Toronto Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews practiced in a regular blue sweater Tuesday, meaning the All-Star center be close to returning.
He has been out since Jan. 25 with a sprained knee.
Matthews, 25, skated on a line with Michael Bunting and William Nylander on Tuesday morning. He was given a three-week recovery timeline, and Wednesday’s game against the Chicago Blackhawks would make exactly three weeks since the injury.
Matthews, who has 25 goals and 28 assists in 47 games this season, told reporters last week that his recovery was going well after skating with his teammates for the first time in a red no-contact sweater.
Toronto also recalled goaltender Joseph Woll and forward Pontus Holmberg from the AHL’s Toronto Marlies on Tuesday.
–Field Level Media
