How long it took NHL superstars to score their first four goals

Auston Matthews scored four goals in his debut on Wednesday for the Toronto Maple Leafs. He was the first player to do so. Here's when some other NHL stars scored their fourth career goals. By Dan Gartland and Andrew Vailliencourt

How long it took NHL superstars to score their first four goals

Sidney Crosby: 13 games

Sidney Crosby scored his fourth career goal on Nov. 3, 2005 against the New York Islanders. He scored his third goal earlier in the game as well.

Alexander Ovechkin: 5 games

Ovechkin scored his fourth career goal on Oct. 12, 2005 against the Carolina Hurricanes.

Brett Hull: 11 games

Brett Hull scored his fourth and fifth career goals on Oct. 26, 1987 against the Montreal Canadiens.

Patrick Kane: 11 games

Patrick Kane scored his fourth career goal on Oct. 27, 2007 against the Atlanta Thrashers.

Martin St. Louis: 54 games

Martin St. Louis scored his third and fourth career goals on March 1, 2000 against the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Jaromir Jagr: 12 games

Jaromir Jagr scored his fourth and fifth career goals on Oct. 28, 1990 against the New York Islanders.

Pavel Datsyuk: 34 games

Pavel Datsyuk scored his fourth career goal on Dec. 29, 2001 against the Nashville Predators.

Vladimir Tarasenko: 4 games

Vladimir Tarasenko scored his fourth career goal Jan. 24, 2013 against the Nashville Predators.

Ilya Kovalchuk: 7 games

Ilya Kovalcuk scored his fourth career goal on Oct. 21, 2001 against the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Jarome Iginla: 10 games

Jarome Iginla scored his fourth career goal on Oct. 24, 1996 against the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Henrik Zetterberg: 14 games

Henrik Zetterberg scored his fourth career goal on Nov. 16, 2002 against the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Evgeni Malkin: 4 games

Evgeni Malkin scored his fourth career goal on Oct. 26, 2006 against the New Jersey Devils.

Henrik Sedin: 11 games

Henrik Sedin scored his fourth career goal on Oct. 27, 2000 against the Atlanta Thrashers.

Daniel Sedin: 12 games

Daniel Sedin took one game longer than his brother, scoring his fourth goal on Nov. 1, 2000 against the Colorado Avalanche.

Daniel Alfredsson: 11 games

Daniel Alfredsson scored his fourth career goal on Nov. 2, 1995 against the Hartford Whalers.

Steven Stamkos: 35 games

Steven Stamkos scored his fourth career goal on Dec. 27, 2008 against the Florida Panthers.

Wayne Gretzky: 10 games

Wayne Gretzky scored his fourth career goal in his tenth game. He went on to score 894, the most of all time.

Mario Lemieux: 15 games

Mario Lemieux scored his fourth career goal in his fifteenth game. He ended his career with 690.

Sergei Federov: 10 games

Sergei Federov scored his fourth career goal on Oct. 23, 1990 against the Vancouver Canucks.

John Tavares: 11 games

John Tavares scored his fourth career goal on Oct. 28, 2009 against the New York Rangers.

Patrice Bergeron: 13 games

Patrice Bergeron scored his fourth career goal on Nov. 6, 2003 against the San Jose Sharks.

Jonathan Toews: 8 games

Jonathan Toews scored his fourth career goal on Oct. 25, 2007 against the Boston Bruins.