Toronto Maple Leafs News

Blankenburg was placed on the injured reserve retroactive to October 23rd with an elbow injury

Merzlikins stopped five of six shots (.833 SV%) his last time out taking the crease as he came in as relief in a 6-3 loss to Arizona Tuesday. Merzlikins has struggled to find his footing this season, posting a .863 SV% and 4.06 GAA through five starts. He draws the task of taking on a surging Boston Bruins team that is coming off a 5-1 victory last night over the Detroit Red Wings to continue their four-game winning streak and move their record to 7-1-0.

Bobrovsky will be looking to bounce back after dropping his previous start 4-2 in an 18-save (.857 SV%) loss Tuesday. He carries a .908 SV% and 2.85 GAA into the start to go along with his 2-2-1 record. The Panthers will take on Philadelphia, who lost their last game 3-0 to the Sharks off the second game of a back to back.

Muzzin is out indefinitely with a neck injury that he suffered on October 17th. The move to LTIR gives the Maple Leafs $5.625M in salary relief, which would be enough to activate Matt Murray from LTIR when he's healthy.

Bobvorsky enters Tuesday after losing his last start in overtime allowing three goals on 32 shots (.906 SV%) as the Panthers were downed by Tampa Bay. He has enjoyed a strong start to the season so far, getting the Panthers points in three of his four starts (2-1-1) while posting a .916 SV% and 2.78 GAA. He shouldn't face a ton of shots Tuesday as the Blackhawks rank 30th in the NHL in SOG per game (25.0) but have won their last three games scoring 4 or more goals in each victory.

Blankenburg left Sunday's game in New York with an upper-body injury and did not return. The Blue Jackets recalled Gavin Bayreuther from the AHL on Monday, suggesting that Blankenburg will be unavailable on Tuesday. Blankenburg had a strong start to the season, scoring one goal with one assist in four games.

McCabe was medically cleared early Tuesday by the Chicago Blackhawks indicating the 29-year-old will make his season debut Friday against the Detroit Red Wings. The 10-year veteran sits just one point shy of the 100-point plateau (99 Pts) in his career, with 428 games played under his belt.

Myers missed Tuesday's contest in Philadelphia with an undisclosed injury. He draws back into Tampa's third defensive pairing as they head to Florida for their matchup Friday. Through three games in 2022-23, Myers has six SOG while averaging 13:26 TOI.

Bobrovsky stopped 29 of 33 shots in a 4-3 victory over the Philadephia Flyers Wednesday. The 13-year-veteran has enjoyed a solid start to the season as his .919 SV% and 2.75 GAA have allowed him to take the majority of the Panthers' starts early on. Florida will host the Tampa Bay Lightning who have struggled to a 1-3-0 early on, ranking 27th in goals with 2.5 GF/GP.

Elvis will draw his third start of the season after stopping 32 of 35 shots in an overtime win over the Vancouver Canucks Tuesday. After missing Columbus' first two games due to injury, he has struggled in his two starts going 1-0-1 with a 3.90 GAA and .867 SV%. He faces the struggling Predators who have dropped their last three contest.

Muzzin will head to the injured reserve after injuring his neck in the Maple Leafs' 4-2 loss to Arizona Monday. It is the third time in four seasons since joining Toronto that Muzzin has missed significant time due to injury. He had one assist with eight SOG through four games before the injury announcement.

Bobrovsky will take the crease for his third start of the season Wednesday as the Florida Panthers host the undefeated Philadelphia Flyers at home. The 13-year veteran has played exceptional in the early part of the year, stopping 61 of his first 66 shots on goal while earning a 1-1-0 record. He will be looking for his second victory of the young season after sharing the league lead in wins in 2021-22 (39).

Stolarz will get his first start of the 2022-23 season after coming in twice in relief of John Gibson in each of the last two Duck games. He has struggled in relief, allowing three goals on 20 shots. He hopes to return closer to the .919 SV% that he has averaged across his four years in Anaheim.

Stolarz will likely get his first start of the 2022-23 season after coming in twice in relief of John Gibson in each of the last two Duck games. He has struggled in relief allowing three goals on 20 shots. He will hope to return closer to the .919 SV% that he has averaged across his four years in Anaheim.

McCabe was medically cleared early Tuesday by the Chicago Blackhawks indicating the 29-year-old will make his season debut Friday against the Detroit Red Wings. The 10-year veteran sits just one point shy of the 100-point plateau (99 Pts) in his career, with 428 games played under his belt.

Myers is dealing with a minor injury and needs some rest/recovery time, so he'll come out of the lineup vs. the Flyers. Nick Perbix will make his NHL debut in Myers' place.