> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Sunday FTB: turns out scoring goals is fun - URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/sunday-ftb-turns-out-scoring-goals-is-fun/ - Published: 2023-10-15T10:00:05.000Z - Updated: 2023-10-15T10:00:04.000Z - Description: The Leafs have scored 12 goals over two games to start the season. - Author: Hardev - Tags: From The Branches The Leafs have scored 12 goals over two games to start the season, and while scoring is often high before the league gets into midseason form, this is really fun! [Game two, win two, hat trick number twoTwo hat tricks in two games for Auston Matthews. Maple Leafs win their second of the year and let’s celebrate!![](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 LeafsAdam Selvig![](https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1533055640609-24b498dfd74c?crop=entropy&cs=tinysrgb&fit=max&fm=jpg&ixid=M3wxMTc3M3wwfDF8c2VhcmNofDN8fGhhdHN8ZW58MHx8fHwxNjk3MzMzNzc3fDA&ixlib=rb-4.0.3&q=80&w=2000)](https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/toronto-maple-leafs-game-two-recap-maple-leafs-highlights-auston-matthews-hat-trick/) > The Leafs have 12 goals in two games this season. > > Auston Matthews and William Nylander have scored nine of them. > > — Jonas Siegel (@jonassiegel) [October 15, 2023](https://twitter.com/jonassiegel/status/1713372736372855255?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > Per [@PR\_NHL](https://twitter.com/PR%5FNHL?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com): Auston Matthews is one of only five players in NHL history to record a hat trick in each of their first two games to start the season, joining Alex Ovechkin (2017-18), Cy Denneny (1917-18), Joe Malone (1917-18) and Reg Noble (1917-18). > > — Leafs PR (@LeafsPR) [October 15, 2023](https://twitter.com/LeafsPR/status/1713369678033166397?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > Auston Matthews is the first [@MapleLeafs](https://twitter.com/MapleLeafs?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) player to score five or more goals through his first two games of a season since Wendel Clark in 1991-92 (5 in 2 GP). [#NHLFaceOff](https://twitter.com/hashtag/NHLFaceOff?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) [#NHLStats](https://twitter.com/hashtag/NHLStats?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com): [https://t.co/vAvDZL96aD](https://t.co/vAvDZL96aD?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > > Watch him now on [@Sportsnet](https://twitter.com/Sportsnet?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com). [pic.twitter.com/PLhvHMje5q](https://t.co/PLhvHMje5q?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > > — NHL Public Relations (@PR\_NHL) [October 15, 2023](https://twitter.com/PR%5FNHL/status/1713351574108426323?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) Sure, buddy who got a hat trick again. > Auston Matthews passed the Leafs player-of-the-game belt to Ryan Reaves tonight > > — Mark Masters (@markhmasters) [October 15, 2023](https://twitter.com/markhmasters/status/1713378204348502316?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) [Quick Shifts: How Ryan Reaves is changing Maple Leafs cultureRyan Reaves is coming in hot | Paul Maurice’s speech to first-timers | Why the Jets and Sabres locked up fast | What Shane Doan is telling Matthew Knies + 7 more NHL goodies in this week’s Quick Shifts.![](https://www.sportsnet.ca/sn_favicon.ico)Sportsnet| October 14, 2023, 9:38 AM![](https://www.sportsnet.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/reaves-1040x572.jpg)](https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/quick-shifts-how-ryan-reaves-is-changing-maple-leafs-culture/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) Who could've seen this coming! > Calle Järnkrok has replaced Max Domi alongside William Nylander and John Tavares to start the third period. > > — Jonas Siegel (@jonassiegel) [October 15, 2023](https://twitter.com/jonassiegel/status/1713362468066447461?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) It seems clear the Leafs haven't made a decision on a goal song. At least they're going through a process and in some way getting fan feedback. We'll see what they end up with but Seldo's vote for Way Up is excellent and I endorse it. > Don’t expect to hear “Pursuit of Happiness” as the goal song for [#LeafsForever](https://twitter.com/hashtag/LeafsForever?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) games anymore. Told they won’t be using it any longer this season. > > Heard the Leafs received some complaints about the song’s message and/or lyrics. > > — Nick Alberga (@thegoldenmuzzy) [October 15, 2023](https://twitter.com/thegoldenmuzzy/status/1713357562756657266?