Matthews Hit In The Groin For The Second Game In A Row
Maple Leafs' Auston Matthews is going through a tough week, as the star forward endured two painful groin hits in back-to-back games.
In the first incident, Matthews was injured on Thursday in Florida when Carter Verhaeghe's attempted dump-in struck him in a sensitive spot.
Matthews Hit In The Groin For The Second Game In A Row
In the game against the Hurricanes, Matthews faced another hit when Jesper Fast's skate connected directly with his groin after a faceoff.
Although Matthews instantly fell and stayed on the ice briefly, he managed to keep playing in the game.
As reported by Hockey Patrol - Matthews Takes a Skate Blade into his Groin During Game
POLL |
MARS 25 | 197 ANSWERS Matthews Hit In The Groin For The Second Game In A Row Do you think players wear enough protection? |
Yes | 111 | 56.3 % |
No | 86 | 43.7 % |
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