In many ways, the poster children for the return of best-on-best hockey have long been Connor McDavid and Auston Matthews.

Auston Matthews isn't known for playing well in must-win games, but he'll need to change that trend for Team USA.

Matthews (upper body) is expected to play in Thursday's 4 Nations Face-Off matchup versus Canada, per Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet.

Auston Matthews has ... Dreger suggested that if Matthews leads Team USA to a successful tournament, it could boost his confidence for the NHL playoffs. "Well, what do you think that's going ...

Toronto Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews and USA will take on Sweden in the final preliminary game as the 4 Nations ...

Auston Matthews plays a sport you don’t usually associate with flashy gold jewelry. Hockey, a notoriously cold game in more ways than one, is often defined by its stolid professionalism ...

Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews shared his thoughts about the atmosphere at Scotiabank Arena during the intense fight between teammate Ryan Reaves and Columbus Blues Jackets ...

Auston Matthews wasn’t happy with the home crowd’s reaction to Ryan Reaves’ first fight of the season. Reaves hadn’t fought all year until he dropped the gloves with Mathieu Olivier less ...

With the 4 Nations Face-Off only a few weeks away, Toronto might want to keep Auston Matthews away ... but so will the remaining season and playoff games and risking losing your best players ...

Matthew has six assists and 16 shots on net over three outings in February. He's also gone five games without a goal, his longest stretch without scoring since a pair of four-game stretches in ...

Auston Matthews scored once again on Wednesday, extending his goal streak to five games and hitting the 20-goal mark for the ninth time in his first nine seasons. While dealing with lingering ...

On a night that when there was a lot not to like about the Maple Leafs — a 5-1 loss to Columbus, for starters, and the loss of Matthew Knies to an upper-body injury — there were still bits ...