via NHL.com
Auston Matthews left with a shoulder injury in the Toronto Maple Leafs’ 3-2 win against the Winnipeg Jets at Scotiabank Arena on Saturday.
Matthews was hit by Jets defenseman Jacob Trouba at 1:52 of the second period while driving to the net. He appeared to be in discomfort as he skated to the bench, where he was assessed by the training staff briefly before walking to the locker room.
“He’s got a shoulder injury. We’ll look at it on Monday and we’ll know more on Monday,” Maple Leafs coach Mike Babcock said. “He’s not practicing on Sunday and won’t play on Monday (against the Calgary Flames). He’s not ready right away for sure.”
Said Mitchell Marner, “It’s tough. He’s a big part of this team and everyone knows that. He’s a needed player on this team.”
Kyle Connor and Mark Scheifele scored, and Connor Hellebuyck made 28 saves for Winnipeg (7-4-1), which had won four of its past five games.
“I liked our game the first two periods and chunks of the third,” Jets coach Paul Maurice said. “I thought we played a real hard game and looked like we were supposed to look, so that’s a real encouraging sign. We couldn’t close it out. We made two or three mistakes with the puck in our end of the ice and that was the difference for us, but most of this game was pretty close to our game.”
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