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Current Season
GP
60
Goals
27
Assists
26
Points
53
+/-
-4
S%
11.9%
Career Stats
Contract
Cap Hit
$13.25M
Total Value
$53.00M
Expires
4 yrs · 2027-2028
Status
Then UFA
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Recent Stories
Anaheim's Radko Gudas, no stranger to controversy after that Olympic hit on Sidney Crosby last month, catches Toronto captain Auston Matthews with a brutal knee-on-knee in front of the Ducks' net during the second period. Matthews, who had just snapped a 12-game goalless drought with a power-play tally, stays down in obvious pain before trainers help him off, logging 13:18 of ice time.
Auston Matthews leaves the Maple Leafs' 5-3 loss to the Bruins after Nikita Zadorov crushes him from behind into the sideboards midway through the second period. Toronto coach Craig Berube calls it a penalty he didn't like, with Matthews vulnerable and now sidelined for the third, his status a total unknown beyond a lower-body tweak.
Auston Matthews takes a nasty knee-on-knee hit and limps off, sparking major injury fears for the Maple Leafs captain. Toronto's already battered lineup - missing Tanev, Joshua, and others - braces for the fallout as they grind through a brutal schedule. Every day without their sniper tests whether this core can finally prove its mettle under pressure.
Toronto's handling of Auston Matthews' lower-body injury draws whispers from the front office crowd, especially after that questionable hit from Zadorov left the captain sidelined without a peep from the bench. Coach Berube calls it a penalty but stays cool, no retaliation, no drama, just recalls from the AHL to fill the gaps while Nylander and Tanev nurse their own ailments.
Auston Matthews took a nasty knee-on-knee from Radko Gudas and hobbled off, but medical eyes around the league whisper this lower-body tweak might not sideline Toronto's captain for long. The Leafs held their breath after he snapped his 12-game goal drought, only for this hit to spark flashbacks to past injury woes that derailed their season.
Radko Gudas, the Ducks' captain with a notorious edge, delivers a knee-on-knee collision to Auston Matthews late in the second period, sending Toronto's star captain limping off the ice with a lower-body injury. This comes right after Matthews snaps a brutal 12-game goalless drought with a power-play snipe, a moment Leafs fans had been craving all season.