NHL Status Report: Matthews could return for Maple Leafs on Wednesday

Toronto Maple Leafs

Auston Matthews, Matthew Knies and Nicolas Roy each will accompany the Maple Leafs on their five-game road trip and could return against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Wednesday (7 p.m. ET; FDSNOH, SNP, SNO, SNE, SN360). Each of the three forwards practiced for a second straight day Tuesday. Matthews, the Maple Leafs captain, has missed the past five games because of a lower-body injury. Knies (lower body) and Roy (upper body) have missed the past three. … “It’s good that they were out there and finished practice and went through all the drills,” coach Craig Berube said. “So yes, that’s where they’re at. So that means yes, maybe tomorrow.”