TORONTO -- Auston Matthews will miss his second straight game because of an upper-body injury when the Toronto Maple Leafs play the Detroit Red Wings on Friday (7 p.m. ET; TSN4, TVAS-D, FDSNDET).

The Toronto Maple Leafs got some good news on the injury front as superstar captain Auston Matthews has returned to the ice. Matthews is still out for the Maple Leafs' contest against the Montreal Canadiens today,

When the Toronto Maple Leafs placed Auston Matthews on injured reserve (IR) ahead of their weekend matchups, it wasn’t due to a worsening of his injury. Instead, it was a smart roster management decision that allowed the Leafs to activate Connor Dewar from his AHL conditioning stint, as the team announced prior to Friday's game against Detroit.