Maple Leafs' Auston Matthews still feeling effects of illness

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TORONTO -- Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews is still feeling the effects of an illness that forced him from the third period of Toronto's 3-1 loss in Game 4 of Toronto's first-round Stanley Cup playoff series against the Bruins on Saturday.

Matthews had played through the sickness in Game 3 -- which the Leafs also lost, 4-2 -- and battled again in Game 4 until Toronto's team doctors pulled him out of action for the final frame. The Leafs now face elimination from the postseason in Game 5 on Tuesday and there's no guarantee Matthews will be well enough to dress for the crucial contest.

"We thought the last couple of days would help us," said coach Sheldon…