Max Domi immediately fights Radko Gudas, avenging Auston Matthews injury
Max Domi and Radko Gudas dropped the gloves after the opening faceoff. Gudas had injured Auston Matthews on March 12 and was suspended for kneeing.
The Toronto Maple Leafs didn't take long to get revenge on Monday, March 30 for the season-ending injury to captain Auston Matthews . Toronto's Max Domi and Anaheim Ducks defenseman Radko Gudas dropped the gloves right off the opening faceoff in the teams' first meeting since Gudas was suspended five games for his knee-on-knee hit on Matthews. Because the suspension wasn't longer for the March 12 infraction, it meant the Ducks captain was scheduled to be in the lineup for the teams' rematch.
Gudas didn't throw any punches and Domi got in about 10 before the defenseman went down. The Ducks captain had suited up on Monday despite being injured in a recent game. MAX DOMI DROPS THE GLOVES WITH RADKO GUDAS RIGHT OFF THE OPENING DRAW 🫨👊 pic.
twitter. com/bip7Vl7gJ0 — Gino Hard (@GinoHard_) March 31, 2026 “Stand behind my own mistakes,” he said, according to TSN , about why he was going to play. “I want to address it myself, so that’s one of the reasons, 100 percent.
That’s one of those games where I have to play. ” Domi's response was a marked change from the earlier game, when no Leafs player on the ice challenged Gudas after his hit. The USA TODAY app gets you to the heart of the news — fast.