While all the talk was on Toronto's seven goal explosion on Saturday night, one thing that seemed to go unnoticed was Max Pacioretty's close call with injury.

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.

Pacioretty is projected to return to the Maple Leafs' lineup against the Wild while Knies could be back on Saturday against Edmonton.

The collapse was complete when Steven Lorentz was left all alone in front and he beat Montembeault to make it 6-3 Leafs. The Canadiens kept trying to claw their way back, but Leafs goaltender Joseph Woll did everything he could to protect the Leaf lead, including using the knob of his stick.

TORONTO -- Filip Gustavsson made 32 saves for the Minnesota Wild in a 3-1 win against the Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena on Wednesday.

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.

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Matthew Knies joins a long list of injured Leafs that has had a trickle-down effect on the rest of the lineup.

Toronto Maple Leafs goalie Anthony Stolarz took a major step in his recovery as he stayed out for the entirety of Tuesday’s practice with the main group.

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Ekman-Larsson logged an assist in Saturday's 2-1 loss to the Senators. Ekman-Larsson helped out on Bobby McMann's first-period tally. This extended Ekman-Larsson's point streak to four games (one ...

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