First things first: You may not have heard, but Auston Matthews was injured at the end of Thursday’s game.



The play didn’t look like much, but he missed overtime and the shootout, after he went to the dressing room late in the third.



Mike Babcock’s update post-game was brief and unenlightening.



“I don’t know. We’ll know in the morning.”



Given Matthews missed a string of games earlier this year with suspected back woes, let’s deem the concern level “moderate” until we know more.



Minus the big man, the Maple Leafs still won this game, despite not playing well for long stretches. They’re 12-2 in their last 14 and on the cusp of overtaking Boston — who are at the ACC on Saturday — for second in the division. (Albeit with the Bruins having five games in hand. Still, no one thought home-ice advantage in Round 1 was a possibility mere weeks ago. Now it is. This turned...