Auston Matthews underwent successful wrist surgery on Friday, the Toronto Maple Leafs announced.

According to the team, Matthews encountered discomfort upon increasing his on-ice training earlier this week.

After consultations with specialists and Maple Leafs medical staff, surgery was the recommended course of action.

Matthews' recovery time will be a minimum of six weeks.

Matthews led the league in goals with 41 goals in 52 games and took home this year's Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy.

The six-week timeline puts Matthews' potential return to the team at Sep. 24, when the Maple Leafs will be in training camp with preseason games about to start.

Toronto will open its 2021-22 regular season on Oct. 13 when they host the Montreal Canadiens.