By The Canadian Press
Posted November 14, 2025 12:22 pm
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TORONTO – The Toronto Maple Leafs have placed captain Auston Matthews on injured reserve with a lower-body injury, the NHL club announced Friday.
The move is retroactive to Tuesday, when Matthews left a 5-4 road loss to the Boston Bruins in the second period.
The move comes after Maple Leafs coach Craig Berube said Thursday that he expected Matthews to be out “maybe a week, maybe sooner.”
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The Maple Leafs also activated goaltender Joseph Woll, recalled forward Easton Cowan from the American Hockey League’s Toronto Marlies and assigned goaltender Artur Akhtyamov to the AHL.
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Woll rejoins the Leafs after missing the start of the season to attend to a personal matter. He will likely take over as Toronto’s No. 1 option in net with Anthony Stolarz out day-to-day with an upper-body issue.
Dennis Hildeby started in goal for Toronto’s 4-3 overtime loss to visiting Los Angeles on Thursday. It was the Maple Leafs’ fourth loss in a row.
Cowan started the season with the Maple Leafs and had a goal and three assists in four games before being assigned to the Marlies.
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The 20-year-old, selected 28th overall by Toronto at the 2023 NHL draft, has one assist in two AHL games.
The Maple Leafs, currently in second-last place in the Atlantic Division, face the Blackhawks on Saturday night in Chicago.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 14, 2025.
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