{"id":218137,"date":"2026-03-13T13:55:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T13:55:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/218137\/"},"modified":"2026-03-13T13:55:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T13:55:19","slug":"maple-leafs-captain-matthews-injured-after-knee-on-knee-hit-from-ducks-gudas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/218137\/","title":{"rendered":"Maple Leafs captain Matthews injured after knee-on-knee hit from Ducks\u2019 Gudas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a style=\"display:block\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/resizer\/v2\/7ZOG2TXT7FC5PFRUOUM73IZS3A.jpg?auth=cb026f076a14606b5ad8fd9f52c1bf0d8daa6317cae4d2abd359ca84224ba74b&amp;width=600&amp;height=400&amp;quality=80&amp;smart=true\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" data-photo-viewer-index=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Open this photo in gallery:<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"figcap-text\">Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews (34) is injured by Anaheim Ducks defenceman Radko Gudas (7) in Toronto on Thursday night.Nathan Denette\/The Canadian Press<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews left Thursday\u2019s game against Anaheim after taking a knee-on-knee hit from Ducks defenceman Radko Gudas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">The 28-year-old tried to make a move around the blueliner in the slot in the second period but took a direct blow to his left leg before crashing to the ice.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">Matthews stayed down before being helped to the locker room.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">Gudas, a bruising defender whose hit ended Canadian captain Sidney Crosby\u2019s Olympics in the quarter-finals while playing for Czechia, was assessed a major penalty and game misconduct.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">Matthews snapped a 12-game goal drought earlier in the period on a power play.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">Toronto\u2019s star centre has 53 points (27 goals, 26 assists) in 60 contests this season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">The Leafs beat the Ducks 6-4, ending an eight-game losing streak. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Open this photo in gallery: Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews (34) is injured by Anaheim Ducks defenceman 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