Toronto Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews says he plans to play on Saturday against the Tampa Bay Lightning after missing nine straight games with

Matthews has missed the last nine games and Knies has been absent for two games, each with upper-body injuries.

Toronto Maple Leafs superstar Auston Matthews said that he will return to the ice against Tampa Bay on Saturday.

Matthews will miss his ninth straight game with a mysterious injury, but Maple Leafs coach Craig Berube said "he's feeling good."

Auston Matthews won’t need a name tag when he shows up in the dressing room Saturday. Just hand him a stick. “I didn’t forget how to play hockey the past three weeks,” Matthews assured news hounds in Fort Lauderdale,

Black Friday marked a sunny news day in South Florida, as two-thirds of the Toronto Maple Leafs’ first line appear healthy and raring to go. Both Auston Matthews and Matthew Knies returned to their usual positions — top line,

The Toronto Maple Leafs will not have Auston Matthews in the lineup for a powerhouse divisional clash with the Florida Panthers on Wednesday.

The Toronto Maple Leafs have been without their superstar captain Auston Matthews for nearly a month thanks to a lengthy upper-body injury. Despite being fully

Auston Matthews is set to return to the lineup on Saturday when the Toronto Maple Leafs face off against the Tampa Bay Lightning. After missing the last nine games due to an upper-body injury, Matthews confirmed his return,

Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews will not play in Wednesday’s contest against the Florida Panthers. Matthews returned to practice Wednesday after taking part in Sunday’s morning skate, prior to Toronto’s game against the Seattle Kraken.

The whole idea of Auston Matthews taking the cautious rote back to full-time duty, including a medical visit to Germany, was to make sure he was not rushing a comeback. So, he’s pumping the brakes a bit on the idea of playing Wednesday in Florida with just one team practice under his belt.