Maple Leafs’ Timothy Liljegren leaves game with lower-body injury
Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Timothy Liljegren left Thursday’s game vs. the Boston Bruins with a lower-body injury. David Alter of The Hockey News reported that Liljegren was not on the bench to start the second period.
Liljegren not on the bench here to start the 2nd period.
The incident occurred with less than a minute to go in the first period. Liljegren and Bruins’ forward Brad Marchand raced towards a loose puck in the Maple Leafs’ defensive zone, with Marchand getting tangled up with the defender, causing Liljegren’s left skate to crash into the boards and his head to bounce on the ice.
Timothy Liljegren has been helped down the tunnel and has left the game after this play against Boston.
The Maple Leafs have not commented on whether or not Liljegren will return to Thursday’s game.
In nine games this season, Liljegren has one assist. The 2017 first-round pick has 11 goals and 32 assists for 43 points in 150 games across five NHL seasons.
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