The Toronto Maple Leafs are without star forward Auston Matthews for the second consecutive game when the Boston Bruins on Thursday for Game 6 of the Eastern Conference first-round series.
Auston Matthews will be missing a second straight must-win game, Sheldon Keefe confirmed Thursday morning. Matthews took some time skating with the main group before practice began.
Toronto Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews has been ruled out of Game 6 against the Boston Bruins, head coach Sheldon Keefe confirmed to reporters Thursday morning.
Reports are filing in that Auston Matthews will not be in the lineup for the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 6. Another elimination game that will not include the team’s best player means the Leafs will be fighting uphill as they try to save their season against the Boston Bruins.
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Auston Matthews may or may not be able to play Game 6 for the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday. His “illness” is still very much a dark cloud hanging over the team with details and specifics unclear.
It’s nice to see the Leafs prove that they have enough fight in them to make it a series. Toronto going home for Game 6 was a huge positive when the team was in the process of getting written off even before it was known that Auston Matthews was out of the lineup.
Last night, there were four teams facing elimination: Toronto, New York (Islanders), Winnipeg, and Nashville. We saw two teams (Toronto and Nashville) survive, but two others (New York and Winnipeg) join Washington and Tampa Bay, who headed for home.
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In an elimination must-win game for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Matthew Knies and goaltender Joseph Woll emerged as the overtime heroes, propelling the team to a thrilling 2-1 victory over the Boston Bruins in Game 5.
As if things weren't bad enough for the Maple Leafs, center Auston Matthews was not in the lineup on Tuesday night for Game 5 of their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series against the Bruins.
He has played through an unknown illness in the team’s last two games, though he left before the third period of Game 4, getting pulled by team doctors who assessed that his symptoms were too severe.
The Toronto Maple Leafs problems continue as there’s a major Auston Matthews update going into Game 5 of tonight’s opening-round series against the Boston Bruins.
It is game day for the Toronto Maple Leafs, and it only means one thing: win or go home. That’s right, they are down in the series 3-1 and there is a very
Chris Johnston and Jonas Siegel of The Athletic are reporting that it is unlikely that Auston Matthews will be available for Game 5 in Boston based on a combination of injury and illness.
Toronto Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews skated briefly on Tuesday morning, however his availability remains in question for Game 5 of the Eastern Conference first-round series against the host Boston Bruins.
The Boston Bruins are on the verge of eliminating their Atlantic Division rivals, the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Bruins head into Game 5 of their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series with a commanding 3-1 series lead.
Timing is everything and right now, the Toronto Maple Leafs are on the wrong side of it. It was to everyone’s surprise during the final frame of Game 4, that Auston Matthews didn’t come out of the Leafs’ tunnel for action.
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As the Toronto Maple Leafs gear up for a crucial Game 5 against the Bruins in Boston, they face the prospect of taking the ice without their star center, Auston Matthews.
Speaking about the Toronto Maple Leafs’ playoff woes, NHL insider Chris Johnston noted on his podcast this week that audio likely exists of the bench argument between William Nylander and teammates Mitch Marner and Auston Matthews.
It appears the audio of a bench argument between several players was caught on a mic.
There is a question that still looms large in these Stanley Cup playoff: Is this the year that a Canadian team makes it to the Stanley Cup Final?
Toronto Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews (illness) traveled with the team to Boston but his status for Game 5 remains uncertain as the team faces elimination.
Things are grim in Leafs land and I’m not sure the lines from practice will help with that. The first thing that sticks out like a sore thumb is the absence of Auston Matthews.
Matthews had just over 14 minutes of ice time across 17 shifts for the Leafs in Game 4. However, he did not return to the Leafs’ bench after the second intermission.
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