Pacioretty will be absent due to an upper-body injury that he sustained after taking a shot to the side of the head in Saturday's 7-3 comeback win against the Montreal Canadiens. He was however able to finish the game, logging 10:13 in ice time.

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.

The Toronto Maple Leafs had some good and not-so-good injury updates on Monday ahead of their game against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Max Pacioretty wasn't on the ice for the Maple Leafs' morning skate.

According to the Athletic, Maple Leafs forward Max Domi could be an under the radar trade target. Despite an opportunity for Domi to excel as a useful center with John Tavares out

The Toronto Maple Leafs will have to play on without the services of veteran forward Max Pacioretty for the time being. On Monday morning, the team officially announced that Pacioretty would not participate in the team’s morning skate due to injury.