Maple Leafs' Auston Matthews is experiencing a challenging week, as the star forward suffered two painful hits to the groin in consecutive games. Initially, Matthews was injured on Thursday in Florida when Carter Verhaeghe's attempted dump-in struck him in a delicate area. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/TicTacTOmar/status/1639079413793865730'>https://twitter.com/TicTacTOmar/status/1639079413793865730</a></blockquote></div> <h2>Matthews Takes a Skate Blade into his Groin During Game</h2> <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/timandfriends/status/1639783983356559360'>https://twitter.com/timandfriends/status/1639783983356559360</a></blockquote></div> During Toronto's visit to the Hurricanes, Matthews faced another blow as Jesper Fast's skate hit him directly in the groin following a faceoff. Matthews went down instantly and remained on the ice for a moment, but he managed to continue playing in the game.