The Maple Leafs are 37-19-2 all-time when Matthews has been unavailable since he entered the League in the 2016-17 season. He missed two games during the Eastern Conference First Round last season because of an illness and undisclosed injury, and one game during the regular season because of the flu.

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

Auston Matthews hasn't been on the ice for the Toronto Maple Leafs for a little while, missing some practice and the last three games the team has played with an upper-body injury.

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.

Leafs captain Auston Matthews, meanwhile, did not practise on Monday despite looking close to his usual self while taking part in Toronto’s optional morning skate on Saturday. Matthews has missed the past three games with an upper-body injury and has watched his teammates win all three.

The Leafs have won each of their last two games without Auston Matthews in the lineup, and No. 34 was back on the ice at practice on Saturday.

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 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.