Matthews out a month with shoulder injury

Toronto Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews is expected to miss at least four weeks due to a left shoulder injury. The 21-year-old centre was placed on injured reserve Monday. “It’s frustrating,” Matthews said Monday. “There’s not much you can do. It sucks, but it’s part of

the game. I’m going to work as hard as I can to get back as soon as possible.” Matthews, who earlier this month became just the third player in NHL history to record seven straight multi-point games to start a season, had been held off the scoresheet in three consecutive outings heading into the Winnipeg game. Matthews missed 20 games during three separate injury hiatuses last season, including a 10-game stretch toward the end of the schedule with a separated right shoulder.