Toronto Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews has given the reason why he missed Games 5 and 6 against the Boston Bruins in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Matthews left Game 4 after the second period and did return for the third period.

Toronto Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews has been cleared to play in Saturday's Game 7 matchup against the Boston Bruins after missing the last two

Toronto Maple Leafs star forward Auston Matthews finally revealed one key detail about his injury.

Auston Matthews' return to the Toronto Maple Leafs' lineup wasn't enough to lift the road team Saturday in Game 7 of its first-round Stanley Cup playoff series vs. the Boston Bruins. The Maple Leafs fell 2-1 in overtime as the Bruins advanced to a second-round series that begins on Monday.

Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews chose not to speak on why he missed the last two games after Toronto's Game 7 loss to the Boston Bruins.

Toronto Maple Leafs star and NHL goal-scoring leader Auston Matthews is available for their Game 7 matchup with the Boston Bruins on Saturday night. Matthews missed the last two games while dealing with an unspecified illness and had just four shots combined in Games 3 and 4.

Toronto's Auston Matthews, who missed Games 5 and 6 after exiting Game 4 with an illness, took the ice with the Maple Leafs Saturday, and will play Game 7 vs. the Bruins, but a source told ESPN's Emily Kaplan pregame that by no means is Matthews 100%.

The Toronto Maple Leafs are in for another long offseason after beating beaten by the Boston Bruins once again in a Game 7. It took until overtime of the final contest of the series, but history repeated itself yet again when the two Original Six rivals met in the Eastern Conference first-round in 2024.