Toronto Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews was helped off the ice and to the dressing room at 15:47 of the second period after taking a knee-on-knee hit from the Anaheim Ducks’ Radko Gudas Thursday evening. The Maple Leafs later said Matthews will not return because of a lower-body injury. The Ducks led 3-2 at the […]
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Maple Leafs’ Auston Matthews injured vs. Ducks
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Toronto Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews was helped off the ice and to the dressing room at 15:47 of the second period after taking a knee-on-knee hit from the Anaheim Ducks’ Radko Gudas Thursday evening.
The Maple Leafs later said Matthews will not return because of a lower-body injury.
The Ducks led 3-2 at the time of the incident. Gudas was given a five-minute major and a game misconduct.
Matthews, a two-time All-Star, ended a 12-game drought without a goal when he scored earlier in the period.
For the season, Matthews has 53 points (27 goals, 26 assists).
–Field Level Media