For the second time this season, Toronto Maple Leafs superstar forward Auston Matthews is missing time due to an upper-body injury. The Maple Leafs missed their captain for about a month earlier in the season and has now been on the shelf again for five games.

Still without a timeline for return, Matthews spoke with media for the first time since he last played on Dec. 20.

Auston Matthews participated in his first full practice with the Toronto Maple Leafs since aggravating an upper-body injury on Dec. 20. The 27-year-old didn't skate on a specific line during Toronto's New Years Day skate,