Auston Matthews Exits Leafs Practice with Upper-Body Injury

Toronto coach Craig Berube downplays the severity of the new captain's condition ahead of pre-season game.

Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews left practice early on Tuesday due to an upper-body injury.
Coach Craig Berube indicated that the injury is not expected to be serious, describing it as an 'upper body thing.'
The team was practicing in Ottawa in preparation for their pre-season game against the Senators.
Matthews recently scored a goal in the Leafs' pre-season opener, a 6-5 overtime loss to the Senators.
The star centre set career highs last season with 69 goals and 107 points and was named the Leafs' first American-born captain in August.