibility of him joining the historically elite group of players that get up to 70 goals in one season. That hasn't been done since Teemu Selanne and Alexander Mogilny in 1993\. He's also in the running to go pretty high on the last of most hat tricks in one season.

> Auston Matthews became the 10th different player in NHL history to score six hat tricks in a season... and he's still got 29 more games to play. 😳 [#NHLStats](https://twitter.com/hashtag/NHLStats?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com): [https://t.co/V23PubW1au](https://t.co/V23PubW1au?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) [pic.twitter.com/D4My8oXy7t](https://t.co/D4My8oXy7t?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
> 
> — NHL Public Relations (@PR\_NHL) [February 18, 2024](https://twitter.com/PR%5FNHL/status/1759037807270469835?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

Oh and don't forget our friend Willy setting a milestone last night too.

> WILLIAM NYLANDER 🚨  
>  
> ooooo what a shot, 500th career point! [pic.twitter.com/4RImyjtsf0](https://t.co/4RImyjtsf0?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
> 
> — Omar (@TicTacTOmar) [February 18, 2024](https://twitter.com/TicTacTOmar/status/1759016394920796168?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

Both the Leafs and Marlies play matinee games on Family Day tomorrow. The Leafs will be in St. Louis and the game starts at 1:00 p.m.. The Marlies will takeover Scotiabank Arena and play the Rochester Americans at 2:00 p.m.

Radko Gudas seemed relatively calm given how completely his team was obliterated. Perhaps this is why:

> Reaves on Ducks’ Radko Gudas who caught his attention for rubbing it in Joseph Woll’s face in playoffs last year. Reaves was not with the Leafs then but didn’t like it. “It’s not like I’m going after him (tonight), but I’ll have my eye on him.”
> 
> — Lance Hornby 🇺🇦 (@sunhornby) [February 17, 2024](https://twitter.com/sunhornby/status/1758886686421839944?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

## Other News

Species is still angry about the Marchment trade.

> We can confirm Mush is okay 😅😂 [pic.twitter.com/cuGW7WfjYP](https://t.co/cuGW7WfjYP?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
> 
> — Dallas Stars (@DallasStars) [February 17, 2024](https://twitter.com/DallasStars/status/1758972407438614914?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

Leafs prospects were in action last night in the WHL.

> [#LeafsForever](https://twitter.com/hashtag/LeafsForever?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) prospects Brandon Lisowsky feeds Fraser Minten on a 2 on 1 for the overtime winner. Lisowsky and Minten scored 2 goals each in Saskatoon's 4-3 win.  
>  
> Liso: 32 goals, 65 points in 55 games.  
> Minten: 18 goals, 39 points in 30 games.[pic.twitter.com/3zoXpax9QF](https://t.co/3zoXpax9QF?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
> 
> — More like Nikita GREATbyonkin (@brigstew86) [February 18, 2024](https://twitter.com/brigstew86/status/1759083591592493182?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

Tax dollars at work or a waste?

[Tourism P.E.I.’s deal with NHL draws mixed reaction | CBC NewsSome politicians on P.E.I. are questioning the value of a new deal between the National Hockey League and Tourism P.E.I., while the provincial tourism minister is defending it — and a marketing prof thinks it just might work.![](https://www.cbc.ca/a/apple-touch-icon.png)CBCIsabelle Gallant![](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7038011.1700771476!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/robert-henderson-nov-2023.jpg)](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-nhl-tourism-deal-reaction-1.7115480?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)