Overview
- Head coach Craig Berube confirmed William Nylander will miss Wednesday’s game against Columbus with a lower-body injury.
- Sammy Blais enters the lineup for his first Maple Leafs appearance after an Oct. 6 waiver claim, bringing a physical style and recent 40-point AHL season under his belt.
- Nylander leads Toronto with 15 points in nine games, underscoring the offensive gap his absence creates.
- The winger was scratched Saturday, returned Tuesday as a game-time decision, and is now out again as Berube adjusts combinations.
- Cayden Primeau starts in goal for the second night of a back-to-back after winning his first two starts of the season.