Scott Laughton has been injured for the second time this season. The Toronto Maple Leafs forward left the club's game against the Boston Bruins at Scotiabank Arena on Saturday and would not return due to an upper-body. Leafs PR (@LeafsPR) on X Maple Leafs forward Scott Laughton will not return to tonight’s game (upper body).

The Carolina Hurricanes (10-4, fourth in the Eastern Conference) visit the Toronto Maple Leafs (8-6-1, ninth) in conference play on Sunday at 7 p.m. ET. Carolina secured a 6-3 victory at home its last time out on Nov. 8 against the Buffalo Sabres.

The Toronto Maple Leafs got some encouraging news on Saturday regarding an injured blueliner after a scary incident.

The Toronto Maple Leafs remain without forward David Kampf, who was suspended after leaving the AHL’s Toronto Marlies without permission earlier this week. Kampf, 30, cleared waivers in October and was assigned to the Marlies, where he recorded one assist in four games before walking away.

While McAvoy was dealing with a family matter, Mittelstadt has a lower-body injury. Both players stayed behind in Boston.

Stolarz was pulled due to poor performance for the first time as a Leaf after allowing four goals on 19 shots against the Bruins.

During the second period, Zadorov laid out Maple Leafs forward Scott Laughton with a massive hit along the boards. From there, Zadorov then dropped the gloves with Maple Leafs forward Bobby McMann.

Maccelli needs to execute a sustained two-way game: an orderly backtrack, coverages in the neutral zone and supporting defensemen on breakouts. To convince Berube, he must also increase his physical engagement without taking penalties, something the coach values.