Matthews (upper body) is expected to play in Thursday's 4 Nations Face-Off matchup versus Canada, per Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet.

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Matthews (undisclosed) won't be available for Team USA against Sweden on Monday, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports.

January was quite busy for the Toronto Maple Leafs, who played 12 games in 25 days leading into last week. Fortunately, their schedule lightened up, with only two games on tap in week 17: at home ...

Murray made 27 saves. Takeaways Maple Leafs: Toronto has lost three of four games without Auston Matthews in the lineup and, oddly, last season's leading scorer in the NHL appears to be missed on ...

Auston Matthews will head the United States’ leadership group at the 4 Nations Face-Off. USA Hockey announced on Thursday afternoon that the Maple Leafs captain will be its captain for the event ...

Auston Matthews will wear the ‘C’ for the red, white and blue. The Toronto Maple Leafs star has been named captain for the United States at the 4 Nations Face-Off tournament set for next month ...

Captain Auston Matthews and the Toronto Maple Leafs hit the ice on Wednesday morning for practice to get set to host the Minnesota Wild later that evening at Scotiabank Arena. With Minnesota ...

As speculation rises over which players may decide to sit out the upcoming 4 Nations Face-Off, Toronto Maple Leafs’ Auston Matthews will be suiting up for Team USA. According to TSN’s Pierre ...

But with all the turmoil, NHL Insiders Nick Kypreos and Justin Bourne believe a solution lies within the Maple Leafs organization ... incredibly high clip (58.9% this season, 54.2% for his career) and ...

Toronto Maple Leafs forward #34 Auston Matthews (Steven Ellis/The Nation Network) Toronto Maple Leafs forward #34 Auston Matthews (Steven Ellis/The Nation Network) Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman ...

The Maple Leafs could ... improvement over Toronto's third line pivots, and could fill in on the second line in a pinch. A beefy center at 6'0, 213 pounds, McTavish is strong on and off the puck, can ...