Maple Leafs' Auston Matthews is facing a tough week, as the star forward has suffered two painful groin hits in consecutive games. Initially, Matthews was injured on Thursday in Florida when Carter Verhaeghe's attempted dump-in struck him in a sensitive area. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/TicTacTOmar/status/1639079413793865730'> </a></blockquote></div> <h2>Matthews Hit in Groin by Skate Blade During Game</h2> <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/timandfriends/status/1639783983356559360'> </a></blockquote></div> While Toronto visited the Hurricanes, Matthews encountered another blow when Jesper Fast's skate connected directly with his groin after a faceoff. Matthews immediately went down and stayed on the ice for a brief moment, but he managed to continue playing in the game. As seen on Hockey Patrol - <a href='https://www.hockeypatrol.com/nhl/injuries/Matthews-Takes-a-Skate-Blade-into-his-Groin-During-Game' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Matthews Takes a Skate Blade into his Groin During Game</a>