In this monthly Maple Leafs Milestone Watch column, 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.
<h1>Last Month</h1>
January was not nearly as disrupted by COVID as December was, with the Leafs only having a couple of games rescheduled for February.
Notable milestones hit last month:
<ul>
<li>John Tavares – 900 NHL GP</li>
</ul>
The Leafs captain got this milestone out of the way early, in the Leafs&#8217; first game of the month against Ottawa. He celebrated by picking up the primary assist on this @William Nylander goal, which was the final tally in a 6-0 victory.
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Let it fly, WIll! 🚀<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LeafsForever?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LeafsForever</a> <a href="https://t.co/sISwN78nPb">pic.twitter.com/sISwN78nPb</a>
&mdash; Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) <a href="https://twitter.com/MapleLeafs/status/1477469169566330887?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 2, 2022</a></blockquote>
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<ul>
<li>Alexander Kerfoot – 100 NHL Assists</li>
</ul>
Earlier in that same game, Kerfoot had the second three-assist night of his career with helpers on goals from T.J. Brodie (shorthanded), @Ilya MIkheyev, and @William Nylander&#8217;s first score of the night, the latter of which was the 100th of Kerfoot&#8217;s career.
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New year, same style 😎<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LeafsForever?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LeafsForever</a> <a href="https://t.co/ruGN8ubizm">pic.twitter.com/ruGN8ubizm</a>
&mdash; Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) <a href="https://twitter.com/MapleLeafs/status/1477467643355480064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 2, 2022</a></blockquote>
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<ul>
<li>Ilya Mikheyev – 100 NHL/Leafs GP</li>
</ul>
Mikheyev skated in the 100th game of his career in a wild one against St. Louis on January 15th, where he celebrated the occasion by scoring one of the worst game-winning goals you have ever seen.
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Mikheyev sneaks it home! 🚨🐍<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LeafsForever?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LeafsForever</a> <a href="https://t.co/AY5q7NJqci">pic.twitter.com/AY5q7NJqci</a>
&mdash; Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) <a href="https://twitter.com/MapleLeafs/status/1482544295601135622?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 16, 2022</a></blockquote>
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<ul>
<li>William Nylander – 300 NHL/Leafs Points</li>
</ul>
Nylander&#8217;s 300th point came January 19th, firing a ridiculous no-look, spin-around pass to Mitch Marner for his first powerplay goal in over 100 games.
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And of course, he did it in 𝓈𝓉𝓎𝓁𝑒 ✨ <a href="https://t.co/V7j1knNhdJ">pic.twitter.com/V7j1knNhdJ</a>
&mdash; Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) <a href="https://twitter.com/MapleLeafs/status/1483970998827470850?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 20, 2022</a></blockquote>
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<ul>
<li>Auston Matthews – 400 NHL/Leafs Points</li>
</ul>
I had this pegged as the &#8220;Longshot of the Month&#8221; in last month&#8217;s milestone recap, as he came into the month 16 points away from the 400 point plateau. Matthews entered the last game of January four points back of the mark, then proceeded to put up a hat trick and an assist to put the milestone away. His 400th came on this high-difficulty empty netter:
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AUSTON MATTHEWS 🚨🚨🚨
HAT-TRICK! 400 CAREER POINTS! <a href="https://t.co/XXkCYbujCE">pic.twitter.com/XXkCYbujCE</a>
&mdash; Omar (@TicTacTOmar) <a href="https://twitter.com/TicTacTOmar/status/1488349233140969472?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 1, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Matthews became the fastest Leaf to hit the 400 point mark, doing it in 372 games.
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Auston Matthews is the quickest <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LeafsForever?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LeafsForever</a>  player in franchise history to reach the 400 point mark. Matthews accomplished this feat in only 372 games. The previous record was held by <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Leafs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Leafs</a> legend Syl Apps who got his 400th point in his 387th game. <a href="https://t.co/pltbR29ll3">pic.twitter.com/pltbR29ll3</a>
&mdash; Leafs Nation (@OurLeafsNation) <a href="https://twitter.com/OurLeafsNation/status/1488513477555757061?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 1, 2022</a></blockquote>
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<h1>This Month</h1>
It&#8217;s going to be a busy February for the Leafs who have 12 games on the books in a month that also contains an all-star break. Here&#8217;s what we could reasonably expect from a milestones perspective this month:
Games Played
<ul>
<li>@William Nylander &#8211; 400 NHL/Leafs GP (1 game away) &#8211; Achieved February 1st vs. NJD</li>
</ul>
Goals
<ul>
<li>None within reach</li>
</ul>
Assists
<ul>
<li>None within reach</li>
</ul>
Points
<ul>
<li>MILESTONE OF THE MONTH: @Mitch Marner &#8211; 400 NHL/Leafs points (5 points away after 2/1)</li>
<li>LONGSHOT OF THE MONTH: TJ Brodie &#8211; 300 NHL points (9 points away after 2/1)</li>
</ul>
Wins
<ul>
<li>None within reach</li>
</ul>
Shutouts
<ul>
<li>Petr Mrazek – 25 NHL Shutouts (1 shutout away)</li>
</ul>
<h1></h1>
<h1>All-Time Leafs Leaderboard</h1>
*As of January 31st
*Top 50 for skaters, top 40 for goaltenders
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In this monthly Maple Leafs Milestone Watch column, 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.
<h1>Last Month</h1>
January was not nearly as disrupted by COVID as December was, with the Leafs only having a couple of games rescheduled for February.

