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Maple Leafs' Auston Matthews to miss at least one more game, Berube says

It appears the holiday break wasn't long enough for Auston Matthews.

Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Craig Berube told reporters Friday that while Matthews is "doing better," he will miss the team's two weekend games as he continues to deal with a lingering injury.

The Leafs played in Detroit on Friday before returning home to face Washington on Saturday.

Matthews missed Toronto's final two games before the break — both losses.

Berube said a cross-check from Buffalo Sabres defenceman Dennis Gilbert "aggravated" the upper-body injury that caused the Maple Leafs captain to miss nine games and travel to Germany for treatment earlier this season.

Maple Leafs' Matthews aggravates injury after cross-check to back
Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews takes a cross-check to the back from Buffalo Sabres defenceman Dennis Gilbert, which coach Craig Berube later said aggravated Matthews' lingering injury.
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    Matthews, who scored 69 times in 2023-24 for the highest total by any player in more than 30 years, has 23 points (11 goals, 12 assists) in 24 games this season.

    After the weekend back-to-back, their busy schedule continues with a home-and-home against the New York Islanders on Tuesday and Thursday.

    -- With files from The Canadian Press.

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