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.

The 27-year-old spoke for the first time on Wednesday since Dec. 20, the last time he's been in Toronto's lineup. Matthews took a cross-check from Buffalo Sabres defenseman Dennis Gilbert, which he says aggravated the injury a "little" bit.

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