The hot streak comes at at perfect time for Matthews and the United States. The center, who grew up in Arizona, will join Team United States for the 4 Nations Face-Off in Montreal and Boston from Feb. 12-20 and begin play against Team Finland at Bell Centre on Feb. 13 (8 p.m. ET; ESPN, ESPN+, SN, TVAS).

Auston Matthews has had a ton of success against Columbus in his career, and our Maple Leafs vs. Blue Jackets predictions expect that to continue tonight.

Matthews was named captain of the Maple Leafs on Aug. 14, taking over for John Tavares, who passed along the role to star forward. Matthews is the 26th captain in the club's history and the first US-born player to wear the "C' for Toronto.

Victor Hedman (Sweden) and Auston Matthews (USA) were announced as captains for the 4 Nations Face-Off that is set to get underway in less than two weeks. * Marc-Andre Fleury secured an emotional shutout win at Bell Centre in what could be the Sorel-Tracy,

With the 4 Nations Face-Off only a few weeks away, Toronto might want to keep Auston Matthews away, and given there's no real punishment for it, he should agree. Though it wasn't a surprise to see ...

Last season, Matthews scored an NHL career-high 69 ... a six-game win against the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 2023 Eastern Conference First Round. Whether this version will finally break through ...

The Maple Leafs edged out the Oilers 4-3 in overtime during their previous meeting on Nov. 16 at Scotiabank Arena after Leon Draisaitl’s tying goal with 1:29 in regulation forced overtime before Mitch Marner earned Toronto the extra point with the winner only 40 seconds into sudden death.

The Minnesota Wild took care of business in their cross-conference matchup against the Toronto Maple Leafs. By a score of 3-1, the Wild took down one of the top

Bobby McMann has been amazing for the Buds this season, and our Maple Leafs vs. Senators predictions take him to get a point tonight.

The Maple Leafs are looking to finally have success in the postseason in 2024-25, and should acquire Yanni Gourde in that quest.

Fantilli's 'hattie' near his hometown led the Blue Jackets to victory over the Maple Leafs and cost his mom her hat: 4 takeaways.

Dawson Mercer scored twice during New Jersey’s four-goal second period, and the Devils beat the Boston Bruins 5-1 on Wednesday night. Nico Hischier had a goal and two assists, Dougie Hamilton had a goal and an assist,