Overview
- Matthews exited in the second period following contact with Boston defenseman Nikita Zadorov and did not return.
- Toronto described the injury as lower-body and coach Craig Bérubé offered no timeline, while another report labeled it upper-body.
- Bérubé said the play should have been a penalty and that Matthews was in a vulnerable position.
- Zadorov called it a normal shoulder check and said he had no intention to injure.
- The Bruins won 5-3 as Toronto’s issues persisted, with goalie Anthony Stolarz leaving with a non-serious upper-body injury and the Leafs owning the NHL’s worst 3.82 goals-against average.