The NHL crowned a new goal-scoring leader when Alex Ovechkin made history after scoring No. 895 on Sunday against the New York Islanders.

It took 31 years for a player to break Wayne Gretzky’s all-time goal-scoring record, but is there a chance that a current player will challenge Ovechkin’s mark?

Specifically, how about a certain Toronto Maple Leafs captain?

“That’s such a long way to go. I don’t think I should even be in that conversation,” Auston Matthews told reporters on Monday. “This guy just broke the record. I’m so far away from that, and I think it shouldn’t really be a focus on myself.” 

Matthews registered his ninth-straight 30-goal season after scoring against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday.

Matthews has 398 goals through 623 career games, and since he entered the league in 2016, he has the highest goals-per-game average (0.64).

With Ovechkin still scoring goals an elite rate, there’s a high chance that his mark will be much higher when he decides to hang up the skate.

At this rate, few players have contemplated a new goal-scoring champion for a while.

“That’s pretty crazy,” Leafs winger Matthew Knies said when asked if the record could be broken that day. “I can’t even count that high.”