Auston Matthews is frustrated, and he hasn’t been shy about it.



Almost a full month has passed since the 19-year-old last scored a goal. And after the Maple Leafs’ 2-1 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes at home on Tuesday night, he was answering a series of familiar questions. His goalless drought was a story, now stretching to 13 games.



“It’s kind of the same story I guess, you’ve been writing it for three weeks,” Matthews said with a smile. “We generated some chances like that one in mid-air, which just goes over the net. It’s just the way it’s going right now so there’s no excuse for that.”



He is still getting his shots, leading the Leafs with 71 through 19 games. His four shots on goal against the Hurricanes were a game high, tied with William Nylander. He has missed wide-open opportunities in two of the last three games.



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