A five-game losing streak and endless rumors forced Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews to address the situation.

Auston Matthews left the game after a hit from Nikita Zadorov; suffered lower-body injury. Zadorov insisted the hit was unintentional: “There really wasn’t any intention to hurt him.” Max Domi ...

Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews spoke his mind on a worrying trend before his team faces the Flyers on Monday Night ...

BOSTON — For the second time in as many games, the Maple Leafs are mad at Nikita Zadorov for a hit on a key Toronto player. Like his hit on Scott Laughton on Saturday, the Bruins defenseman’s hit on ...

Matthews exited midway through the second period after taking a heavy hit from Boston’s Nikita Zadorov — a collision head coach Craig Berube flat-out called “a penalty” and “I don’t like the hit. He’s ...

Time is running out for the Toronto Maple Leafs.

The Toronto Maple Leafs will be without Auston Matthews at least for a game. Matthews suffered an injury in Toronto’s 5-3 road loss to the Boston Bruins on Tuesday. The Maple Leafs captain got injured ...

Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews left Tuesday’s 5–3 loss to the Boston Bruins after a second-period hit from defenseman Nikita Zadorov sent him into the boards. Matthews exited shortly ...