Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Frederik Andersen has been ruled day-to-day with a neck injury, head coach Sheldon Keefe announced Tuesday.

Keefe added that Michael Hutchinson will start Wednesday against the New York Rangers, while Kasimir Kaskisuo will serve as his backup.

Andersen was absent from the team's practice Tuesday after exiting Monday's loss to the Florida Panthers with an upper-body injury. Hutchinson and Kaskisuo, recalled earlier on Tuesday, worked as the team's netminders during the session.

Hutchinson, 29, entered Tuesday's game ahead of the second period and stopped all three shots he faced in the second period. In the third period, however, he allowed three goals on 10 shots as the Leafs blew a 3-1 lead.

"Obviously it didn't go very well,” Keefe said post-game of Hutchinson's performance. “But it's a challenging scenario. He comes in cold when he's not expected to play and goes into the second period [where] I don't know that he [faced] any [good] shots. That's a tough ask of any goalie. I'd take a lot more from games he's played previously for us than tonight.”

Hutchinson dropped to 4-8-1 on the season with Tuesday's loss with an .886 save percentage and a 3.62 goals-against average.

Kaskisuo made his first career NHL start with the Leafs earlier this season, allowing six goals on 38 shots in a loss against the Pittsburgh Penguins under then-head coach Mike Babcock. The 26-year-old has a 12-7-2 record with the Marlies this season with a .912 save percentage and a 2.67 goals-against average.

Toronto used the following lines in practice Tuesday:

Hyman-Matthews-Marner
Kerfoot-Tavares-Nylander
Johnsson-Engvall-Kapanen
Moore-Spezza-Timashov

Muzzin-Holl
Dermott-Barrie
Sandin-Ceci

Kaskisuo
Hutchinson

Extras: Marincin, Gauthier