Auston Matthews will return to the lineup for the Toronto Maple Leafs against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Wednesday (7 p.m. ET; FDSNOH, SNP, SNO, SNE, SN360).
The center and Toronto captain has missed the past five games because of a lower-body injury. He had previously not missed a game this season after missing 15 last year because of an upper-body injury.
Matthews has 14 points (nine goals, five assists) in 17 games this season.
Forwards Matthew Knies (lower body) and Nicolas Roy (upper body) will also each return to the lineup Wednesday after missing the past three games.
Toronto (9-10-3) was 1-3-1 without Matthews and enters Wednesday last in the Eastern Conference.