The Toronto Maple Leafs have struggled this year. They recently broke a five-game losing skid against the St. Louis Blues , but have since lost two more in a row. Now the Leafs will be getting some key players back, including Auston Matthews , on Wednesday night.

According to Mark Masters of TSN, Matthews, Nicolas Roy, and Matthew Knies will all return from injury to face the Columbus Blue Jackets.

“Today's a new day … It's a great opportunity for us to find our way through adversity,” Matthews is quoted as saying about the return, according to Masters.

The star center was injured on a hit from Nikita Zadorov on November 11 in a game against the Boston Bruins. The Leafs lost that game 5-3, and have gone 1-2-2 in the five games without Matthews in the lineup.

“It's been a tough

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