Auston Matthews C TOR Sat 10/15/22 10:17 PM
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Matthews set up a power-play goal in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Senators.
EDGE Analysis
It was a perfect tape-to-tape pass from the left half wall onto William Nylander's stick in the high slot. Matthews is seeing tight checking from opponents who are eager to slow him down, but he still fired seven shots and laid six hits. An offensive outburst is just around the corner.
Auston Matthews C TOR Fri 10/14/22 12:26 AM
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Matthews scored the game-winning goal Thursday in a 3-2 win over the Capitals.
EDGE Analysis
Matthews was above the hash marks in front of the net and deftly deflected a Mark Giordano point shot that went off netminder Charlie Lindgren's blocker and down his back into the net. Last year's Rocket Richard and Hart winner was a presence all night and delivered five shots and five hits.
Auston Matthews C TOR Mon 10/10/22 1:24 AM
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Matthews wired two power-play goals Saturday in a 5-1 preseason victory over Detroit.
EDGE Analysis
He converted passing plays from Morgan Rielly and Mitch Marner on both goals; they were Matthews' only two snipes in three preseason games. He got off to a slowish start last season and will be looking to come out of the gates quickly against the Habs on opening night in Montreal.
Auston Matthews C TOR Sat 5/14/22 11:04 PM
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Matthews had one assist, four shots and six hits in Saturday's 2-1 loss to the Lightning in Game 7 in their Eastern Conference First Round series.
EDGE Analysis
Matthews had four goals and five assists in seven games this postseason, and his excellence silenced critics that said he failed to show up last postseason. He isn't known as a physical player, but he was laying hits everywhere and ended up leading all skaters in that category. Matthews wanted the win, but the two-time Cup champions had other plans.
Auston Matthews C TOR Sun 5/8/22 11:06 PM
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Matthews registered a power-play assist, two hits and a minus-3 rating in Sunday's 7-3 loss to the Lightning in Game 4.
EDGE Analysis
The Maple Leafs were frustrated by Andrei Vasilevskiy for the first two periods. Matthews had five points in two games in Toronto, but he's been limited to just Sunday's one assist in the two games in Tampa. The center has added 15 shots on net, 10 hits and a plus-1 rating through four playoff contests after putting up 60 tallies and 46 assists in 73 regular-season outings.
Auston Matthews C TOR Sat 5/7/22 12:00 AM
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Matthews was held without a point Friday in a 5-2 win over Tampa Bay in Game 3.
EDGE Analysis
He contributed in other ways. Matthews fired five shots on goal, delivered three hits and blocked one shot in the win. And his backchecking frustrated many a Bolt forward.
Auston Matthews C TOR Thu 5/5/22 10:01 AM
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Matthews dished out two assists in Wednesday's 5-3 Game 2 loss to Tampa Bay.
EDGE Analysis
Matthews is the league's most prolific goal scorer, but he can also distribute. He was denied on all three of his shots in this one but raised his series point total to five (two goals, three assists) through two games. Game 3 will be Friday in Tampa Bay.
Auston Matthews C TOR Mon 5/2/22 11:53 PM
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Matthews scored a pair of goals and added an assist in Monday's 5-0 win over Tampa Bay.
EDGE Analysis
Matthews extended Toronto's lead to 2-0 on a power-play goal in the second period. He'd pick up an assist on a Mitch Marner tally later in the period before scoring again in the third. The 24-year-old center now has 15 goals and 12 assists in 33 career playoff games. The Leafs are banking on a big postseason from Matthews after he recorded 60 goals and 106 points in 73 games this year.
Auston Matthews C TOR Mon 5/2/22 11:57 AM
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Matthews (rest) is set to suit up against Tampa Bay for Game 1 on Monday, Jonas Siegel of The Athletic reports.
EDGE Analysis
With 60 goals this season, Matthews certainly earned a night off for the regular-season finale and now will retake his spot on the top line and No. 1 power-play for the Leafs. While the world-class center should certainly rack up plenty of points, his value in postseason pools will depend heavily on whether the Leafs can finally advance beyond the first round of the playoffs.
Auston Matthews C TOR Thu 4/28/22 2:07 PM
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Matthews (rest) won't dress for Friday's regular-season finale against the Bruins, Mark Masters of TSN.ca reports.
EDGE Analysis
Matthews, Mitch Marner and Jack Campbell will all be rested against Boston. Matthews, who will finish the regular season having racked up an eye-popping 60 goals and 106 points through 73 contests, will be ready to rock for Game 1 of the Maple Leafs' first-round matchup with Tampa Bay.