Overview
- Gudas, who missed Saturday with a lower-body injury and was seen in a walking boot, says he wants to face Toronto on Monday.
- On March 12, his knee-on-knee hit on Auston Matthews drew a five-game suspension and left the Leafs captain with a Grade 3 MCL tear and a quad contusion.
- Toronto faced criticism for not confronting Gudas after the hit, and defenseman Morgan Rielly later said it was on him for not responding faster.
- Edmonton’s 4-2 win Saturday cut Anaheim’s Pacific Division lead to three points, raising the stakes for how the Ducks manage Gudas’ availability.
- Anaheim has dropped six straight to Toronto and been outscored 30-11 in that span, adding pressure to reverse a lopsided trend.