<p><em>In this monthly Leafs Milestone Watch column</em>, <em>we&#8217;ll be recapping the milestones of the previous month and setting up which milestones are likely (or even farfetched) to occur in the upcoming month.</em></p>
<h3><strong>Last Month</strong></h3>
<p>October 2021 saw a couple of prominent Leafs cross off important milestones.</p>
<p>On October 18th against the Rangers, @John Tavares notched his 200th point as a Leaf with a secondary assist on this @Michael Bunting goal:</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Two goals in two games for Michael Bunting 😏<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NHLonSN?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NHLonSN</a> <a href="https://t.co/nLaCxpeNpS">pic.twitter.com/nLaCxpeNpS</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) <a href="https://twitter.com/Sportsnet/status/1450255579889422337?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 19, 2021</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>The point moved Tavares into 75th place all-time in Leafs history. Right behind him in 76th place? Tie Domi with 196 points.</p>
<p>One week later on October 25th vs. the Hurricanes, @Auston Matthews scored the 200th goal of his career (and thus as a Leaf):</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">AUSTON MATTHEWS 🚨</p>
<p>FIRST OF THE SEASON! 200TH CAREER GOAL! <a href="https://t.co/luC9ukm1Ub">pic.twitter.com/luC9ukm1Ub</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Omar (@TicTacTOmar) <a href="https://twitter.com/TicTacTOmar/status/1452776117648207875?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 25, 2021</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>It took Matthews just 338 games, making him both the second-fastest player in Leafs history to notch 200 goals (Charlie Conacher, 317 games) and the youngest Leaf to ever accomplish the feat. Matthews also became the fastest American-born skater to hit the 200 goals mark. He is now 13th in all-time Leafs goal-scoring, tied with the same Conacher. Next up: Syl Apps (201) and Lanny McDonald (219).</p>
<h2><strong>This Month</strong></h2>
<h3><span style="text-decoration: underline">Games Played</span></h3>
<p>The Leafs play 14 games in the month of November, which means that five games played milestones are within reach.</p>
<p><strong>TJ Brodie &#8211; 700 NHL GP (1 game away) </strong>&#8211; Earliest he could reach: Nov 2 vs. VGK</p>
<p><strong>Pierre Engvall &#8211; 100 NHL/<span style="color: #0000ff">Leafs</span> GP (1 game away) </strong>&#8211; Earliest he could reach: Nov 2 vs. VGK</p>
<p><strong>Jack Campbell &#8211; 100 NHL GP (7 games away)</strong> &#8211; Earliest he could reach: Nov 13 vs. BUF</p>
<p><strong>Alex Kerfoot &#8211; 300 NHL GP (13 games away)</strong> &#8211; Earliest he could reach: Nov 26 vs. SJS</p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #bfaa56">MILESTONE OF THE MONTH: </span>Jason Spezza &#8211; 1200 NHL GP (13 games away)</strong> &#8211; Earliest he could reach: Nov 26 vs. SJS</p>
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<h3><span style="text-decoration: underline">Goals</span></h3>
<p><strong>John Tavares &#8211; 100 <span style="color: #0000ff">Leafs</span> goals</strong> <strong>(5 goals away)</strong> &#8211; Prediction: Nov 18 vs. NYR</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<h3><span style="text-decoration: underline">Assists</span></h3>
<p>Nothing within reach, unless you think <strong>Alex Kerfoot (100 NHL assists)</strong> has 13 assists in him in November? I do not.</p>
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<h3><span style="text-decoration: underline">Points</span></h3>
<p><strong>Ondrej Kase &#8211; 100 NHL points (1 point away)</strong> &#8211; Prediction: Nov 4 vs. TBL</p>
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<h3><span style="text-decoration: underline">Wins</span></h3>
<p><strong>Jack Campbell &#8211; 50 NHL wins (7 wins away) </strong>&#8211; With Mrazek back and the Leafs likely shifting back to a 50/50 split for starts, it would take an almost perfect month for Campbell to hit 50 career wins in November. But don&#8217;t count him out: he&#8217;s gone on runs for the Leafs before. Extremely bold prediction: Nov 28 vs. ANA.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>Follow along by keeping an eye on my <a href="https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/mnorman87/viz/Milestones2_16315973465470/Milestones?publish=yes">Leafs Milestone Tracker</a>, updated every Sunday. (Not optimized for mobile.)</p>


