Leafs' Pacioretty exits early with lower-body injury
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Toronto Maple Leafs forward Max Pacioretty left Saturday night's game against the Montreal Canadiens with a lower-body injury and did not return.
The 35-year-old appeared to sustain the injury after being bumped by Montreal's Mike Matheson in from of the Habs' net. Pacioretty fell awkwardly and grabbed at the back of his left leg while getting to his feet. He required help to leave the ice and immediately went down the tunnel to be evaluated.
Pacioretty had two hits in 5:10 of action before departing as the Leafs went on to win 4-1. Head coach Craig Berube said it may be a day or two before the team knows the extent of Pacioretty's injury.
"You just hope the news is better than how he’s feeling in the moment... Never easy to see. We’ve obviously found some chemistry together and had some success here early, so we’re obviously going to miss him & what he’s bringing to the table," teammate John Tavares said after the game via TSN's Mark Masters.
He has two goals and four assists in 12 games so far this season with the Leafs, his first with the organization.
Toronto will be back in action on Tuesday at home against the Ottawa Senators.