TORONTO — Maple Leafs centre Auston Matthews has been sidelined by a “lingering sickness” as Toronto stares down playoff elimination.
TORONTO — Maple Leafs centre Auston Matthews has been sidelined by a “lingering sickness” as Toronto stares down playoff elimination.
Head coach Sheldon Keefe offered an replace on the star sniper’s standing Sunday afternoon, some 14 hours after watching his crew fall 3-1 to Boston in a disastrous dwelling efficiency.
The Bruins now lead the Authentic Six matchup 3-1 and might shut issues out Tuesday at TD Backyard. Recreation 6, if essential, can be again in Toronto on Thursday.
Keefe mentioned Matthews has been minimize down by greater than a “run-of-the-mill” sickness, including that the signs worsen when the 26-year-old asserts himself on the ice.
The 69-goal man willed Toronto to victory in Recreation 2 to even the best-of-seven sequence, however was clearly labouring in a 4-2 loss in Recreation 3 earlier than being faraway from the motion Saturday.
The Leafs trailed the Bruins 3-1 within the opening spherical of the 2018 playoffs, however received two straight to pressure a Recreation 7 they might lose in Boston. Toronto additionally fell to its Atlantic Division rival in seven video games in 2013 and 2019.
This report by The Canadian Press was first printed April 28, 2024.
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