Matthews scores, then leaves with injury in 4-3 shootout win against Islanders
Maple Leafs coach Mike Babcock admitted his team wasn’t very good Thursday night after squeezing out a 4-3 shootout victory over the New York Islanders.
And his players know things could become more difficult moving forward if they have to deal with another absence due to injury from Auston Matthews.
Matthews scored the game-tying goal with 3:29 remaining in the third, but left with 1:06 to go in regulation favouring his right shoulder after being sandwiched by Adam Pelech and Cal Clutterbuck. He did not return for overtime or the shootout.