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

Some new lines for the Maple Leafs could indicate that the team is attempting to showcase veteran forward Max Domi ahead of the trade deadline. On Wednesday, we saw the Maple Leafs get thumped by the Columbus Blue Jackets,

“Currently in possession of a more favorable offensive opportunity with John Tavares out of the Maple Leafs’ lineup due to injury, Max ... but Domi says this team led by Auston Matthews ...

Slugging from behind the entire evening, and balanced on the usual mid-season fan revolt, the Toronto Maple Leafs won their first game in more than a week on Thursday. William Nylander scored the overtime goal that put away the New Jersey Devils, led by former Maple Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe.

Jared Spurgeon scored what turned out to be the winning goal in the first period and the visiting Minnesota Wild went on to defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1 on Wednesday night.

Before the first goal, defenceman Morgan Rielly put up little resistance behind the Toronto net, losing a battle for the puck with Wild forward Jakub Lauko. The latter centred to Marat Khusnutdinov, who snapped the puck past an unprepared Woll at 7:07.

Toronto Maple Leafs' Auston Matthews, centre, tries to tip the puck in front of Minnesota Wild goaltender Filip Gustavsson, right, as Jake Middleton, left, defends during the second period in Toronto on Jan. 29. Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press

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.

Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Anthony Stolarz was a partial participant in Friday’s practice, departing before line rushes started. It was Stolarz’s first practice since suffering a knee injury on December 12 against the Anaheim Ducks.

THROUGH GAMES OF THURSDAY, JAN. 30, 2025

Identifying the holes in the Leafs' lineup is fairly straightforward. Patching them at the trade deadline? Much less so.

William Nylander’s third-period goal failed to spark a comeback as Toronto fell 3-1 to the Minnesota Wild at Scotiabank Arena on Wednesday. The Leafs have scored one goal in each of their last three games in losing three in a row for the third time this season.