{"id":532217,"date":"2026-03-31T03:44:29","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T03:44:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/532217\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T03:44:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T03:44:29","slug":"max-domi-fights-radko-gudas-as-maple-leafs-get-even-for-matthews-hit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/532217\/","title":{"rendered":"Max Domi fights Radko Gudas as Maple Leafs get even for Matthews hit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>The Maple Leafs got their revenge on Radko Gudas on Monday night.<\/p>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>And it didn\u2019t take long.<\/p>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p data-async=\"\">Three seconds after the opening faceoff between the Leafs and Anaheim Ducks at the Honda Center, Max Domi and Gudas squared off at centre ice, some 2-1\/2 weeks after Gudas ended Leafs captain <a data-evt-val=\"{\" control_fields=\"\" link=\"\" matthews=\"\" data-evt=\"click\" data-evt-typ=\"click\" data-link-type=\"backlink\" href=\"https:\/\/torontosun.com\/tag\/auston-matthews\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Auston Matthews<\/a>\u2019 season with a knee-on-knee hit.<\/p>\n<p>Domi got the better of Gudas in the scrap, landing several rights before the players fell to the ice. Both players were assessed fighting majors. Gudas, who has been hampered by a lower-body injury and missed the Ducks\u2019 previous game, didn\u2019t really fight back. He hung on and didn\u2019t throw a punch.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, the fight probably would not have been necessary had the Leafs responded when Gudas hit Matthews during a game at Scotiabank Arena on March 12. But when none of the players on the ice did anything, a group that included Morgan Rielly, Brandon Carlo, William Nylander and Easton Cowan, criticism of the Leafs was quick and sharp.<\/p>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>Naturally, it has been a topic since.<\/p>\n<p>Read More<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/torontosun.com\/sports\/hockey\/nhl\/toronto-maple-leafs\/maple-leafs-fire-general-manager-brad-treliving\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brad Treliving walks from the team's locker room at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto on Thursday, June 1, 2023.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bradbest-e1774919079506.jpg\"  class=\"lazyload\" height=\"96\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"96\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Maple Leafs fire general manager Brad Treliving<\/p>\n<p> <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/torontosun.com\/sports\/hockey\/nhl\/toronto-maple-leafs\/anaheim-radko-gudas-will-play-against-leafs\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Anaheim Ducks' Radko Gudas skates during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Vancouver Canucks.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1774928669_84_0331-radko-gudas-anaheim-ducks.jpg\"  class=\"lazyload\" height=\"96\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"96\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Radko Gudas will play vs. Maple Leafs, says he wants to \u2018stand behind my mistakes&#8217;<\/p>\n<p> <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Domi mentioned after the Leafs played in Buffalo two nights later that he was \u201cpretty angry\u201d with the news that Matthews was done for the season. And, Domi said, \u201cwe play them in a couple of weeks\u201d referring to the Leafs\u2019 visit to Anaheim at the end of the month. Getting a piece of Gudas clearly was on Domi\u2019s mind.<\/p>\n<p>Gudas\u2019 hit on Matthews resulted in a torn medial collateral ligament in the centre\u2019s left knee. Matthews had surgery in New York on March 19 with an expected recovery time of 12 weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Gudas was given a five-game suspension by the National Hockey League and when it ended last week, he told media upon his return to the lineup that he felt \u201cterrible\u201d for the hit.<\/p>\n<p>NHL Department of Player Safety head George Parros was slated to be in attendance on Monday night. Nothing in the fight between Domi and Gudas suggested further discipline.<\/p>\n<p data-async=\"\"><a data-evt-val=\"{\" control_fields=\"\" link=\"\" data-evt=\"click\" data-evt-typ=\"click\" href=\"mailto:tkoshan@postmedia.com\">tkoshan@postmedia.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>X: @koshtorontosun<\/p>\n<p>Share this article in your social network<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Article content The Maple Leafs got their revenge on Radko Gudas on Monday night. 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