Auston Matthews found himself in a bit of hilarious controversy as the captain was subject to some less than favorable images thanks to Google's verification system.

Matthews has put up points in 10 of his last 11 games (eight goals, seven assists), and he has 17 games and 17 assists in 31 games this season. Matthews' pace is quickening, which spells good things for your second half.

Mitch Marner, currently under a six-year, $65.4 million contract, assisted in two crucial goals for the Toronto Maple Leafs in their 4-3 win over the New Jersey Devils on Thursday.

Auston Matthews is set to return to the Maple Leafs lineup Saturday night against the Boston Bruins after missing the last six games with an undisclosed injury. “It’s exciting,” Matthews said Saturday morning. “It’s never fun watching.”

Matthews has been dealing with an upper-body injury all season long and the player was selected to play for Team USA in the mid-season tournament.

Returning from his second absence this season due to an upper-body injury, Matthews logged a season-low 17:32. The back-and-forth nature of the game saw Matthews play more in the third period, particularly as Toronto was defending the 5-on-6 situation as Boston looked for a tying goal.

Matthews has nine points (four goals, five assists) in his last six games since he returned from injury. That increases his season total to 15 goals, 17 assists and 116 shots in 30 games. And you can expect Matthews' goal scoring to increase given his somewhat flat 12.

Sometimes I worry that my Leafs analysis can come off negative, which I admit I consciously work to avoid. I worry about it because I know what this team is when we zoom out — they’re well inside the better half of the league,

The Toronto Maple Leafs are blessed with a handful of talented forwards who can all produce a lot of offense for the team. However, pairing some of them togethe

Toronto Maple Leafs forward Mitch Marner became the fastest in team history to 700 career points when he assisted on an Auston Matthews goal during Thursday’s game against the New Jersey Devils.

The Devils have only lost twice this season when leading after two periods (21-0-2). And both of those losses are to the Toronto Maple Leafs in overtime, including a 4-3 setback at Scotiebank Arena Thursday night.