Auston Matthews unlikely to play Game 5 for Maple Leafs
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BOSTON — is unlikely to be available to the on Tuesday night, according to a person briefed on the matter. Matthews has been battling an illness and was forced to sit out the third period of Saturday’s Game 4 against the . According to sources, he is also believed to be nursing an undisclosed injury, which made it more likely than not that he wouldn’t be able to play Tuesday with the Leafs trailing 3-1 in the best-of-seven series. Advertisement He appears to be doing everything he can to try...

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