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.

Pacioretty was placed on the team's injured reserve list and is day-to-day with an upper-body injury, Berube said on Tuesday.

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.

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.