Jake McCabe will not play for the Maple Leafs when they host the Chicago Blackhawks at Scotiabank Arena on Monday (7:30 p.m. ET; TVAS, Prime, CHSN) for precautionary reasons, coach Craig Berube said. The defenseman left a 5-3 win against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday at 14:41 of the second period after taking a puck to the head.

He will be eligible to be activated as soon as he’s healthy, though no specifics have been provided on his injury or timeline.

Jake McCabe’s 600th NHL game took an unfortunate and scary turn Saturday night when the Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman left the game after being struck by a puck in the neck and head area.

The Toronto Maple Leafs have survived quite nicely without captain Auston Matthews, who missed nine games with an upper-body injury.

Maple Leafs Defenseman Jake McCabe Leaves Game Against Lightning After Suffering Upper-Body Injury, Not Set To Miss Any Time The Toronto Maple Leafs' injury woes continued on Saturday night, as defenseman Jake McCabe exited the game against the Tampa Bay Lightning after suffering an upper-body injury.

Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Jake McCabe is ruled out of Monday’s game against the Chicago Blackhakws due to precautionary reasons. McCabe took a puck to the face during Saturday’s game against the Tampa Bay Lightning and did not return.

The Toronto Maple Leafs announced that defenseman Jani Hakanpää has been placed on IR (lower body) retroactive to November 16. In a corresponding move, Marshall Rifai has been recalled from the Toronto Marlies (AHL).

The Toronto Maple Leafs got two very important players back on Saturday night with both forwards Auston Matthews and Matthew Knies making their returns from injury, but they may now have lost one of their top defensemen to injury on the very same night.