Austin Matthews scored a goal, John Tavares assisted on two others, and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Philadelphia Flyers 5-2 on Saturday night.

The defenceman, playing his first game after missing four with a concussion, was stretchered off after appearing to suffer another head injury.

Dreger noted the criticism that surrounded Tavares’ prior $11 million contract but emphasized that he consistently delivered value. Tavares scored 493 total points in 515 regular season games before ...