Justin Bieber Shares 8-Word Message for Auston Matthews After Maple Leafs Thrilling Game 6 Victory

Diehard Toronto Maple Leafs fan and pop icon Justin Bieber hyped up Auston Matthews for his performance in the thrilling Game 6 win.

Justin Bieber Shares 8-Word Message for Auston Matthews After Maple Leafs Thrilling Game 6 Victory

Auston Matthews and Justin Bieber (Image via Imago/People)

The Toronto Maple Leafs needed a win on Friday, and they got it thanks to their captain, Auston Matthews. The forward scored an important goal in Game 6, which led to the Maple Leafs winning 2-0 against the Florida Panthers and forcing Game 7. Pop icon Justin Bieber would share an 8-word message for Matthews.

The Maple Leafs No.34 found himself under the wrath of the fans in this playoffs. Him having a goal drought lead to many fans bashing him online and urging the team for a change.

This past Wednesday, his side suffered a crushing 6-1 defeat in Game 1 which put them on the brink of elimination. Matthews, once again become the target of trolling and abuse as he failed to make the desired impact. During the game, a fan would throw his No.34 jersey on the ice in frustration.

In Game 6, Matthews came up clutch. He opened the scoring in the third period after taking a shot that went through the legs of Panthers’ goalie Sergei Bobrovsky. Max Pacioretty wrapped up the game later on and gave the Maple Leafs an important 2-0 win.

Pop icon and diehard Maple Leafs fan Justin Bieber later took to his Instagram account to hype up Matthews. He shared an 8-word message regarding Matthews while sharing two pictures as well.

My captain Gets It Done game 7 Muthaf****as

Auston Matthews expresses that job is not done yet following game-winning goal in Game 6

Heading into the game on Friday night, the pressure was on the shoulders of the Toronto Maple Leafs to deliver. The team did that with captain Auston Matthews getting the game-winning goal in the third period. The job though is not done yet according to him.

Auston Matthews
Auston Matthews (Image via Imago)

While speaking to Kyle Bukauskas of Sportsnet, the 27-year-old admitted that it felt good to finally get on the scoresheet and help his team win.

Feels good. Always feels good. But just to get that win feels great. Obviously the job’s not done yet. Like I said, it’s a gutsy one to keep our season alive. But we got one more job to finish.

This was the first time Matthews had ever scored a goal in the second round of the playoffs. Throughout the series, he had been kept quiet by the Florida Panthers’ defense.

Prior to this game, he had just three assists in this series. With the goal from this game, he now has 11 points (3 goals and 8 assists) from the 12 games he has participated in.

Auston Matthews and Maple Leafs will look to bury past Game 7 demons on Sunday

Following a win in Game 6, Auston Matthews and the Toronto Maple Leafs have forced a Game 7 against the Florida Panthers. On Sunday, they will look to their past Game 7 demons and reach their first Conference Finals since 2002.

Auston Matthews
Auston Matthews (Image via Sportsnet)

Game 7s have been ones that have been difficult for the Canadian side. The team has a 12-15 record in Game 7. However, they have lost each of their 6 Game 7s.

Out of these 6 defeats, 3 have come against the Boston Bruins, including last year. The team came back from 3-2 down to force a Game 7. An overtime goal from David Pastrnak handed them another defeat and eliminated them from the playoffs. Their last Game 7 win came against the Ottawa Senators in 2004.

The Maple Leafs will have home advantage as Game 7 will now take place at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. The winners of this series will face the Carolina Hurricanes in the Eastern Conference Final.

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