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).

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.

Buffalo, N.Y. - The Buffalo Sabres have returned to KeyBank Center with another chance to end their losing streak. The Sabres are hosting the Toronto Maple Leafs, meeting for the second time in less than a week against their Atlantic Division foe.

The hope was that the break would give the Maple Leafs' captain the needed time to recover. Unfortunately for Mathews, he remains out. NHL insider Elliotte Friedman is reporting t

Auston Matthews wasn't on the ice during the Toronto Maple Leafs' full morning skate inside Little Caesars Arena on Friday morning. The 27-year-old forward has missed Toronto's last two games — both losses to the New York Islanders and Winnipeg Jets — after re-aggravating his previous upper-body injury from earlier in the season.

Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Craig Berube told reporters Friday that Auston Matthews would miss the team's next two games as he continues to deal with a lingering injury.