Toronto Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews won't play in Thursday's Game 6 against the Boston Bruins, head coach Sheldon Keefe confirmed.

Matthews missed the third period of Game 4 and all of Game 5 due to an illness. He's also dealing with an apparent injury.

The Maple Leafs prevailed in Game 5 without Matthews to keep their season alive courtesy of Matthew Knies' overtime winner.

The rest of Toronto's lineup from Game 5 is expected to remain the same, with Max Domi shifting over from the wing to center the top line with Tyler Bertuzzi and Mitch Marner in Matthews' absence.

Matthews won his third Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy in four years this past season by pacing the NHL with 69 goals. He carried the Leafs to victory in Game 2 with a three-point effort - including the game-winner - but has otherwise been held off the scoresheet in the playoffs.

Toronto trails Boston 3-2 in the series.

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