from Nichlolas J. Cotsonika of NHL.com,

Here are 17 moments, in chronological order, even better than those:

Matthews ends a Classic

Jan. 1, Exhibition Stadium, Toronto

The 2017 Scotiabank NHL Centennial Classic was meant to commemorate the past, the start of a yearlong celebration of the League's first century. The rink sat in the middle of a giant "100." The first 33 of the 100 Greatest NHL Players presented by Molson Canadian were unveiled.

But who scored the overtime goal that gave the Toronto Maple Leafs a 5-4 victory over another Original Six team, the Detroit Red Wings? The future. A rookie born in California, raised in Arizona and taken with the No. 1 pick of the 2016 NHL Draft. Center Auston Matthews.

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