Matthews misses practice, remains day-to-day

TORONTO – Maple Leafs skipper Auston Matthews missed Thursday’s signifier and his presumption for the team’s adjacent 2 games is unclear.

The prima centre listed arsenic day-to-day with an upper-body wounded besides sat retired Tuesday’s 4-0 triumph implicit the Boston Bruins.

Head manager Craig Berube didn’t regularisation Matthews successful oregon retired of the lineup for Toronto’s upcoming location games — Friday against the Detroit Red Wings and Saturday against the Montreal Canadiens — erstwhile asked astir his availability by reporters pursuing Thursday’s skate.

Matthews, who has dealt with enarthrosis and wrist ailments successful the past, has 5 goals and 11 points successful 13 games this season. He past saw enactment Sunday erstwhile helium picked up an assistance and played much than 22 minutes successful a 2-1 overtime roadworthy nonaccomplishment to the Minnesota Wild.

Berube, who added Matthews stayed disconnected the crystal wholly Thursday, said earlier this week his champion subordinate isn’t presently dealing with a wrist issue. The three-time Maurice (Rocket) Richard Trophy victor led the NHL with 69 goals successful 2023-24 — the astir successful a azygous play successful much than 3 decades.

Matthews, who was selected No. 1 wide astatine the 2016 draft, has 373 goals and 287 assists for 660 points crossed 575 regular-season games successful his career. The 27-year-old erstwhile Hart Trophy victor arsenic league MVP has added 48 points (23 goals, 25 assists) successful 55 playoff contests.

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Leafs guardant Max Domi centred the apical enactment betwixt Mitch Marner and Matthew Knies connected Tuesday arsenic Toronto improved to a astonishing 36-19-2 all-time successful the regular play minus Matthews.

The nine besides doubly downed the Bruins without its prima sniper successful past spring’s seven-game nonaccomplishment successful the archetypal circular of the playoffs.

This study by The Canadian Press was archetypal published Nov. 7, 2024.