McCabe leaves hurt after fight with Hathaway
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Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Jake McCabe was ruled out of Sunday's win over the Philadelphia Flyers with an upper-body injury after being injured in a fight with Garnet Hathaway.
McCabe and Hathaway dropped the gloves near the end of the opening period and McCabe fell hard on the ice with Hathaway landing on top of him. McCabe, whose head appeared to hit the ice, was slow to get up but did leave the playing surface under his own power. Head coach Craig Berube did not have an update after the game.
McCabe missed five games last month after taking a puck to the head during the Maple Leafs matchup with the Tampa Bay Lightning on Nov. 30. He had one hit in 7:12 minutes of ice time before departing Sunday's game as the Leafs went on to win 3-2 in overtime on a winner from Morgan Rielly.
"I didn't like it. I don't like what I saw. He's sticking up for his teammate. We all really appreciate that. It's concerning for sure," Berube said, referencing McCabe engaging with Hathaway after he bumped Leafs rookie goaltender Dennis Hildeby.
McCabe entered the contest with one goal and 10 assists for 11 points in 35 appearances.
Toronto will be back in action against the Flyers, this time in Philadelphia, on Tuesday night.