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Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews went to the locker room after absorbing a knee-on-knee hit delivered by Anaheim Ducks captain Radko Gudas during Thursday night's game in Toronto.
The incident occurred in the latter stages of the second period, shortly after Matthews − who captained the United States men's hockey team to the gold medal at the 2026 Winter Olympics − scored his first goal for the Leafs since Jan. 27. Matthews had gotten the puck alone in front of the net and a hard-charging Gudas drove right through the American star, Gudas' left leg taking out Matthews' left.
Matthews, 28, immediately clutched at his leg and needed assistance to get off the ice. Gudas, a 35-year-old veteran defenseman, was assessed a 5-minute major for kneeing and a 10-minute game misconduct, ending his night.
Per Chris Johnston, the Leafs announced that Matthews would not return to the game.
This story will be updated.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Auston Matthews injury update after Radko Gudas hit, ejection
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The incident occurred in the latter stages of the second period, shortly after Matthews − who captained the United States men's hockey team to the gold medal at the 2026 Winter Olympics − scored his first goal for the Leafs since Jan. 27. Matthews had gotten the puck alone in front of the net and a hard-charging Gudas drove right through the American star, Gudas' left leg taking out Matthews' left.
Matthews, 28, immediately clutched at his leg and needed assistance to get off the ice. Gudas, a 35-year-old veteran defenseman, was assessed a 5-minute major for kneeing and a 10-minute game misconduct, ending his night.
Per Chris Johnston, the Leafs announced that Matthews would not return to the game.
This story will be updated.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Auston Matthews injury update after Radko Gudas hit, ejection
Continue reading...
