Toronto Maple Leafs fans faced a scare on Thursday night when star forward William Nylander left the preseason game against the Montreal Canadiens after an awkward hit to the head. The injury occurred when teammate Nick Robertson pushed Nylander, causing the latter to stumble and collide with Canadiens forward Christian Dvorak's knee.

The Maple Leafs lost goal-scoring forward William Nylander during Thursday night's game against the Canadiens.

Nick Robertson scored the game-winning goal on a stellar individual effort as the Toronto Maple Leafs recorded their first win of the preseason, defeating the Montreal Canadiens 2-1.

Martin St-Louis and his men will be travelling to Toronto today for a tilt with the Maple Leafs in their third pre-season game. Two pre-season games in, the Montreal Canadiens have outscored their opponents 8-0, but they've yet to face a team featuring prominent NHL players.

The Toronto Maple Leafs welcomed the Montreal Canadiens to town on Thursday night to kick off their home-and-home exhibition series. Head coach Craig Berube shifted his focus from getting reps to building chemistry,

Toronto Maple Leafs forward William Nylander avoided a major injury after leaving Thursday’s preseason contest against the Montreal Canadiens due to precautionary reasons following a first-period collision.

: The Leafs have confirmed that Nylander will not return to action and is out with an ‘upper body’ injury. Good grief… Read below for our earlier report on this developing story. Toronto Maple Leafs forward William Nylander has left tonight’s pre-season game against the Montreal Canadiens thanks to an ill-timed play from teammate Nick Robertson.

William Nylander was knocked out of Thursday’s exhibition game with an apparent upper-body injury. The Maple Leafs, who could ill afford the absence of a 40-goal forward and one of the keys to their offence,