Matthews, who is also captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs, finished the game with two assists, four shots on goal and three blocks in 20:47 of ice time.

Auston Matthews was expected to suit up for the red, white and blue for the final round-robin game of the 4 Nations Face-Off - instead, he'll be watching from the press box.  The USA star center was a late scratch for Mike Sullivan's team ahead of its game against Sweden on Monday.

In the first two games of the tournament, Matthews is yet to score a goal while adding just one assist. Matthews has been dealing with an upper-body injury for most of the 2024-25

As the NHL season resumed on Saturday, it was merely two days since the United States fell to Canada 3-2 in overtime of the 4 Nations Face-Off championship.

BOSTON — First-line center Auston Matthews isn’t playing Monday night in the United States’ meaningless game against Sweden. With the U.S. already destined for Thursday night’s 4 Nations ...

BOSTON -- When the puck drops on the championship game of the 4 Nations Face-Off, the United States will have its full complement of forwards, with Auston Matthews, Matthew Tkachuk and Brady Tkachuk all expected to play against Canada at TD Garden on Thursday (8 p.m. ET; ESPN+, ESPN, Disney+, SN, TVAS).

Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews stood silently after the 4 Nations Face-Off concluded. Edmonton Oilers superstar Connor McDavid won gold for Canada

The crowd in Montreal didn't hand Auston Matthews a warm reception, and now Keith Tkachuk has praised Team USA's captain for the reaction he garnered.

Toronto Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews is used to getting creative to beat Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Jaccob Slavin. But for two weeks, they were teammates at the 4 Nations Face-Off in Montreal and Boston with the United States of America.

The United States already confirmed a couple of roster moves prior to the game, but one more late alteration has been made to the lineup. Toronto Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews will not suit up ...

Auston Matthews was expected to suit up for the ... Matthews is dealing with soreness and with the United States playing in the championship, he will rest up for the big rematch against Canada.