Leafs forward Auston Matthews will miss rest of the NHL season due to knee injury

By Canadian Press on March 13, 2026.

TORONTO — Toronto Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews will miss the rest of the season due to left leg injury.

The NHL team says Matthews suffered a torn knee ligament and bruised quadriceps muscle in Thursday’s game against the Anaheim Ducks.

The club says it’s a Grade 3 tear of the medial collateral ligament.

Matthews will be re-evaluated in two weeks.

The star forward was hit by Ducks captain Radko Gudas in the second period of Toronto’s 6-4 win at Scotiabank Arena. Gudas was given a major penalty for kneeing and a game misconduct.

Matthews has 53 points (27-26) this season for the Maple Leafs, who are 14th in the Eastern Conference standings with 67 points.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 13, 2026.

The Canadian Press

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