Matthews (illness) held out of third period of Game 4 loss


by ESPN

ESPN— All-Star center Auston Matthews did not finish Saturday's Game 4 because of an illness, as the Toronto Maple Leafs fell on home ice 3-1 to the Boston Bruins, placing their season on the line Tuesday in Game 5 of their first-round series at TD Garden.

New York Post—Islanders undone by poor third period as season ends with loss to Hurricanes in Game 5 heartbreaker. They bowed out of the season on Tuesday evening after scratching and clawing their way back from an early deficit before the third period did them in.

CBS Sports—Auston Matthews illness update: Maple Leafs star will be game-time decision for Game 5 vs. Bruins. The Bruins have Toronto on the brink of elimination and Matthews has been dealing with an illness.

New York Post—Rangers' Filip Chytil out for Game 4 while dealing with 'illness'. After competing in his first game back from a suspected concussion that sidelined him for the past six months, Filip Chytil was not on the...