OTTAWA – Toronto captain Auston Matthews left the Maple Leafs practice early on Tuesday with an upper-body injury.
Toronto coach Craig Berube said he didn’t expect the issue with the Leafs’ new captain to be serious, calling it an “upper body thing.”
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The Maple Leafs were practising in Ottawa in advance of their pre-season game Tuesday night against the Senators.
Matthews had a goal on Sunday as the Leafs opened their pre-season schedule with a 6-5 overtime loss to the Senators in Toronto.
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The star centre is coming off a stellar 2023-24 campaign that saw him set career highs with 69 goals and 107 points.
He was named the Maple Leafs’ first American-born captain on Aug. 14.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 24, 2024.