During a game between #LeafsForever and #CBJ, Ryan Reaves and Patrik Laine suffered injuries. Reaves collided with the boards and is expected to be out for a while. Laine suffered a fractured clavicle and will miss six weeks. The injuries occurred during separate incidents, with Laine being taken down by William Lagesson and Reaves slamming into the boards. Both players were attended by trainers and did not return to the game. Laine's injury was confirmed by the Blue Jackets, and Toronto coach Sheldon Keefe provided an update on Reaves' condition. Additionally, Timothy Liljegren is set to return for the #Leafs after missing 17 games.
Tmothy Liljegren returns tonight. Sheldon Keefe said "He looks like a guy who is refreshed and excited and anxious to play. To that end, he should help us, especially with his feet and the way he can skate. That has been a challenge for us, getting out of our zone." #Leafs
Timothy Liljegren is set to return tonight against the Penguins after missing 17 games. 🙌 https://t.co/VcohHz307U https://t.co/8KFtooljM3
#CBJ D Jake Bean will sit tonight vs. #NJDevils to make room for Gudbranson in the lineup. Mathieu Olivier returns to the lineup with Patrik Laine (fractured clavicle) on the shelf.
Daniil Tarasov will start in net for #CBJ tonight vs #NJDevils and Spencer Martin will back up. Merzlikins got a good workout in this morning and will be the healthy scratch goalie. Gudbranson back in, Bean scratched. Olivier in for Laine (IR).
#CBJ to start Daniil Tarasov in net tonight against New Jersey at Nationwide. First action of the year for Tarry as he's been rehabbing a knee injury. Spencer Martin backs up, Elvis is off. Gudbranson back in on D, Bean out, so Peeke stays in.
Keefe confirms that Liljegren will return tonight and Brodie is a game-time decisions. Defense pairs may look different from how they skated this morning as a result.
Toronto: Brodie game-time (illness). Liljegren returns from injury. Martin Jones in goal. Injury to Ryan Reaves not as serious as it appeared. Likely IR, but not LTIR
Brodie (illness) game-time decision. Liljegren will play. #Leafs
Brodie not on the ice for the morning skate. Liljegren paired with Rielly. Holmberg in grey. Reaves, obviously, absent as well. #Leafs
TJ Brodie is not on the ice for #Leafs morning skate. Matthew Knies is on the ice.
Blue Jackets’ Patrik Laine expected to miss 6 weeks with fractured clavicle ⤵️ https://t.co/L1VnK0XNN0
Apologies for being late on this, just landed at Dulles … fractured collarbone/clavicle for Laine. Out estimated six weeks. #CBJ https://t.co/N7hPvxETET
Blue Jackets' Laine expected to miss 6 weeks with broken clavicle. https://t.co/ErzPC5WmU1 https://t.co/MjiwYFAsd6
The Athletic: Injuries beginning to mount for Blue Jackets. Patrik Laine expected to miss six weeks with a fractured clavicle, suffered in Thursday’s 6-5 OT win in Toronto. #CBJ https://t.co/L2zv0UY5QD
Apolgies for being late on this, just landed at Dulles … fractured collarbone/clavicle for Laine. Out estimated six weeks. #CBJ https://t.co/tSxE4dSbh8
Blue Jackets announce Patrik Laine will miss six weeks after breaking his clavicle last night against the #Leafs Another blow for Columbus and another stint on the sidelines for Laine, who’s spent way too much time there with injuries in his career already
Toronto coach Sheldon Keefe said Ryan Reaves will be “out for a while.”
#CBJ say Patrik Laine (upper body) will not return.
Patrik Laine will not return to tonight’s game. #CBJ
Laine (upper body) will not return to tonight's game. He left the ice holding his left shoulder after being tripped and falling into the end boards. #CBJ
INJURY UPDATE: Blue Jackets F Patrik Laine (upper body injury) will not return to tonight’s game at Toronto. #CBJ
Laine to the locker room. Sillinger picked up a minor for roughing after standing up for Laine after the hit. 4-on-4 hockey. #CBJ
Sillinger gets 2 mins for roughing and Lagesson gets 2 for tripping. Vincent appeared to be arguing that it should've been a slew foot on Lagesson, but to no avail. #CBJ
Leafs defenseman William Lagesson took out Laine's feet and he slid into the boards shoulder first. It is a tripping penalty on Lagesson. Cole Sillinger went after him for a bit of a scrum, which means we'll skate 4-on-4.
#CBJ Sillinger confronted Lagesson after the awkward wipeout with Laine. Lagesson and Sillinger are both going off for minor penalties at 6:48 of the second.
Laine to room clutching left shoulder after Lagesson takes him down. #Leafs
#CBJ on the ice rallied to the scrum that followed. Laine off holding left shoulder, straight to the locker room.
Laine goes down hard and goes shoulder first in to the boards. Laine is still down on the ice. #CBJ
This doesn't look good for Patrik Laine. He's finally up now and going right to the room. I think he's favoring his shoulder. #CBJ
#CBJ Laine is down on the ice and in pain, holding his left shoulder after an awkward wipeout with a #leafsForever player and a slam into the end boards. Trainers now attending.
Patrik Laine in some major discomfort after taking a hit that I think is an interference penalty on the Leafs. He can't get up. Trainer Mike Vogt in to check on him. #CBJ
Laine's down #CBJ
Reaves helped off ice after colliding with the boards. Can't put weight on left leg. #Leafs
#LeafsForever Reaves just checked himself into the glass and came away from it in rough shape. He's down on the ice being attended by trainer.
Toronto's Ryan Reaves just slammed into the boards awkwardly and struggles to get up. He's headed to the room. Got his skate caught, which led to that. Didn't look good for him.
#LeafsForever Ryan Reaves is in the lineup tonight, but #CBJ Mathieu Olivier is not ... and neither is D Erik Gudbranson, who is serving his one-game suspension.