Notable milestones hit last month:
<ul>
 	<li>John Tavares – 900 NHL GP</li>
</ul>
The Leafs captain got this milestone out of the way early, in the Leafs' first game of the month against Ottawa. He celebrated by picking up the primary assist on this @William Nylander goal, which was the final tally in a 6-0 victory.

https://twitter.com/MapleLeafs/status/1477469169566330887?s=20&amp;t=rFD97ZyQyZr0K30JARVoEg
<ul>
 	<li>Alexander Kerfoot – 100 NHL Assists</li>
</ul>
Earlier in that same game, Kerfoot had the second three-assist night of his career with helpers on goals from T.J. Brodie (shorthanded), @Ilya MIkheyev, and @William Nylander's first score of the night, the latter of which was the 100th of Kerfoot's career.

https://twitter.com/MapleLeafs/status/1477467643355480064?s=20&amp;t=rFD97ZyQyZr0K30JARVoEg
<ul>
 	<li>Ilya Mikheyev – 100 NHL/Leafs GP</li>
</ul>
Mikheyev skated in the 100th game of his career in a wild one against St. Louis on January 15th, where he celebrated the occasion by scoring one of the worst game-winning goals you have ever seen.

https://twitter.com/MapleLeafs/status/1482544295601135622?s=20&amp;t=rFD97ZyQyZr0K30JARVoEg
<ul>
 	<li>William Nylander – 300 NHL/Leafs Points</li>
</ul>
Nylander's 300th point came January 19th, firing a ridiculous no-look, spin-around pass to Mitch Marner for his first powerplay goal in over 100 games.

https://twitter.com/MapleLeafs/status/1483970998827470850?s=20&amp;t=rFD97ZyQyZr0K30JARVoEg
<ul>
 	<li>Auston Matthews – 400 NHL/Leafs Points</li>
</ul>
I had this pegged as the "Longshot of the Month" in last month's milestone recap, as he came into the month 16 points away from the 400 point plateau. Matthews entered the last game of January four points back of the mark, then proceeded to put up a hat trick and an assist to put the milestone away. His 400th came on this high-difficulty empty netter:

https://twitter.com/TicTacTOmar/status/1488349233140969472?s=20&amp;t=jIdcQ85yjFYkfmq63BTWDw

Matthews became the fastest Leaf to hit the 400 point mark, doing it in 372 games.

https://twitter.com/OurLeafsNation/status/1488513477555757061?s=20&amp;t=0DJvJCV371YPn8EIU91skA
<h1>This Month</h1>
It's going to be a busy February for the Leafs who have 12 games on the books in a month that also contains an all-star break. Here's what we could reasonably expect from a milestones perspective this month:

Games Played
<ul>
 	<li>@William Nylander - 400 NHL/Leafs GP (1 game away) - Achieved February 1st vs. NJD</li>
</ul>
Goals
<ul>
 	<li>None within reach</li>
</ul>
Assists
<ul>
 	<li>None within reach</li>
</ul>
Points
<ul>
 	<li>MILESTONE OF THE MONTH: @Mitch Marner - 400 NHL/Leafs points (5 points away after 2/1)</li>
 	<li>LONGSHOT OF THE MONTH: TJ Brodie - 300 NHL points (9 points away after 2/1)</li>
</ul>
Wins
<ul>
 	<li>None within reach</li>
</ul>
Shutouts
<ul>
 	<li>Petr Mrazek – 25 NHL Shutouts (1 shutout away)</li>
</ul>
<h1></h1>
<h1>All-Time Leafs Leaderboard</h1>
*As of January 31st

*Top 50 for skaters, top 40 for goaltenders

<img class="aligncenter wp-image-78230" src="https://theleafsnation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2022/02/Leaderboard-446x1024.png" alt="" width="750" height="1721" />

<img class="wp-image-78231 aligncenter" src="https://theleafsnation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2022/02/Leaderboard-G-505x1024.png" alt="" width="750" height="1521" />

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