Leafs’ John Tavares week-to-week with lower-body injury

Oct 17, 2026, 12:16 PM ET|Comments (0)

from Daily Faceoff, by Scott Maxwell,

The Toronto Maple Leafs got a tough update on one of their key players, as they announced on Saturday that center John Tavares is week-to-week with a lower-body injury.

Tavares sustained the injury during Thursday’s 5-4 overtime loss to the Buffalo Sabres . Nick Paul and Josh Norris were tangled with each other in the middle of the ice, and when Paul shoved Norris onto the ice, Norris fell into a passing Tavares, taking the 36 year old’s legs out from underneath him and causing him to fall awkwardly on the ice. He remained on the ice for a bit before requiring assistance to the dressing room, and did not return to the game.

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