TORONTO -- Auston Matthews will return from an upper-body injury for the Toronto Maple Leafs against the Boston Bruins at Scotiabank Arena on Saturday (7 p.m. ET; CBC, SNO, SNP, NESN). The center and Maple Leafs captain missed six games after reaggravating the injury Dec. 20 that forced him to miss nine in November.

The Toronto Maple Leafs are getting some great news. Leafs star Auston Matthews is expected to return to the lineup Saturday after battling an injury, per The Athletic. Matthews has missed six games in a row.

Toronto Maple Leafs' captain Auston Matthews remains out with an injury, and unfortunately, it sounds like it may continue to bother him.

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

Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews says he is ready to return. Matthews confirmed the news at the morning skate ahead of Toronto's home game against the Boston Bruins on Saturday night.

Auston Matthews is going to miss some more time for the Maple Leafs, and his latest comments don't give any relief to the fans or his teammates. The saga of Auston Matthews' injury is one that Toronto Maple Leafs fans are slowly getting more and more concerned about.

It was clear before Craig Berube revealed Matthews was still “fighting through” something that not all was right with the Leafs captain.

Upper-body injury bothers Auston Matthews once again, and the Maple Leafs superstar will miss the next two games.

Matthews, who is Maple Leafs captain, did not participate in a full morning skate prior to the game against the Sabres on Dec. 20 but scored and played 19:18. He took two hard hits in the game, one from Sabres forward Tage Thompson in the first period and a cross-check from defenseman Dennis Gilbert in the third period, though he finished the game.