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.
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
The Leafs were trailing 3-0 in the second period when cameras captured the team's three top forwards exchanging heated words, right before they were booed off the ice at intermission by the hometown crowd. It has been a difficult postseason in some fashion for all three skaters. Matthews was the standout in Game 2, tallying three points and the game-winner to lift Toronto to its only playoff victory so far. But that's all Matthews has put on the scoresheet through four games. Marner has just two points to his credit and Nylander only suited up for his first game on Saturday after missing the start of these playoffs with an undisclosed injury.
It's not just those three players who have to be better in Game 5. Toronto's managed just seven playoff goals as a team, and their putrid power play is a momentum-sucking 1-for-14. Boston has offered Toronto opportunities to cash in with the extra man, including less than four minutes into Game 4 with a bench minor for too many men, but the Leafs have done anything but take advantage.
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