After pulling Matthews from deep in the zone to near the blue line, McCabe went from pull to push, shoving Matthews toward the red line.
"You see it happen once in a while, but it was definitely interesting to go through," Matthews said. "It's never happened to me before - as soon as I went to plant, I fell and went into the boards. I didn't know what to do, but luckily (McCabe) was there to get me to the bench."
From there, Matthews did his best to slide and push himself toward the bench with one skate. Defenseman Conor Timmins offered his stick to help pull Matthews in with at least three other players grabbing Matthews as if he was a man overboard.
A couple of great assists from the Maple Leafs without a puck ever crossing a goal line.
- NHL.com Independent Correspondent Dave Hogg contributed to this report.
