Auston Matthews weighs in at 6-foot-3 and 223 pounds. If Matthews added his wallet to the scale, the height and weight of his stack would help him challenge 6-foot-5, 235-pound Frederik Gauthier as the biggest player on the Toronto roster.



Two games in, it is surprising how such a large man has looked so small.



The No. 2 center has yet to record a point. Matthews landed three shots on net in Game 1 and five more in Game 2.



His best chance — a sizzler off the left post in Game 1 — did not even count as an official shot. Six of his 11 Game 2 attempts took place in the third period when the Bruins had the result on lockdown.



For the second straight year, Matthews is on pace to contribute little aside from frustration.



Last season, the Bruins trained their big dogs on Matthews. Zdeno Chara and Charlie McAvoy, with support from Brad Marchand, Patrice Bergeron and David Pastrnak, limited Matthews to one goal and one assist in seven...