The Toronto Maple Leafs got a devastating break on Tuesday night. They lost captain Auston Matthews to a lower-body injury following a hit from Bruins defenseman Nikita Zadorov midway through the second period.
Zadorov hammered Matthews into the boards with a check from behind. While Auston Matthews got up on his own, he eventually went to the Maple Leafs dressing room and did not return.
Here’s a look at the hit as shown on TSN’s official X account:
Auston Matthews went to the Leafs dressing room after taking this hit from Zadorov pic.