Maple Leafs’ Auston Matthews Unhappy with Delay-of-Game Penalty

Tuesday's FTB: Leafs dug a deep hole and then climbed halfway out

Last night the Leafs did not play a strong game against the Flames, and Sergei Bobrovsky was not good. In worse news, Kirill Marchenko left the game after this: awkward fall for Marchenko pic.twitter.com/pIuLcfz6kr— Omar (@TicTacTOmar) October 27, 2026 He did try to play after, but nope, down the tunnel he went. He did not return to the game.Hiller on Marchenko injury: "I don't have the full update, but I don't think...(he) couldn't come back an…

Maple Leafs’ Auston Matthews unhappy with delay-of-game penalty

Matthews was called for delay-of-game midway through the final frame with his Maple Leafs trailing by one goal — the seventh penalty assessed to Toronto and negating a power play that had only just begun for the Maple Leafs. On-ice officials determined that the 29-year-old played the puck with his glove following a faceoff, which results […]

Auston Matthews Disputes Delay-of-Game Call in Leafs’ 5-2 Loss

Auston Matthews disputed a third-period delay-of-game penalty in Toronto’s 5-2 loss to Calgary, saying officials should be certain before making the call. The referees ruled he played the puck with his glove after a faceoff; coach Jim Hiller said the officials explained that the glove contact triggered the penalty.

Maple Leafs' Auston Matthews unhappy with delay-of-game penalty