It was an eventful morning for the Toronto Maple Leafs, prior to their matchup against the New Jersey Devils. Jake McCabe will return to the lineup after a four-game absence.

Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Joseph Woll received a maintenance day and did not practice Tuesday. Woll has been operating as the Maple Leafs’ No. 1 goaltender and has started in Toronto’s past four games.

Pacioretty got hit in the head by the puck in Toronto's 7-3 win over Montreal on Saturday. He stayed in the game, finishing with three shots on goal and four hits in 10:19 of ice time. Based on the morning skate, Fraser Minten and Connor Dewar will replace Pacioretty and Ryan Reaves, a healthy scratch, in Monday's lineup.

The Toronto Maple Leafs called up Fraser Minten from the Toronto Marlies on Thursday morning. Following an injury to John Tavares at practice on Wednesday, it made sense for the club to call up their prospect center who has played in the third-line center spot previously.

The 20-year-old centered the Maple Leafs' third line with Max Domi and Nick Robertson on his wings. Minten was recalled from the Marlies on Thursday after John Tavares went down with an injury at practice. Before Toronto's morning skate got underway, a few of the team's injured players were seen on the ice.

Toronto forward Max Pacioretty has been ruled out for the Maple Leafs' game Monday night against the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning because of an upper-body injury.

According to NHL Stats, the Maple Leafs scored seven unanswered goals for the first time since Dec. 16, 2023 in a 7-0 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins. They had scored seven or more unanswered goals three times previously in their long rivalry with the Canadiens, but not since 1942.

As the Maple Leafs went about dismantling the Montreal Canadiens in the second and third periods on Saturday night in a 7-3 win, the Lightning was beating the Detroit Red Wings 5-1 at home for its third win in four games

However, the five-forward unit should be seen as a high-risk, high-reward strategy that can leave them vulnerable on the defensive side of the puck. With the setup, opposing teams recognize the lack of a defensive presence and are quick to pounce on those opportunities, as seen in Carolina.

Bobby McMann has emerged as one of Toronto's most dynamic and exciting young forwards, and some analysts believe he's earned his spot in the upper part of the lineup.

It was like he never left. Fraser Minten re-joined the Toronto Maple Leafs’ lineup on Monday night, helping the Leafs beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-3 at Scotiabank Arena.