The Toronto Maple Leafs have just sadly announced that their captain Auston Matthews has suffered an injury and will not be playing tonight. Toronto Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews will be out for a little while as he tends to an upper-body injury. <a href='https://dailyhive.com/toronto/auston-matthews-new-injury-leafs' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>He has been ruled day-to-day by the team</a>, meaning he will miss Tuesday's home game against longtime rival Boston Bruins. It remains to be seen if he will miss any further games after tonight's contest. <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/reporterchris/status/1853818615314673809'> </a></blockquote></div> The severity of Matthews' injury hasn't been disclosed. He played 22:12 in ice time during Sunday's 2-1 defeat by the Minnesota Wild, assisting on Toronto's lone goal. He spoke with the media after the game and didn't suggest he'd miss any future action, so this injury news comes as a shock to many analysts and fans alike. This season, he has scored five goals and added six assists in 13 games. He is off to a slower start than what fans have normally come to expect of him, which has many wondering if it is related to any deeper injuries, as many fans remember <a href='https://www.hockeylatest.com/nhl-team/toronto-maple-leafs/maple-leafs-head-coach-provides-update-on-auston-matthews-after-leafs-captain-departed-practice' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>he did suffer an injury during training camp</a>. The Leafs and Bruins are set to face off at 7 p.m. Tuesday, and fans will be holding their collective breaths as they wait and see if the team can put on a good performance without their captain. As more information develops regarding Auston Matthews, we will be sure to pass that information along to you.