Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews’ injury remains a closely guarded mystery with the forward still to make his return after more than a week on the sidelines. According to Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman,

The Maple Leafs have played the last two games without captain Auston Matthews, and the latest update isn't encouraging.

Toronto Maple Leafs coach Craig Berube says captain Auston Matthews' upper-body injury is not "where it needs to get to" and he remains day-to-day as the team takes a cautious approach to his return.

Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews remains sidelined with an upper-body injury that has kept him out of the team’s last three games. Thanks to those three victories and the great results the team has put together without its captain,

As the Ottawa Senators face the Toronto Maple Leafs tonight, Auston Matthews will miss a fourth straight game.

It's officially been over a week since Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews last played a game. The veteran sniper was placed on the injured reserve with an upper-body injury last week and his outlook has been up in the air since then.

Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews continues to be sidelined by an upper-body injury and will miss his fifth straight game tonight as his team visits the Capitals in Washington. Last week, the Maple Leafs announced that Matthews would not play against the Boston Bruins on Nov.