Matthews is having a great season, but it’s not even a top 5 Hart candidate this year.
Mackinnon, McDavid and Kuch are the obvious 3
Panarin is having a great season with less support than Matthews
Pastrnak is having a better season with Pavel Zacha and Danton Heinen as his linemates
Matthews is scoring a ton, but is tied with his own teammate in scoring, and behind all the mentioned above in points