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) The Toronto ??? of the PWHL have hired Tuula Puputti to be Hockey Ops Manager, presumably working under GM Gina Kingsbury? > PWHL Toronto has hired Tuula Puputti, longtime general manager for Finland's national team, as a Hockey Operations Manager. > > Read more: > [https://t.co/2WJW3PCN5N](https://t.co/2WJW3PCN5N?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > > — The Hockey News - Women’s (@TheHockeyNewsW) [October 15, 2023](https://twitter.com/TheHockeyNewsW/status/1713346664994394177?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) Arty, Moldy, and Cow have some highlights today from Brian. > [#LeafsForever](https://twitter.com/hashtag/LeafsForever?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) prospect Artur Akhtyamov is on a roll. He stopped 29 of 31 shots this morning for the OT win, his 5th win in a row. > > He's 6-3 with a .937 sv%, which would be 6th best in the entire KHL. > > — More like Nikita GREATbyonkin (@brigstew86) [October 14, 2023](https://twitter.com/brigstew86/status/1713187706358870224?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > [#LeafsForever](https://twitter.com/hashtag/LeafsForever?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) prospect Nick Moldenhauer gets his first NCAA point! A primary assist on this goal:[pic.twitter.com/RIRU2gwjc4](https://t.co/RIRU2gwjc4?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > > — More like Nikita GREATbyonkin (@brigstew86) [October 15, 2023](https://twitter.com/brigstew86/status/1713347008382021706?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > [#LeafsForever](https://twitter.com/hashtag/LeafsForever?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) prospect Easton Cowan with some great work to get free and set up Barkey for the goal. Cowan's 4th point in 3 games so far.[pic.twitter.com/hVKOrcUyQU](https://t.co/hVKOrcUyQU?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > > — More like Nikita GREATbyonkin (@brigstew86) [October 15, 2023](https://twitter.com/brigstew86/status/1713352888066445732?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) And here are the scores from Saturday night. > That’s a wrap on the first Saturday of the 2023-24 regular season! [#NHLFaceOff](https://twitter.com/hashtag/NHLFaceOff?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)[#NHLStats](https://twitter.com/hashtag/NHLStats?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com): [https://t.co/vAvDZL96aD](https://t.co/vAvDZL96aD?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) [pic.twitter.com/IjAFJ5edYC](https://t.co/IjAFJ5edYC?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > > — NHL Public Relations (@PR\_NHL) [October 15, 2023](https://twitter.com/PR%5FNHL/status/1713430082126074319?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) [Debt dispute at center of NHL’s complicated path to rising salary capThe flat cap is a function of escrow debt that ballooned in 2019-20 and 2020-21.![](https://nypost.com/wp-content/themes/nypost-2016/static/images/apple-icons/nypost/apple-icon-144x144.png)New York PostLarry Brooks![](https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/slapshots-main-1.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=1024)](https://nypost.com/2023/10/14/nhls-path-to-rising-cap-might-be-ahead-of-schedule/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) [Opinion | Apparently rainbow tape is now too provocative for the NHLIt may seem like just rainbow-colored athletic tape, but it’s much more.![](https://nodeassets.nbcnews.com/cdnassets/projects/ramen/favicon/msnbc/all-other-sizes-PNG.ico/apple-icon-180x180.png)MSNBCMelissa Burgess, Sports Journalist![](https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_nbcnews-fp-1200-630,f_auto,q_auto:best/rockcms/2023-10/231010-nhl-pride-tape-al-1204-f0dde0.jpg)](https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/nhl-pride-tape-ban-lgbtq-rcna120332?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > When you [#StickUpForPrideTape](https://twitter.com/hashtag/StickUpForPrideTape?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) you stand up against hate. Your visible support creates more welcoming, respectful, and inclusive sporting environments for everyone. [@PrideTape](https://twitter.com/PrideTape?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) [https://t.co/irE7IiUAWU](https://t.co/irE7IiUAWU?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) [#ReverseTheBan](https://twitter.com/hashtag/ReverseTheBan?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) [pic.twitter.com/bpA3vKmWm4](https://t.co/bpA3vKmWm4?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > > — Pride Tape (@PrideTape) [October 14, 2023](https://twitter.com/PrideTape/status/1713270811162022198?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)