Overview
- Matthews exited the Nov. 11 game in Boston after a hit from behind by Nikita Zadorov and did not return.
- Coach Craig Berube called the play a penalty, while Zadorov said there was no intent to injure.
- Insiders and the team signaled the injury is not considered long-term, with expectations of roughly a week out including Thursday vs. the Kings.
- Anthony Stolarz is out day-to-day with an upper-body issue and will miss the Kings game, with Hildeby starting and Akhtyamov recalled from the AHL.
- Toronto placed Scott Laughton on injured reserve and enters this stretch 8-8-1 with one of the NHL’s worst goals-against figures.