Lorentz and Woll stood by Matthews after his words on Wednesday, also admitting how special Toronto's fanbase is.

Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews wasn't particularly happy with what he thought was the lack of excitement from the fans.

Leafs Captain Auston Matthews initially had no idea why he was given a minor penalty when he grabbed Elvis Merzlikins' stick after the two collided with one another.

After dropping Wednesday's home tilt 5-1 to the Columbus Blue Jackets, Auston Matthews channeled his frustrations towards the energy in the building — or lack thereof. Leafs enforcer Ryan Reaves dropped the gloves for the first time this season less than two minutes into the opening period,

Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews isn't exactly happy with what he's hearing — or rather, not hearing — from the fans at Scotiabank Arena

The Maple Leafs captain is scoring all the time again, but is he back to peak Matthews? Also, what's behind Rielly's struggles?

Matthews scored a goal and took six shots in Wednesday's 5-1 loss to the Blue Jackets. Matthews missed six games between Dec. 21 and Jan. 2 with an upper-body injury, but he's been nothing short of spectacular since stepping back on the ice.

Despite the Toronto Maple Leafs losing 5-1 to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Wednesday, Auston Matthews continued his goal-scoring streak.