"I hope [the new fans] love it," he added. "It's a great game ... an NHL international tournament was decided by an OT goal; Darryl Sittler won it for Canada at the 1976 Canada Cup.

Matthews is tied with Sittler with 389 goals as a Maple Leaf, second to Mats Sundin, and ready to pass the 1970s legend as early as Tuesday night at the TD Garden.

Auston Matthews added to his comments, per Sportsnet: "It’s nice to be in the same sentence as a guy like Darryl Sittler. Obviously a great Leaf… So, it’s a big honor to be in the game ...

It also marked the 390th goal of Matthews’ career, moving him past Hockey Hall of Famer Darryl Sittler for second all-time on the franchise’s goal-scoring list. The 27-year-old only trails ...

Watch as Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews continues to make his mark on franchise history, rifling home a goal against the Pittsburgh Penguins to surpass Darryl Sittler and take sole ...

With his goal at 4:08 of the second period, Auston Matthews (390) has moved past Darryl Sittler (389) for second most in franchise history behind Mats Sundin (420). — Leafs PR (@LeafsPR ...

When Auston Matthews got within a goal of Darryl Sittler on Jan. 22, no one thought it would take him almost 40 days to pass the Hall of Famer for second place in Toronto franchise history.

The goal gave Matthews 390 for his career, moving him into sole possession of second on the Maple Leafs' all-time goals scored list, past Darryl Sittler and just 30 goals behind Hockey Hall of ...

The Toronto captain scored into an empty net at 18:37 of the third period to tie Darryl Sittler behind only Mats ... to make it 5-3 before Holmberg added another empty-net goal with 20 seconds ...

Sidney Crosby moves to No. 10 on the NHL’s all-time assists list and Auston Matthews passes Darryl Sittler to become the Maple Leafs’ No. 2 all-time goal scorer as William Nylander wires home ...

Sittler collected the puck at centre ice and beat a Czech defender before beating a sprawling Dzurilla to the delight of the Montreal Forum crowd. 5:09 Legendary hockey star Darryl Sittler ...

Auston Matthews just keeps making Toronto Maple Leafs history. On Sunday, he surpassed Maple Leaf great Darryl Sittler as the franchise’s lone second-leading goal-scorer with his 390th career tally.