As captain of Team USA, Auston Matthews expects he’ll be seen, but not heard in the 4 Nations Face-off. Let’s just say it won’t take any speeches from the current Maple Leafs skipper to rev up a talented team of fellow red, white and blue stars in ...

Matthews, 27, led the NHL with 69 goals last season and won the Hart Trophy in 2021-22, when he scored 106 points in 73 games.

Matthews was named captain of the Maple Leafs on Aug. 14, taking over for John Tavares, who passed along the role to star forward. Matthews is the 26th captain in the club's history and the first US-born player to wear the "C' for Toronto.