Matthews Out for Season, Gudas Faces Suspension

0:00From NHL coverage, this is your March 14th update. The Toronto Maple Leafs Captain Austin Matthews is done for the rest of the 2025-26 season after a nasty knee on knee hit from. Anheim Ducks, Captain Racco-Gudas, last Thursday. The team confirmed on Friday that the 28-year-old suffered a grade 3 MCL tear and a quad contusion in his left leg. Gudas lunge with his knee extended during the game, earning a 5-minute major penalty and a game misconduct for kneeing. He now faces a phone hearing with the NHL Department of Player Safety, where the maximum suspension could be 5 games. The Leafs responded physically in the third period of their 6-4 win over the Ducks, but some fans and observers called out the team for not. Reacting right away to protect their star captain. Matthews appeared in 60 games this year, posting 27 goals and 26 assists for 53 points along with a minus 4 rating and nearly 21 minutes of ice time per game.

1:00This marks career lows for him and the first time since his 2016 draft year without hitting 30 goals. Leafs officials plan to reevaluate Matthews in two weeks, though he will miss the final 16 regular season games. More details should come soon on both his recovery and any discipline for Gudas. A quick thank you to our sponsor of today's episode. It is a pillow that plays your podcast and music without earbuds, built for listening in bed, S-O-L-I-S-O-L-Pillow.com