This evening a new angle of a hit taken by Auston Matthews seems to have revealed the exact moment he likely suffered an injury last night. Auston Matthews has been battling through a nagging injury all season and <a href='https://www.hockeylatest.com/nhl-team/toronto-maple-leafs/leafs-auston-matthews-gets-absolutely-wrecked-by-sabres-tage-thompson-morgan-reilly-to-the-rescue' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>last night Matthews was brutalized by the Sabres taking several big hits.</a> With Matthews enduring such punishment it is no surprise that he is once again dealing with an injury according to reports. The injury is a re-aggravation of the one he has been dealing with for most of the season and will now keep him out tonight against the New York Islanders. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/Sportsnet/status/1870537112530878558'> </a></blockquote></div> To this point there had been speculation regarding how Matthews got hurt again but a new comment from head coach Craig Berube has now confirmed how it went down. <h3>Maple Leafs head coach confirms how Auston Matthews re-injured himself</h3> In a new interview before the Maple Leafs game tonight, Craig Berube spoke to the media and was asked about the Matthews injury. Berube admitted that a big cross-check from Sabres defenseman Dennis Gilbert led to aggravation in Matthews' injury. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/TicTacTOmar/status/1870294534267036035'> </a></blockquote></div> <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/lukefoxjukebox/status/1870610413718806593'> </a></blockquote></div> This confirmation from the Maple Leafs not only reveals that Matthews is once again injured due to the same ailment but might have confirmed what is wrong with him finally. After months of speculation regarding what Matthews' injury is it can now be narrowed down to either his hip or lower back as Matthews seems to grab at that area and wince after being hit. This still does not confirm the severity of recovery time for Matthews' injury but it does provide some worry as hip and back injuries are very difficult to rehab for hockey players as they use so much of both their back and hips to maneuver around the ice. With Matthews out for tonight against the Islanders the focus will shift to the Maple Leafs next practice to see if he joins the team going forward and for a potential injury update from head coach Craig Berube. As those updates are made by the Maple Leafs we will pass the latest news along to you.