The Toronto Maple Leafs likely will be without captain Auston Matthews for at least the next two games as the star center continues to nurse an upper-body injury. Matthews, 27, has missed Toronto's past two games and sat out Friday's contest at Detroit and likely will do the same for Saturday's home showdown against Washington.

TORONTO -- Auston Matthews will not play for the Maple Leafs in either of their next two games, beginning against the Detroit Red Wings on Friday (7 p.m. ET; FDSNDET, SNO, TVAS).

Upper-body injury bothers Auston Matthews once again, and the Maple Leafs superstar will miss the next two games.

The Seattle Kraken are likely to part ways with a Stanley Cup-winning center. And Adam Proteau says the Toronto Maple Leafs make a lot of sense to acquire the veteran pivot.

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