Leafs no longer undefeated with Matthews out of lineup

It was bound to happen at some point.

The Toronto Maple Leafs had won all five games they'd been forced to play without star center Auston Matthews this season, but that streak came to an end thanks to a 4-2 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday.

The game in Philadelphia was the second in a row Matthews has missed, and he was sidelined four games in November with an upper-body injury. That's the nature of his current ailment as well, and he remains listed as day to day for the time being.

The loss also marked the first time Toronto failed to hold a lead heading into the third period, posting a record of 12-0-0 when winning after 40 minutes.

Toronto is off until Thursday when they will play in Minnesota, with a tilt in Detroit scheduled for Friday. Whether they'll head into battle without Matthews remains to be seen.