The Rocket Richard race is heating up down the stretch!

Draisaitl (EDM) - 49
Matthews (TOR) - 49
Kreider (NYR) - 46
Ovechkin (WSH) - 42
Connor (WPG) - 41
Pastrnak (BOS) - 38
DeBrincat (CHI) - 38
McDavid (EDM) - 37
Kaprizov (MIN) - 37
Forsberg (NSH) - 37

There's no doubt there will be at least two guys to reach the 50-goal mark this season (Draisaitl and Matthews). Both of whom have been in a back and forth race lately:

And then on the very next night...

Since the 2010-11 NHL season, the 50-goal mark has only been reached eight times in six seasons. And it's only been done three times by somebody not named Alex Ovechkin (Corey Perry 2010-11, Steven Stamkos 2011-12 and Leon Draisaitl 2018-19).

NHL fans could potentially see six or seven 50-goal scorers this season, with the possibility of all current Top-10 scorers reaching the milestone with a month remaining in the regular season.

So, the big questions are : how many players will reach the 50-goal plateau, and who will do it first?