The Toronto Maple Leafs will open the Stanley Cup Playoffs with a boosted blue line as both Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Jake McCabe are set to return to the lineup, Maple Leafs head coach Craig Berube confirmed per TSN’s Chris Johnston.
Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Craig Berube announced Sunday that veteran defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson is expected to be in the lineup for Game 1 of their first-round playoff series against the Ottawa Senators.
The Toronto Maple Leafs are expecting a huge boost for Game 1 against the Ottawa Senators. As the Battle of Ontario begins, Toronto will have veteran defender Oliver Ekman-Larsson available and in the lineup.
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The Battle of Ontario is finally underway and the Toronto Maple Leafs held an optional morning skate ahead of Sunday’s Game 1 against the Ottawa Senators.
Oliver Ekman-Larsson is set to return to the Toronto Maple Leafs‘ lineup after missing the final few games of the season due to injury, and he knows better than anybody what the team will have to prepare for if they want to make a long playoff run.
Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Jake McCabe is cleared to return to the lineup for Game 1 on Sunday against the Ottawa Senators. The blueliner was seen
Bruins center Elias Lindholm dealt with a back injury throughout his first season in Boston, he revealed to reporters at today’s exit meetings (via Ty Anderson of 98.5 The Sports Hub).
It was an eventful morning skate ahead of the final regular season game for the Toronto Maple Leafs, but it’s getting difficult not to look ahead to the playoffs.
The Toronto Maple Leafs have a couple of uncertainties on their blueline heading into the playoffs, as head coach Craig Berube announced that defensemen Jake McCabe and Oliver Ekman-Larsson are dealing with upper-body injuries and are uncertain for Game 1 of the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson is expected to be ready for the playoffs, head coach Craig Berube said on Tuesday. Ekman-Larsson, 33, hasn't played since sustaining an upper-body injury while falling awkwardly on a breakaway in a 4-3 win against the Tampa Bay Lightning last Wednesday.
Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Craig Berube provided a brief update on Oliver Ekman-Larsson, where it appears that the veteran defenceman could return for the playoffs.
With just two games left in their regular season, the Toronto Maple Leafs need one point to lock down first in the Atlantic and secure the Battle of Ontario for round one of this year’s Stanley Cup Playoffs.
The Toronto Maple Leafs will be shorthanded on defense Saturday when they take on the Montreal Canadiens. With only five healthy defensemen available, it will be a battle with the playoff-bound Habs, who are 6-1 in their last seven games.
Toronto Maple Leafs veteran defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson will be held out of the lineup Saturday versus the Atlantic Division rival Montreal Canadiens due to an undisclosed injury, Maple Leafs head coach Craig Berube confirmed Friday per Arun Srinivasan of The Leafs Nation.
Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Oliver Ekman-Larsson was absent from Friday’s practice and will miss Saturday’s game against the Montreal Canadiens, head coach Craig Berube confirmed.
After forty minutes, it looked like the Toronto Maple Leafs could potentially escape against the Colorado Avalanche despite being outshot and out-chanced.
The Toronto Maple Leafs might have some more injuries to be concerned about after both Steven Lorentz and Oliver Ekman-Larsson both missed practice on Saturday.
Mitch Marner and Oliver Ekman-Larsson are game-time decisions for tonight’s matchup against the Flames, said Craig Berube, speaking after morning skate in Calgary.
Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Oliver Ekman-Larsson missed Monday’s practice due to having a maintenance day. This comes after he exited Saturday’s win over the Edmonton Oilers due to a lower-body injury.
Toronto Maple Leafs skaters Mitch Marner and Oliver Ekman-Larsson were not on the ice for practice Monday, ahead of Tuesday night’s matchup against the Calgary Flames.
Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson suffered a lower-body injury Saturday versus the Edmonton Oilers late in the first period and did not return.
Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson has officially joined the 1,000 games club. He is just the ninth Swedish defenseman ever to achieve this feat and the third active one.
The Maple Leafs to receive special gift after erasing a 3-1 deficit in Washington to beat the Capitals 4-3 in OT in Oliver Ekman-Larsson's 1000th career NHL game.
Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson has now played in 1,000 regular season NHL games across his 15-season career. The 33-year-old was drafted in the first round (No.
FORT LAUDERDALE — Oliver Ekman-Larsson finds himself in a much better place than he was a year ago. The 32-year-old defenseman was cleaning out his Vancouver Canucks locker after missing the final two months of the season with an ankle injury.
The 13-year veteran will inevitably catch on somewhere else, but with his worsening play in recent years, it'll likely be at a heavy discount.
The injury will take four to six weeks to heal, but Ekman-Larsson should be ready to return when training camp opens for the Canucks.
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