Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews narrowly avoided a serious injury during a game against the Anaheim Ducks when Cutter Gauthier's out-of-control skate came dangerously close to his face.

Auston Matthews (Toronto Maple Leafs) with a Shorthanded Goal vs. Los Angeles Kings, 03/29/2025 ...

Toronto Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews (34) celebrates as he skates around the net after scoring the go ahead goal past Los Angeles Kings goaltender Darcy Kuemper (35). (Credit: IMAGN ...

Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews has one mission for his teammates this season, and it involves doing something they haven't done in a long time. With the Florida Panthers in town trying to stop ...

Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews is extremely lucky to have avoided disaster in this situation. On Sunday night, Matthews and the Maple Leafs faced off against the Anaheim Ducks and it ...

Matthews mentioned that he still hasn't told Ovechkin that he was in attendance for that game. Dec 7, 2024; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Toronto Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews (34 ...

Auston Matthews is one of the faces of the modern hockey generation, having established himself as arguably the world's most elite goal scorer. Before him was Alex Ovechkin, who at 39 ...

After a low-event first 40 minutes and the Los Angeles Kings leading 1-0, he put his fingerprints all over the final frame, leading the Leafs to a 3-1 win at Crypto.com Arena to cap off a roller ...

In Sunday's game against the Anaheim Ducks, Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews came within inches of a potentially life-threatening injury as the skate blade of Ducks forward Cutter Gauthier ...

Auston Matthews avoided a serious catastrophe on Sunday night after a near miss with a skate blade could have caused some damage. During Toronto's Sunday evening game against the Anaheim Ducks, the ...

A video replay from Sunday's Leafs-Ducks game shows captain Auston Matthews narrowly escaping having his throat cut by a skate blade. When the late Adam Johnson was tragically struck in the neck by a ...