Leafs' Matthews returns after 4-game absence
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Auston Matthews is back.
The Toronto Maple Leafs star center is in the lineup for Saturday's game in Montreal against the Canadiens, ending a four-game absence due to an upper-body injury.
Leafs lines in warm-up
— Mark Masters (@markhmasters) November 18, 2017
Hyman-Matthews-Nylander
Marleau-Kadri-Komarov
JvR-Bozak-Marner
Martin-Moore-Brown
Rielly-Hainsey
Gardiner-Zaitsev
Borgman-Carrick
Andersen starts
Toronto posted a record of 4-0-0 without Matthews, but the Leafs will gladly welcome him back given the 10 goals and nine assists he recorded in 16 games prior to the injury.
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