TORONTO — Maple Leafs superstar Auston Matthews was expected to miss Tuesday night’s game against the Atlantic Division rival Boston Bruins with an upper-body injury.

Toronto coach Craig Berube said after the morning skate that Matthews, who is listed as day-to-day, has “battled through” the issue, but added that it was unrelated to the center’s past wrist issues.

Matthews has five goals and 11 points in 13 games this season. He had an assist and played more than 22 minutes in Sunday’s 2-1 overtime loss to the Minnesota Wild.

“Everybody just has to do their job out there,” Berube said of his group’s mentality without its best player. “I don’t think you focus on, ‘Oh, Auston’s not playing, so what are we going to do?’ We have a good team, good players. People will look a little different in situations, lines, things like that. They are capable guys, good players.

“You have to go play.”

The Leafs have managed in the past without Matthews, who succeeded John Tavares as captain in August, with a 35-19-2 regular season record and a pair of playoff wins.

Toronto, which finally lost to Boston in seven games in May, has two more home games this week – Friday against the Detroit Red Wings and Saturday against the Montreal Canadiens.

“Everybody just digs it,” Berube said. “Different players have a slightly different opportunity.”