Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Craig Berube confirmed Tuesday that forward Nick Robertson is day-to-day after suffering a lower-body injury against the Colorado Avalanche on Monday and won’t play against the Utah Mammoth.
Craig Berube says Nick Robertson is day-to-day following that injury last night.
Calle Jarnkrok is in.
Dennis Hildeby in net. @BodogCA
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Robertson blocked a shot from Avalanche defenceman Josh Manson that appeared to strike him in the groin area. Robertson was down on the ice for a few minutes and needed help from teammates and trainers to get off the ice, unable to put any weight on his left leg. In a more positive light, Sportsnet’s Luke Fox reported following Monday night’s game that Robertson was walking around fine without any implications following the game, so there’s optimism that this won’t be a long stint away from hockey for the 24-year-old.
Robertson has ten goals and 22 points in 43 games this year, already matching his point total from the year before in 26 fewer games.
In Robertson’s absence, Berube announced that forward Calle Jarnkrok will re-enter the lineup against the Mammoth. The 34-year-old has been in and out of the lineup all year and produced numbers well below his career averages, with only five goals and no assists in 27 games. Jarnkrok last played on January 8 against the Philadelphia Flyers and was the odd man out when William Nylander returned from his injury stint on Saturday.
Berube also confirmed that goaltender Dennis Hildeby would get the start against the Mammoth, an unsurprising update given they’re on the second half of a back-to-back. Hildeby has impressed in his starts this season, outperforming his record of 4-5-4 with a goals-against average (GAA) of 2.67 and a save percentage (SV%) of .916. He last played the week prior against the Flyers, stopping 21 of 23 shots to help secure a 2-1 overtime win for the Maple Leafs.
The Maple Leafs will face the Mammoth on Tuesday night before heading to Vegas to face off against Mitch Marner and the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday.
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