"During his media availability before his Toronto Maple Leafs faced the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday, Leafs' coach Craig Berube discussed what he liked about his captain's recent performance. Berube observed that over the past week, Matthews had an "attack mentality", was "getting pucks to the middle of the ice", and had more "oomph" on his shots. The signs were there that the NHL's best goal scorer of the past decade was beginning to find his groove."
"His dominance throughout this game was the best possible news for the Leafs. The coach's words turned out to be an accurate bit of foreshadowing. Matthews' fingerprints were all over the Maple Leafs' 6-5 comeback victory over Winnipeg, and it gave Toronto points in five consecutive games, four of them wins, as they try to climb their way back into the Atlantic Division race and a playoff position."
Auston Matthews returned after sitting out one game following a blocked shot and dominated the Maple Leafs' 6-5 comeback victory over the Winnipeg Jets. Coach Craig Berube noted Matthews' recent attack mentality, getting pucks to the middle, and more oomph on his shots, indicating he was finding his groove. Toronto trailed 2-0 after one period, and Matthews was involved in both early goals against via a bad line change and a redirected point shot. The team shifted momentum in the second period as Matthews' defensive awareness sparked transitions, and he executed a neutral-zone give-and-go.
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