Matthews scored an empty-net goal and blocked three shots in Wednesday's 5-2 win over the Canadiens.
Matthews' first goal of the season wasn't anything special, but fantasy managers won't mind the early contribution. His line with Matthew Knies and Matias Maccelli was a factor on two of the Maple Leafs' goals. Matthews may need some time to adjust to the post-Mitch Marner era, but he's still one of the elite scorers in the game. Bet on talent -- his 33-goal output in the 2024-25 regular season was a career low for a player who has six campaigns of at least 40 tallies.
Maple Leafs' Auston Matthews: Tallies in Friday's win
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Matthews scored a goal on four shots and added two PIM in Friday's 2-0 win over the Panthers in Game 6.
Matthews broke a 0-0 deadlock with his tally off a turnover at 6:20 of the third period. This was his first career goal in the second round or later of the playoffs, and it snapped a five-game stretch in which he was limited to three assists. Matthews is at three goals, eight helpers, 45 shots on net, 28 hits, 16 blocked shots and a plus-2 rating over 12 postseason contests.
Maple Leafs' Auston Matthews: Two helpers in Game 3
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Matthews delivered two assists in Friday's 5-4 overtime loss against the Panthers in Game 3 .
Matthews has gone three straight games without finding the back of the net and has scored just two goals in nine appearances this postseason. However, he's compensated for the lack of scoring with an eye for setting up his teammates. He's contributed three assists in the last two games, giving him eight helpers through nine playoff contests.
Maple Leafs' Auston Matthews: Gets goal in Game 6 win
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Matthews scored a goal in Thursday's 4-2, series-clinching win over the Senators.
Matthews opened the scoring on the power play at 18:50 of the first period on a soft wrist shot from above the left circle that beat a screened Linus Ullmark past his right pad. Matthews finishes the first round with two goals, five assists and 21 shots in six games, and he'll skate against the top of the Panthers' lineup when the teams meet in Round 2.
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Maple Leafs' Auston Matthews: Two-point night in OT win in Game 3
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Matthews had a goal and an assist in a 3-2 overtime win over Ottawa in Game 3 on Thursday.
His goal was one of those SportsCenter moments. The Leafs rimmed the puck behind the net where Mitch Marner deftly touch-passed the puck right onto Matthews' stick. The puck was behind Linus Ullmark so fast that the netminder hadn't even pivoted his head in the direction of the puck -- he was actually still looking over his opposite shoulder as the shot was taken. It was nice to see Matthews get more offensive-zone time in this game. Head coach Craig Berube had used both Matthews and Marner in heavy rotation on starts in the defensive zone in Games 1 and 2. Matthews is one of the best two-way players in the world, so the defensive-zone starts make sense, even if we'd like to see a lot more offense from him.
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