Hockey News & Notes | NHL.com Auston Matthews scored his 40th goal of the season for the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday in his 49th game. Matthews has been busy this season. Photo by Mark Blinch/NHLI via Getty Images | IIHF.com Canada wins gold for the first time since 2013, while the Russians are still looking for their first U18 victory since 2007. Congratulations to our neighbors to the north on their U18 men’s gold medal win. Presidential alert: the boys are fighting! This is the story that has dominated hockey headlines, and it isn’t a good look for the league.