Maple Leafs announce Auston Matthews' status
He's been out of the lineup the last five games.
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The Toronto Maple Leafs are back in action tonight, bringing in the struggling Chicago Blackhawks for a 7:00 PM EST matchup at Scotiabank Arena in downtown Toronto. The Leafs will be looking for win No. 33 on the season, while the Blackhawks are coming off a 4-0 defeat at the hands of the Montreal Canadiens earlier in the week.
And for those wondering the status of star forward Auston Matthews for tonight's game, wonder no longer. He will in fact be suiting up for the first time in five games when his teammates hit the ice:
The Leafs were fortunate that Matthews' injury coincided with the NHL All-Star break, and that he only missed five contests.
Here are the line combinations that they skated with during yesterday's practice:
Bunting-Matthews-Nylander
Kerfoot-Tavares-Marner
Engvall-Kampf-Jarnkrok
AstonReese-Holmberg-Anderson
Extra: Steeves, Simmonds
Rielly-Brodie
Giordano-Liljegren
Sandin-Timmins
Extra: Benn-Holl
