TORONTO — Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews sat out the his membership’s 6-3 loss to the New York Islanders on Saturday evening due to an undisclosed harm.
Toronto coach Craig Berube stated Matthews took a cross-check to the again late in a 6-3 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Friday evening.
Matthews missed 9 video games final month due to an upper-body harm that noticed him journey to Germany for therapy. Berube replied “just a little little bit of each” when requested Saturday if the present difficulty is new or associated to the star middle’s earlier absence.
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The three-time Maurice “Rocket” Richard Trophy winner because the NHL’s prime goal-scorer skipped the morning skate Friday in Buffalo earlier than scoring in opposition to the Sabres. Matthews has 11 objectives and 12 assists in 24 video games this season.
Ryan Reaves and Connor Dewar slotted into the lineup in opposition to the Islanders rather than Matthews and Pontus Holmberg. Within the loss, William Nylander scored twice, however the Maple Leafs allowed three third-period objectives as New York cruised.
The Related Press contributed to this report.
