Goal of the season? Karlsson's amazing between-the-legs deflection is an eye-popper

Scoring regular goals must have gotten too boring for Auston Matthews .

So on Thursday night, Matthews decided he would score a falling, backhanded, practically no-look goal.

The Maple Leafs trailed the Hurricanes 3-2 at Lenovo Center when Mitch Marner took a shot from the point. After Hurricanes goalie Pyotr Kochetkov turned it aside, Matthews, who was parked on the left side of the crease, alertly corralled the rebound.

Moving across to the right side, Matthews, with a little help from Hurricanes defenseman Jaccob Slavin , hit the ice as he attempted to get the puck to his backhand. Despite the spill, he successfully popped the puck into the net just beyond Kochetkov's reach.

You can count former Maple Leafs forward Joe Thornton among the impressed. Jumbo was with the team as Matthews' guest during the team's Mentors Trip on Thursday.

MORE SPECTACULAR GOALS:

- William Karlssongoes for the not-so-routien deflection, opting to redirect the puck in between his legs.

- Washington Capitals forward Andrew Mangiapane scored one of the more spectacular goals of the season against the Blackhawks.

- Flames forward Nazem Kadri jumps defender, spins and scores spectacular goal against Tampa Bay Lightning.

- Panthers forward Matthew Tkachuk bats one in out of thin air -- his own rebound nonetheless -- for a superb goal.

- Maple Leafs forward Mitch Marner puts one in the back of the net while falling down.

- Oilers forward Evan Bouchard shows off some slick stick skills for an incredible score.

- Dallas Stars forward Matt Duchene shows off his hands with sweet backhand goal against the Anaheim Ducks.

- Los Angeles Kings forward Warren Foegele spins around for sick backhand goal against the Vegas Golden Knights.