Matthews scored a goal on five shots in Monday's 3-2 overtime loss to Montreal.

EDGE Analysis

Matthews tallied his 39th goal of the season late in the second period, deflecting a Jake Muzzin point shot to give the Maple Leafs a 2-1 lead. Matthews will take a four-game goal streak in Thursday's home clash with the Canadiens. He has 63 points in 48 games on the year.

Matthews scored twice Saturday in a 5-1 win over Vancouver.

EDGE Analysis

He now leads the league with 38 goals and has 17 goals in his last 17 games. How good is his sniping? Through 47 games, Matthews is scoring at a rate of 0.809 goals per game, which would would be the best in the NHL in two decades, when Mario Lemieux averaged 0.814 for the Penguins (2000-01). The next best? Stud Alex Ovechkin averaged 0.793 for the Capitals in 2007-08. The 23-year-old Matthews has 196 goals in 329 career games over five seasons. It's not a matter of one Rocket Richard trophy, but how many will he deliver over his career.

Matthews scored the game-winning goal Thursday in a 4-1 victory over Vancouver.

EDGE Analysis

It was a beautiful one-timer on a two-on-one with Mitch Marner in the second period. Matthews' April has been outstanding -- 12 goals and 18 points in 13 games, and it has catapulted him to a league-leading 36 goals.

Matthews tallied a goal on five shots in a 4-1 win over Montreal on Wednesday.

EDGE Analysis

Matthews batted a puck down out of mid-air in the Montreal zone and swept a shot past netminder Jake Allen to put Toronto on top 2-0 midway through the first period. The goal was Matthews' 35th in 45 games and held up as his league-leading 10th game-winner of the season. He's scored 11 times this month alone.

Matthews delivered a goal and two assists in a 5-3 win over the Jets on Thursday.

EDGE Analysis

He and linemate Mitch Marner skated with newcomer Nick Foligno. Matthews was on fire Thursday, firing seven shots in 20:39. He leads the league with 34 goals and sits in a tie for third in scoring with 58 points. Plus he sits second in the NHL in shots with 181 (43 games), second only to Brady Tkachuk.

Matthews provided a power-play assist and five shots on goal in Tuesday's 6-3 loss to the Canucks.

EDGE Analysis

Matthews earned the secondary helper on John Tavares' second goal of the game. The 23-year-old Matthews is up to 55 points (33 goals, 22 assists) with 174 shots on net, a plus-13 rating and 46 hits through 42 contests.

Matthews scored a power-play goal on seven shots in Sunday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Canucks.

EDGE Analysis

Matthews missed a game with a recurrence of a wrist injury, but he seemed fine Sunday. Through eight games in April, he's buried nine goals and supplied three assists. The 23-year-old superstar has a league-leading 33 goals in 41 outings. He's added 21 helpers, 169 shots on net, a plus-15 rating and 12 power-play points.

Matthews (wrist) will play in Sunday's game versus the Canucks, Mark Masters of TSN.ca reports.

EDGE Analysis

Matthews is back in the lineup after missing just one game. The 23-year-old leads the league with 32 goals -- nine on the power play -- through 40 games. He'll center the top line once again Sunday.

Matthews (wrist) skated without limitations Saturday, David Alter of The Hockey News reports.

EDGE Analysis

Matthews skated on the first line and the top power-play unit Saturday, so he's certainly trending toward a return for Sunday's game versus the Canucks. However, coach Sheldon Keefe said the team wouldn't make a final decision until Sunday, per Kristen Shilton of TSN.ca. The 23-year-old currently leads the league with 32 goals through 40 games.

Matthews (wrist) is considered day-to-day and won't play Thursday versus Winnipeg, Sportsnet's Chris Johnston reports.

EDGE Analysis

Matthews isn't expected to be sidelined for long, but he'll miss at least one contest with his wrist injury. With Matthews on the shelf, Adam Brooks will draw into the lineup against the Jets. Check back for another update on Matthews' status prior to Saturday's game versus Vancouver.