"Trying to make a move around Gudas in the slot in the second period, Matthew stook a direct blow to his left leg and crashed to the ice. The U.S. Olympic captain stayed down before being helped to the locker room."
"Gudas, the bruising Czech defender whose hit ended Canadian captain Sidney Crosby's Olympics in the quarterfinals, was assessed a major penalty and game misconduct."
"Matthews snapped a 12-game goal drought earlier in the period on a power play. The center has 27 goals and 26 assists in 60 games this season."
During the second period of a game between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Anaheim Ducks, Auston Matthews, the Leafs captain, sustained a knee-on-knee hit from defenseman Radko Gudas while attempting to maneuver around him in the slot. Matthews took a direct blow to his left leg, fell to the ice, and required assistance to reach the locker room. Gudas received a major penalty and game misconduct for the hit. Prior to the injury, Matthews had ended a 12-game goal drought with a power-play goal. This season, Matthews has recorded 27 goals and 26 assists across 60 games.
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