{"id":220505,"date":"2026-03-15T07:08:31","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T07:08:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/220505\/"},"modified":"2026-03-15T07:08:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T07:08:31","slug":"maple-leafs-star-auston-matthews-injured-in-knee-on-knee-hit-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/220505\/","title":{"rendered":"Maple Leafs Star Auston Matthews Injured in Knee-on-Knee Hit"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mar. 13, 2026 at 1:06am<\/p>\n

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Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews left Thursday night’s game against the Anaheim Ducks after taking a knee-on-knee hit from Ducks defenseman Radko Gudas. Matthews was trying to make a move around Gudas in the slot in the second period when the collision occurred, leaving Matthews down on the ice before being helped to the locker room.<\/p>\n

Why it matters<\/p>\n

Matthews is a star player for the Maple Leafs and a key member of the U.S. Olympic hockey team. Any significant injury to Matthews would be a major blow to the Leafs’ playoff hopes and the U.S. national team’s chances at the upcoming Olympics.<\/p>\n

The details<\/p>\n

Trying to make a move around Gudas in the slot in the second period, Matthews took a direct blow to his left leg and crashed to the ice. He stayed down on the ice before being helped off by trainers.<\/p>\n

The incident occurred during the second period of Thursday’s game between the Maple Leafs and Ducks.
\n The players<\/p>\n

Auston Matthews<\/p>\n

The captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs and a star player for the U.S. Olympic hockey team.<\/p>\n

Radko Gudas<\/p>\n

A defenseman for the Anaheim Ducks who was involved in the knee-on-knee collision with Auston Matthews.<\/p>\n

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\n What\u2019s next<\/p>\n

The Maple Leafs will provide an update on the severity of Matthews’ injury in the coming days. If it is serious, it could impact his availability for the upcoming Olympics.<\/p>\n

The takeaway<\/p>\n

This incident highlights the risks and dangers that star players face in the NHL, and the potential impact an injury to a player like Auston Matthews could have on both his team’s and his country’s playoff and Olympic hopes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Mar. 13, 2026 at 1:06am Got story updates? Submit your updates here. \u203a Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":181763,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[163,165,164],"class_list":["post-220505","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-anaheim","tag-anaheim","tag-anaheim-headlines","tag-anaheim-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/220505","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=220505"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/220505\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/181763"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=220505"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=220505"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=220505"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}