Rookie defenseman suffers gruesome hand injury, becoming the fifth blueliner sidelined for the Hurricanes this season.

The Calgary Flames are 2-7-1 on the year, ranking 25th in goals-against per game, while the Toronto Maple Leafs rank 27th, giving up 3.67 per contest. That’s a combined average of 7.17 goals allowed, which far surpasses the 5.5 mark.

There’s a massive divide between the Toronto Maple Leafs’ offence and defence through the opening month of the season, and this disparity is becoming impossible to ignore.

The Toronto Maple Leafs honored forward John Tavares before Wednesday’s game against the Utah Mammoth for reaching the 500-goal milestone in his NHL career. The 35-year-old reached the mark on October 29 in a loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Unsure of who would start Sunday's game following a disastrous outing from Anthony Stolarz, Leafs head coach Craig Berube confirmed his starter ahead of warmups.

Scott Laughton has been injured for the second time this season. The Toronto Maple Leafs forward left the club's game against the Boston Bruins at Scotiabank Arena on Saturday and would not return due to an upper-body. Laughton was the recipient of a hard hit from Bruins defenseman Nikita Zadorov.

Kampf recorded one assist in four games with the Marlies after being waived by the Maple Leafs in October. Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported during the “Saturday Headlines” segment that Kampf’s contract termination is under active discussion but is being delayed by a conflict over financial terms.

Leafs netminder Joseph Woll made his much anticipated return to game action on Saturday, albeit in a losing effort with the Toronto Marlies.