{"id":385065,"date":"2026-01-01T16:17:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T16:17:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/385065\/"},"modified":"2026-01-01T16:17:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T16:17:10","slug":"maple-leafs-auston-matthews-attends-morning-skate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/385065\/","title":{"rendered":"Maple Leafs\u2019 Auston Matthews attends morning skate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c-paragraph\">With the last-place <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/team-page\/winnipeg-jets\/52\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/team-page\/winnipeg-jets\/52\" target=\"_blank\">Winnipeg Jets<\/a> in Toronto for a New Year\u2019s Day clash, Maple Leafs captain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/player\/auston-matthews\/8479318\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/player\/auston-matthews\/8479318\" target=\"_blank\">Auston Matthews<\/a> attended the morning skate on Thursday after missing Tuesday\u2019s win over the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/team-page\/new-jersey-devils\/1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/team-page\/new-jersey-devils\/1\" target=\"_blank\">New Jersey Devils<\/a> with a lower-body injury. <\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Auston Matthews is on the ice for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Leafs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#Leafs<\/a> morning skate. Leafs host <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Jets?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#Jets<\/a> tonight.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tony Ambrogio (@Tony_Ambrogio) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Tony_Ambrogio\/status\/2006747914455101461?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">January 1, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The 28-year-old, who also skated on Wednesday, centred the top line in between wingers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/player\/matthew-knies\/8482720\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/player\/matthew-knies\/8482720\" target=\"_blank\">Matthew Knies<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/player\/max-domi\/8477503\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/player\/max-domi\/8477503\" target=\"_blank\">Max Domi<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Forward <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/player\/william-nylander\/8477939\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/player\/william-nylander\/8477939\" target=\"_blank\">William Nylander<\/a>, sidelined for two straight games with a lower-body injury, was on the ice before the morning skate, but did not participate with the rest of the team during the main portion of the practice. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Veteran defenceman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/player\/chris-tanev\/8475690\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/player\/chris-tanev\/8475690\" target=\"_blank\">Chris Tanev<\/a> (groin) and forward <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/player\/dakota-joshua\/8478057\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/player\/dakota-joshua\/8478057\" target=\"_blank\">Dakota Joshua<\/a> (kidney) are both expected to miss \u201csignificant time\u201d with injuries. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Matthews has 15 goals and 12 assists over 33 games this season with the Maple Leafs. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Toronto has played better hockey as of late, winning three of their last four games, with the lone loss coming against the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/team-page\/detroit-red-wings\/17\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/team-page\/detroit-red-wings\/17\" target=\"_blank\">Detroit Red Wings<\/a> in overtime. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The Maple Leafs own a 18-15-16 record trough 39 games and sit four points behind the red-hot <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/team-page\/buffalo-sabres\/7\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/team-page\/buffalo-sabres\/7\" target=\"_blank\">Buffalo Sabres<\/a>, who have won 10 straight games, for the second wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The struggling Jets have lost seven straight games and sit last in the NHL with a 15-19-4 record. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Projected Lines vs. Jets<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">F<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Knies-Matthews-Domi<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Maccelli-Tavares-McMann<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Cowan-Roy-Robertson<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Lorentz-Laughton-Jarnkrok<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Extra: Quillan<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">D<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Rielly-Myers<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">McCabe-OEL<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Benoit-Stecher<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Extra: Carlo and Benning <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">G<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Woll in starters goal<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Hildeby<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"With the last-place Winnipeg Jets in Toronto for a New Year\u2019s Day clash, Maple Leafs captain Auston 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