Toronto Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews will miss the rest of the season due to left leg injury.
The NHL team says Matthews suffered a torn knee ligament and bruised quadriceps muscle in Thursday’s game against the Anaheim Ducks.
The club says it’s a Grade 3 tear of the medial collateral ligament.
Matthews will be re-evaluated in two weeks.
The star forward was hit by Ducks captain Radko Gudas in the second period of Toronto’s 6-4 win at Scotiabank Arena. Gudas was given a major penalty for kneeing and a game misconduct. He had a phone hearing on Friday and is awaiting discipline from the NHL’s department of player safety.
Matthews has 53 points (27-26) this season for the Maple Leafs, who are 14th in the Eastern Conference standings with 67 points.
Toronto Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews will miss the rest of the season due to left leg injury. The NHL team says Matthews suffered a torn knee ligament and bruised quadriceps muscle in Thursday’s game against the Anaheim Ducks. The club says it’s a Grade 3 tear of the medial collateral ligament. Matthews will be Local
Toronto Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews will miss the rest of the season due to left leg injury.
The NHL team says Matthews suffered a torn knee ligament and bruised quadriceps muscle in Thursday’s game against the Anaheim Ducks.
The club says it’s a Grade 3 tear of the medial collateral ligament.
Matthews will be re-evaluated in two weeks.
The star forward was hit by Ducks captain Radko Gudas in the second period of Toronto’s 6-4 win at Scotiabank Arena. Gudas was given a major penalty for kneeing and a game misconduct. He had a phone hearing on Friday and is awaiting discipline from the NHL’s department of player safety.
Matthews has 53 points (27-26) this season for the Maple Leafs, who are 14th in the Eastern Conference standings with 67 points.