Toronto Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews is expected to miss at least 10 days because of a shoulder injury.
Matthews left with 1:06 remaining in the third period of a 4-3 shootout win against the New York Islanders at Air Canada Centre on Thursday. He scored with 3:29 remaining to tie the game 3-3.
"We always tell you day to day and that usually means 10 and we go from there," coach Mike Babcock said Saturday. "As fast as we can get him back and ready to play and healthy, that's what we'll do."
Matthews leads the Maple Leafs with 50 points (28 goals, 22 assists) in 53 games. He missed 10 games earlier this season because of injuries. On Nov. 8, he sustained an upper-body injury and missed four games. On Dec. 9, Matthews collided with teammate Morgan Rielly in a game against the Pittsburgh Penguins and missed the next six games with a concussion.
Matthews won the Calder Trophy as the NHL's top rookie last season with 69 points (40 goals, 29 assists) after the Maple Leafs selected him with the No. 1 pick in the 2016 NHL Draft.
Toronto (38-20-5) is in third place in the Atlantic Division, one point behind the second-place Boston Bruins, who have five games in hand, and four points behind the first-place Tampa Bay Lightning, who have two games in hand.
The Maple Leafs host the Bruins on Saturday (7 p.m. ET; SN, NESN, NHL.TV).
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