TORONTO -- Auston Matthews took another step towards catching Mats Sundin as the Toronto Maple Leafs all-time goals leader on Sunday.

And this time, Sundin himself was in the building to see it.

Matthews’ goal at 11:03 of the second period against the Carolina Hurricanes at Scotiabank Arena was the 410th of his career, bringing him within 10 of Sundin’s Toronto mark. Given that the Maple Leafs captain has nine goals through the first 16 games of the season, there is a realistic possibility that he could surpass Sundin’s total by Christmas, if not before.

And Sundin is all in on Matthews accomplishing the feat.

“I think it’s fantastic,” Sundin told NHL.com, referring to the prospect of being overtaken by Matthews.

“I mean, he has handled everything here so well. Being drafted firs

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