The Toronto Maple Leafs suffered a devastating defeat to the Florida Panthers in Game 5 on Wednesday night, failing to put up much of a fight during the 6–1 blowout.

Auston Matthews has seen every playoff disappointment imaginable during his time with the Toronto Maple Leafs, and his struggles in Game 5 contributed to one of the worst moments of his career.

Matthews, in his first season as Leafs captain, had two shots and finished minus-2 in Sunday’s 6–1 Game 7 home loss to the Panthers. "I'm watching this last night, and—see, for me, Auston ...

Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews (34) talks with Oliver Ekman-Larsson (95), Morgan Rielly (44), Matthew Knies (23) and Mitch Marner (16) against the Panthers.Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images.

Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews deserves a ton of blame, as well. Marner isn’t completely free of liability for the string of playoff failures, but more scorn needs put Matthews’ way.

Toronto Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews (34) speaks with Mitch Marner (16), William Nylander (88), and Matthew Knies (23) at Scotiabank Arena. — Source: Dan Hamilton-Imagn Images ...

Matthews got his first goal of the series to break a scoreless tie in the third period, Joseph Woll stopped 22 shots and the Toronto Maple Leafs kept their season alive by beating the Florida ...

Former Maple Leafs player and current NHL analyst Nick Kypreos questioned Auston Matthews' leadership after Toronto’s 6–1 Game 7 loss.

The Toronto Maple Leafs extended their season Friday night with a 2-0 shutout win over the Florida Panthers in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Second Round.

After the game, Matthews acknowledged Toronto’s disconnect in crucial moments, calling out the Maple Leafs "passengers" during the second and third periods of the Game 7 defeat. “I thought we ...