It was an eventful morning for the Toronto Maple Leafs, prior to their matchup against the New Jersey Devils. Jake McCabe will return to the lineup after a four-game absence.

Crag Berube was forced to shuffle the Leafs' lines at practice ahead of Wednesday's game against the Minnesota Wild with the imminent return of Max Pacioretty.

Morgan Rielly, who has spent much of the past month skating alongside Philippe Myers, found himself paired with Jake McCabe ... Reaves Absent: Pacioretty (upper body) Rielly-McCabe

Toronto forward Max Pacioretty has been ruled out for the Maple Leafs' game Monday night against the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning because of an upper-body injury. Pacioretty, 36, took a slap shot ...

The Minnesota Wild last played away on January 26 against the Chicago Blackhawks. The Wild won by a score of 4-2 in regulation, and their current league record is 29-17-4 for a 0.620 Points %. Tied with the Leafs in Points %, the Wild are third in the central with a goal differential even more slight than the Leafs at +3.

“It can be the most random time in the summer and no matter what, you’ll see 'RR' pop up on your phone,” Nick Robertson said. Every group chat needs an instigator; someone to keep the dialogue alive during low points. On and off the ice, Reaves fills that role.

All season, the Maple Leafs have managed to keep the plane in the air minus a couple of main engines and iced-up wings.

Pacioretty missed the last three games after taking a puck to the head in a game against the Montreal Canadiens.

Leafs answered our poll. In part 1, we reveal the teammates most Leafs would like to be stuck with in an elevator, and more.

A timeline for the injured centre’s return from a lower-body injury is starting to come into focus, Mark Masters writes.

Toronto Maple Leafs forward John Tavares has resumed skating and could return to practice by the end of this week, head coach Craig Berube told Joshua Kloke of The Athletic on Monday.

The Ottawa Senators are hosting the “battle of Ontario” for the only team of the season as the Toronto Maple Leafs’ fans travel to the nation’s capitol to see the second meeting of the Ontario teams this season.