Leafs’ Auston Matthews returns to practice; Ekman-Larsson out with illness
Auston Matthews was a full participant at Monday’s practice for the first time since re-aggravating an upper-body injury against the Buffalo Sabres on Dec. 20, multiple reports said. Since then, Matthews has missed four games as the Leafs have gone 1-3 while allowing 21 goals and at least five per contest.