ToHN Daily: Maple Leafs win vs. CBJ but are down some players

The Maple Leafs get back in the win column but have lost some players from the regular lineup.

Mitch Marner will be out 3-4 weeks due to the injury suffered from his practice collision with Jake Muzzin.

Rasmus Sandin will miss 2-3 weeks with a knee injury suffered from a knee-on-knee hit by Winnipeg Jets defenceman Neal Pionk.

Travis Dermott is out with an upper-body injury.

Jason Spezza was suspended six games for kneeing Neal Pionk.

Alex Steeves and Kristians Rubins made their NHL debuts for the Maple Leafs against Columbus.

To the links…

CANADA HOCKEY NOW

Calgary: Ruzicka scores first NHL goal but Flames lose to Sharks…again.

Montreal: Canadiens deserved better fate in 3-2 loss to Tampa Bay.

Toronto: Auston Matthews, Morgan Rielly lead Leafs to win over Blue Jackets.

Toronto: Five Maple Leafs Takeaways – Nick Ritchie scored a goal!

1946. Regular Season. #Leafs vs #Habs. The commentary is gold. This is from a regular season game and the Canadiens won the Stanley Cup later that year.
Gus Bodnar on Maurice Richard @ :23 seconds. 👀#GoHabsGo #LeafsForever pic.twitter.com/NrrpGtjbGY

— The Hockey Samurai 侍 (@hockey_samurai) December 4, 2021

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Florida: Sing the Blues – St. Louis 4, Panthers 3 (OT)

San Jose: Sharks overcome defensive shortcomings with smarts, goaltending.

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FANTASY FILES

Tuesday’s games:

NYR LW Artemi Panarin 2 G, 2 A

5 G, 9 A, 22 SOG in past 7 GP

SJ C Tomas Hertl 3 G

1 G, 0 A, 12 SOG in previous 6 GP

TOR C Auston Matthews 2 G, 1 A

10 G, 3 A, 35 SOG during 7-game goal streak.

TOR D Morgan Rielly 4 A

3 G, 11 A, 40 SOG in past 12 GP

NSH D Roman Josi 1 G, 2 A

4 G, 8 A, 39 SOG in past 11 GP

SJ C Logan Couture 1 G, 2 A

2 G, 7 A, 18 SOG in past 8 GP

NSH C Ryan Johansen 1 G, 2 A

2 G, 11 A, 17 SOG in past 9 GP

NSH D Dante Fabbro 1 G, 2 A

0 G, 0 A, 20 SOG in previous 16 GP

NYI LW Anders Lee 2 G

0 G, 0 A, 14 SOG in previous 6 GP

CBJ RW Oliver Bjorkstrand 2 G

0 G, 1 A, 10 SOG in previous 7 GP