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

Matthews's outlook has been up in the air since he re-aggravated an upper-body injury during a 6-3 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Dec. 20. Head coach Craig Berube later revealed that the 27-year-old sharpshooter would be sidelined until after the holidays, leaving optimists hoping for a return as early as Friday.

ARLINGTON, Va. -- Alex Ovechkin could resume his chase of Wayne Gretzky’s NHL goal record when the Washington Capitals visit the Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena on Saturday (7 p.m. ET; CBC, SNE, SNO, SNP, NHLN, MNMT2).

Alex Ovechkin could return to the Washington Capitals lineup when they visit the Toronto Maple Leafs in their first game back from the NHL’s Christmas break

Washington Capitals winger Alex Ovechkin is on track to make an expedited return to the ice after suffering a fractured fibula in mid-November. Although a final decision is not expected to be made until Saturday,

NHL insider Pierre LeBrun believes Yanni Gourde would be willing to waive his modified no-trade clause to join the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Maple Leafs GM Brad Treliving Describes Reason For Fraser Minten's Bump Back To Marlies In their 5-2 loss to the Winnipeg Jets, the Maple Leafs had David Kampf and Pontus Holmberg as their bottom-six centermen.

The Seattle Kraken might be a key team to watch around the upcoming NHL trade deadline. Falling short of expectations and struggling to fight for a playoff spot, the Kraken have seen multiple key names pop up on trade boards.