Auston Matthews Exits Game After Knee-on-Knee Hit from Radko Gudas

Auston Matthews left Thursday's game against Anaheim with a lower-body injury after absorbing a knee-on-knee hit from Radko Gudas. Matthews, who had scored his first goal since January 27 earlier in the period, was helped to the locker room and did not return. The 28-year-old center has 27 goals and 26 assists in 60 games. His status remains uncertain ahead of Toronto's upcoming back-to-back weekend games.