{"id":539584,"date":"2026-04-04T02:26:30","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T02:26:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/539584\/"},"modified":"2026-04-04T02:26:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T02:26:30","slug":"maple-leafs-oliver-ekman-larssons-run-of-good-health-appears-at-an-end","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/539584\/","title":{"rendered":"Maple Leafs&#8217; Oliver Ekman-Larsson&#8217;s run of good health appears at an end"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It seems Oliver Ekman-Larsson\u2019s remarkable stretch of playing through injuries has ended.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Starting every game this season, other than being forced to sit while being shopped at the trade deadline and to attend the birth of his second child, he is listed as doubtful by coach Craig Berube to media for<a href=\"https:\/\/ca.news.yahoo.com\/eliminated-maple-leafs-still-role-003455020.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Saturday against the Los Angeles Kings.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Saturday against the Los Angeles Kings.&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Saturday against the Los Angeles Kings.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The 34-year-old suffered a lower-body injury Thursday in San Jose and did not return for the third period. Troy Stecher, who was in the stands Thursday, was with Simon Benoit at Friday\u2019s practice while Morgan Rielly and Brandon Carlo were split up, Rielly with Phlippe Myers, Carlo with Jake McCabe.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Ekman-Larsson is having a strong year amid problematic issues through the whole of the Toronto defence. He\u2019s two points shy of reaching 40 for the first time since 2018-19 with the Arizona Coyotes and had replaced Rielly as first unit power play quarterback.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Rielly was back in his old special teams\u2019 spot at practice, McCabe on the second unit blue line. Coach Crig Berube said after Thursday\u2019s game that he was told Ekman-Larsson\u2019s injury was not serious.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ca.news.yahoo.com\/high-sticks-hollywood-hijinx-top-172513632.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:After this California trip;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;After this California trip&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">After this California trip<\/a>, the Leafs will have three days off until their next game at home against Washington on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Lhornby@postmedia.com<br \/>X: @sunhornby<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It seems Oliver Ekman-Larsson\u2019s remarkable stretch of playing through injuries has ended. 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