“Gutsy,” Matthews said in his immediate postgame interview with Sportsnet’s Kyle Bukauskas. “Just a gutsy, gutsy win all around. I thought we just battled hard all three periods. It took till midway through the third to break through.

Matthews had yet to score in the series as the Maple Leafs saw a 2-0 lead turn into a 3-2 deficit. As a result, Matthews was facing a lot of pressure hea

Auston 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 Panthers 2-0 in Game 6 of their Eastern Conference