The Toronto Maple Leafs took to the ice for practice Wednesday in Boston without some big names following a <a href="https://theleafsnation.com/news/mitch-marner-leafs-gutsy-comeback-win-bruins">gutsy 5-4 OT win</a> at TD Garden Tuesday night.
With the team not set to play until Friday in New York against the Rangers, Chris Tanev, Morgan Rielly, Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner, William Nylander, Oliver Ekman-Larsson, and Jake McCabe all missed practice for a maintenance day. This will likely come as a welcome rest for Matthews and Marner especially, both of whom are coming off a busy two weeks with their <a href="https://theleafsnation.com/news/7-takeaways-from-canada-usa-mcdavid-gets-iconic-moment-marner-outstanding-playmaker">respective countries at the 4 Nations Face-Off</a>.
Of concern for the Maple Leafs on the injury front right now are Tanev, Nylander, and Max Pacioretty, all of whom Craig Berube has now confirmed are considered day-to-day. <a href="https://theleafsnation.com/news/leafs-chris-tanev-will-not-return-bruins-upper-body-injury">Tanev left Tuesday&#8217;s game</a> just minutes in after taking a hit from John Beecher and slowly heading to the dressing room. He was assessed as having an upper-body injury and did not return, and was later seen leaving TD Garden with his right arm in a sling. While it&#8217;s good news that the injury seems minor, Berube added that he is unlikely to play Friday.
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Chris Tanev is day to day and unlikely to play Friday, per Craig Berube.
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<a href="https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/maple-leafs-nylander-misses-ot-vs-bruins-with-apparent-injury/">Nylander, meanwhile did not come onto the ice in overtime,</a> and appeared to be in discomfort on the bench, holding his wrist. It&#8217;s unclear when an injury may have occurred.
&#8220;It was late in the third period. Contact somewhere or something. I don’t really know exactly, because I didn’t really talk to him on the bench about it. At the time, we just said in OT he wasn&#8217;t going to go,&#8221; Berube said Wednesday via <a href="https://x.com/markhmasters/status/1894827201432023202">TSN&#8217;s Mark Masters</a>.
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Nylander’s injury seems minor and Pacioretty is improving. 
Both are possibilities to play Friday in NYC.
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Max Pacioretty practiced Wednesday, and Berube indicated that he could likely return to the lineup against the <a href="https://x.com/markhmasters/status/1894827379207328152">Rangers</a>. The veteran winger hasn&#8217;t played since before the 4 Nations break after tweaking something in practice last week, though few details have been given on his status.
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Max Pacioretty is on the ice for Leafs practice here in Boston. Has been out with an undisclosed issue since team returned from 4 Nations break. <a href="https://t.co/t1r2gorL7q">pic.twitter.com/t1r2gorL7q</a>
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Fans will hope to see at least two of the three in action Friday, as they could be big losses right as the team&#8217;s injury luck was turning around, with Anthony Stolarz returning, Matthews looking steady, and <a href="https://theleafsnation.com/news/berube-update-on-jarnkrok-return-joins-leafs-on-the-road-very-close">Calle Järnkrok&#8217;s season debut seeming imminent.</a>
Here&#8217;s how the team lined up in the absence of some big names at Wednesday&#8217;s practice, <a href="https://x.com/dalter/status/1894812786317771171">per David Alter of The Hockey News:</a>
Forwards:
Bobby McMann &#8211; John Tavares &#8211; Pontus Holmberg
Matthew Knies &#8211; Max Domi &#8211; Nic Robertson
Steven Lorentz &#8211; David Kämpf &#8211; Ryan Reaves
Max Pacioretty &#8211; Conor Dewar &#8211; Alex Steeves
Defence:
Simon Benoit &#8211; Conor Timmins
Calle Järnkrok (practicing as D) &#8211; Philippe Myers
Goalies:
Anthony Stolarz, Joseph Woll
Absent (maintenance day): Chris Tanev, Morgan Rielly, Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner, William Nylander, Oliver Ekman-Larsson, and Jake McCabe.
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The Toronto Maple Leafs took to the ice for practice Wednesday in Boston without some big names following a <a href="https://theleafsnation.com/news/mitch-marner-leafs-gutsy-comeback-win-bruins">gutsy 5-4 OT win</a> at TD Garden Tuesday night.

With the team not set to play until Friday in New York against the Rangers, Chris Tanev, Morgan Rielly, Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner, William Nylander, Oliver Ekman-Larsson, and Jake McCabe all missed practice for a maintenance day. This will likely come as a welcome rest for Matthews and Marner especially, both of whom are coming off a busy two weeks with their <a href="https://theleafsnation.com/news/7-takeaways-from-canada-usa-mcdavid-gets-iconic-moment-marner-outstanding-playmaker">respective countries at the 4 Nations Face-Off</a>.

Of concern for the Maple Leafs on the injury front right now are Tanev, Nylander, and Max Pacioretty, all of whom Craig Berube has now confirmed are considered day-to-day. <a href="https://theleafsnation.com/news/leafs-chris-tanev-will-not-return-bruins-upper-body-injury">Tanev left Tuesday's game</a> just minutes in after taking a hit from John Beecher and slowly heading to the dressing room. He was assessed as having an upper-body injury and did not return, and was later seen leaving TD Garden with his right arm in a sling. While it's good news that the injury seems minor, Berube added that he is unlikely to play Friday.

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<a href="https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/maple-leafs-nylander-misses-ot-vs-bruins-with-apparent-injury/">Nylander, meanwhile did not come onto the ice in overtime,</a> and appeared to be in discomfort on the bench, holding his wrist. It's unclear when an injury may have occurred.

"It was late in the third period. Contact somewhere or something. I don’t really know exactly, because I didn’t really talk to him on the bench about it. At the time, we just said in OT he wasn't going to go," Berube said Wednesday via <a href="https://x.com/markhmasters/status/1894827201432023202">TSN's Mark Masters</a>.

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https://twitter.com/lukefoxjukebox/status/1894819320208990463?s=46

Max Pacioretty practiced Wednesday, and Berube indicated that he could likely return to the lineup against the <a href="https://x.com/markhmasters/status/1894827379207328152">Rangers</a>. The veteran winger hasn't played since before the 4 Nations break after tweaking something in practice last week, though few details have been given on his status.

https://twitter.com/dalter/status/1894807484717519328

Fans will hope to see at least two of the three in action Friday, as they could be big losses right as the team's injury luck was turning around, with Anthony Stolarz returning, Matthews looking steady, and <a href="https://theleafsnation.com/news/berube-update-on-jarnkrok-return-joins-leafs-on-the-road-very-close">Calle Järnkrok's season debut seeming imminent.</a>

Here's how the team lined up in the absence of some big names at Wednesday's practice, <a href="https://x.com/dalter/status/1894812786317771171">per David Alter of The Hockey News:</a>

Forwards:

Bobby McMann - John Tavares - Pontus Holmberg

Matthew Knies - Max Domi - Nic Robertson

Steven Lorentz - David Kämpf - Ryan Reaves

Max Pacioretty - Conor Dewar - Alex Steeves

Defence:

Simon Benoit - Conor Timmins

Calle Järnkrok (practicing as D) - Philippe Myers

Goalies:

Anthony Stolarz, Joseph Woll

Absent (maintenance day): Chris Tanev, Morgan Rielly, Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner, William Nylander, Oliver Ekman-Larsson, and Jake McCabe.
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