<em>In this monthly Leafs Milestone Watch column</em>, <em>we'll be recapping the milestones of the previous month and setting up which milestones are likely (or even farfetched) to occur in the upcoming month.</em>
<h3><strong>Last Month</strong></h3>
October 2021 saw a couple of prominent Leafs cross off important milestones.

On October 18th against the Rangers, @John Tavares notched his 200th point as a Leaf with a secondary assist on this @Michael Bunting goal:

https://twitter.com/Sportsnet/status/1450255579889422337?s=20

The point moved Tavares into 75th place all-time in Leafs history. Right behind him in 76th place? Tie Domi with 196 points.

One week later on October 25th vs. the Hurricanes, @Auston Matthews scored the 200th goal of his career (and thus as a Leaf):

https://twitter.com/TicTacTOmar/status/1452776117648207875?s=20

It took Matthews just 338 games, making him both the second-fastest player in Leafs history to notch 200 goals (Charlie Conacher, 317 games) and the youngest Leaf to ever accomplish the feat. Matthews also became the fastest American-born skater to hit the 200 goals mark. He is now 13th in all-time Leafs goal-scoring, tied with the same Conacher. Next up: Syl Apps (201) and Lanny McDonald (219).
<h2><strong>This Month</strong></h2>
<h3><span style="text-decoration: underline">Games Played</span></h3>
The Leafs play 14 games in the month of November, which means that five games played milestones are within reach.

<strong>TJ Brodie - 700 NHL GP (1 game away) </strong>- Earliest he could reach: Nov 2 vs. VGK

<strong>Pierre Engvall - 100 NHL/<span style="color: #0000ff">Leafs</span> GP (1 game away) </strong>- Earliest he could reach: Nov 2 vs. VGK

<strong>Jack Campbell - 100 NHL GP (7 games away)</strong> - Earliest he could reach: Nov 13 vs. BUF

<strong>Alex Kerfoot - 300 NHL GP (13 games away)</strong> - Earliest he could reach: Nov 26 vs. SJS

<strong><span style="color: #bfaa56">MILESTONE OF THE MONTH: </span>Jason Spezza - 1200 NHL GP (13 games away)</strong> - Earliest he could reach: Nov 26 vs. SJS

&nbsp;
<h3><span style="text-decoration: underline">Goals</span></h3>
<strong>John Tavares - 100 <span style="color: #0000ff">Leafs</span> goals</strong> <strong>(5 goals away)</strong> - Prediction: Nov 18 vs. NYR

&nbsp;
<h3><span style="text-decoration: underline">Assists</span></h3>
Nothing within reach, unless you think <strong>Alex Kerfoot (100 NHL assists)</strong> has 13 assists in him in November? I do not.

&nbsp;
<h3><span style="text-decoration: underline">Points</span></h3>
<strong>Ondrej Kase - 100 NHL points (1 point away)</strong> - Prediction: Nov 4 vs. TBL

&nbsp;
<h3><span style="text-decoration: underline">Wins</span></h3>
<strong>Jack Campbell - 50 NHL wins (7 wins away) </strong>- With Mrazek back and the Leafs likely shifting back to a 50/50 split for starts, it would take an almost perfect month for Campbell to hit 50 career wins in November. But don't count him out: he's gone on runs for the Leafs before. Extremely bold prediction: Nov 28 vs. ANA.

&nbsp;

Follow along by keeping an eye on my <a href="https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/mnorman87/viz/Milestones2_16315973465470/Milestones?publish=yes">Leafs Milestone Tracker</a>, updated every Sunday. (Not optimized for mobile.)

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