In an ordinary world, a victory over the Pacific Division-leading Anaheim Ducks would be cause for celebration, or at least a sigh of relief. Instead, it comes with a caveat, as Auston Matthews left the game during the second period, following a knee-on-knee hit from Ducks captain Radko Gudas.
A scary moment overshadowed the game between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday night. Auston Matthews took a knee-on-knee hit from Radko Gudas and didn’t return to the ice.
It doesn’t get much more ‘2025-26 Toronto Maple Leafs‘ than captain Auston Matthews ending a 12-game goal drought, the longest since his rookie season of 2016-17, only to be helped off the ice minutes later.
There was plenty of criticism about the Toronto Maple Leafs‘ response to their captain’s injury (or lack thereof). However, no one seems to be taking it harder than one of the team’s veterans.
Anaheim Ducks defenseman Radko Gudas was ejected from the team's 6-4 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday night for a blatant knee-on-knee hit against Auston Matthews.
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Matthew Knies recorded a goal and three assists Thursday night as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the visiting Anaheim Ducks 6-4. Matias Maccelli logged a goal and two assists while William Nylander and John Tavares had one goal and one assist apiece for the Maple Leafs, who ended an eight-game losing streak (0-6-2).
The Toronto Maple Leafs can’t catch a break. Toronto defeated a very solid Anaheim Ducks team 6-4 on Thursday, to end its eight-game losing streak. It came at a serious cost, however.
Although the Toronto Maple Leafs won against the Anaheim Ducks, they suffered a significant loss this evening. Before the start of the third period, the Maple Leafs announced that captain Auston Matthews had exited the game due to a lower-body injury.
Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews left Thursday’s game against the Anaheim Ducks, after getting hit in a knee-on-knee collision with Radko Gudas.
Michael Pezzetta didn’t take long to make his impact felt in the Toronto Maple Leafs’ lineup during his debut with the team on Thursday night. One second into his debut with his hometown team, Pezzetta squared off with Ducks forward Jeffrey Viel.
The Toronto Maple Leafs are probably having their worst season in a decade. With eight straight losses leading up to their game against the Anaheim Ducks, Toronto also sits dead last in the Atlantic Division with a 27-27-11 record and just 65 points.
Sometimes, you look at a player like the Toronto Maple Leafs Auston Matthews and think, “That guy used to be untouchable.” And there’s no denying it. Matthews has hit 60-plus goals twice in his career, and four other times he’s cracked 40.
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The Toronto Maple Leafs return home Thursday night looking to do something they haven’t done in more than a month — win a hockey game. Unfortunately, the timing isn’t great.
The Toronto Maple Leafs keep navigating unfamiliar territory through the 2025-26 season, with the team first falling in the standings and now set to miss the playoffs for the first time in a decade.
The Toronto Maple Leafs are in a very dark place. They are battling to finish in the bottom five of the NHL in the midst of their most disappointing season in decades.
The Toronto Maple Leafs have recalled forward Michael Pezzetta from the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League (AHL), the team announced on Thursday.
William Nylander made some eye-opening comments — or lack thereof — about what could happen if this 2025–26 season of missing the playoffs is more than just a one-off.
The Toronto Maple Leafs’ problems in Montreal didn’t go away Tuesday night. In fact, they just got longer. The Canadiens skated to a 3–1 win at Bell Centre, handing the Maple Leafs their eighth-straight loss in that building and extending Toronto’s current slide to 0-6-2.
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