Maple Leafs captain Dion Phaneuf out week-to-week with upper-body injury

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Ottawa Senators\' Milan Michalek hits Toronto Maple Leafs\' Dion Phaneuf during first period NHL hockey action in Ottawa on Wednesday, Jan 21, 2015. Leafs coach Peter Horachek said Phaneuf is week-to-week with an upper-body injury sustained prior to the all-star break. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

TORONTO – Toronto Maple Leafs coach Peter Horachek said captain Dion Phaneuf is week-to-week with an upper-body injury sustained prior to the all-star break.

The Maple Leafs confirmed the defenceman’s injury on their Twitter account.

Phaneuf has two goals and 20 assists along with a minus-4 rating in 48 games this season.

His injury is another blow to the struggling Leafs, who have lost six games in a row and 14 of their last 17.

Toronto is 10 points out of a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.

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