In Tanev’s absence, righty Philippe Myers will jump into the lineup, while veterans Morgan Rielly and Oliver Ekman-Larsson will be leaned on more heavily, as they were in Tuesday’s rollicking 5-4 comeback win over the Bruins.

Yet the mood around the Leafs dressing room sunk a little lower than expected following a 5-4 win over the Boston Bruins as Chris Tanev walked out with his right arm in a sling. The Leafs’ top defenceman took a hit from Bruins centre Pavel Zacha in his second shift of the game and did not return.