Toronto Maple Leafs 2024-25 Milestone Watch – The Hockey Writers –

Filled with star power, the Toronto Maple Leafs will surely have some players closing in on significant career milestones. While the prize on most players’ minds on a contender is a coveted Stanley Cup win—or, at least a strong playoff run—there is something fun about recognizing individual milestones. Let’s discuss not just the notably important ones, but every milestone the Maple Leafs’ roster could be enjoying this season:

Goal Milestones

While relatively unlikely, John Tavares may reach the 500-goal mark in the 2024-25 season. He currently sits at 456 goals, 44 away from the big milestone. He’s scored at that pace once in his career, back in his first season with the Maple Leafs in 2018-19, so it is more likely than not that he doesn’t reach that threshold this season. What is expected, though, is that franchise center and captain Auston Matthews will reach the 400-goal milestone. He’s just 32 goals away at the moment, and considering that he’s only scored fewer than 40 twice in his career, he should certainly be expected to keep that pace up should he steer clear of injury.

In addition to those two big milestones, it’s a near guarantee that Mitch Marner will score the six goals needed for 200 in his career. With 33 goals this season, William Nylander would hit 250 for his career, and considering that he’s surpassed that in each of the last three seasons, that too can be regarded as likely. With seven goals in 2024-25, fourth-line center David Kampf would hit 50.

Assist Milestones

While he might not hit that 500-goal mark this season, Tavares will almost certainly pass through the 600-assist barrier. He’s just 16 helpers away from that total, so unless he’s plagued by injuries, he’ll reach that on the power play alone. Marner needs 55 more assists to get to 500 for his career, and there’s no reason he shouldn’t be able to hit this milestone as a historically pass-first player with a career average of 56 assists per season.

Related: 2024-25 NHL Milestones Tracker

Morgan Rielly has the next-most career assists, and will most definitely put up the eight he needs for 400. Matthews and Max Domi are both close to the 300-assist mark, currently having 281 and 287, respectively. Both players should hit that milestone easily. Nobody on the roster is particularly close to 200 career assists, or at least shown previous history to warrant expecting a point increase enough to hit those markers….