Morgan Rielly Sidelined Day to Day With a Lower-Body Injury

Morgan Rielly is day-to-day after a lower-body injury, the Toronto Maple Leafs announced Tuesday. The defenceman did not return after the first period of Saturday’s 4-2 loss to the Montreal Canadiens and then missed the team’s 4-0 defeat to the New Jersey Devils on Sunday. The 32-year-old has recorded 12 points in 18 games this season. His absence leaves Toronto without one of its regular blue-line contributors as the club prepares to face the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday. The Maple Leafs also reported that centre Colton Sissons is out week-to-week with a lower-body injury. He was hurt in the second period of Sunday’s game, according to the team. Toronto’s injury list further includes winger Kirill Marchenko and defencemen Marshal Rifai and Nick Blankenburg. The club said all three are expected to miss time week-to-week, with Marchenko and Rifai dealing with lower-body injuries and Blankenburg out with an upper-body injury. The Leafs entered Tuesday’s matchup with an 8-9-2 record, while Colorado was 10-6-2. The report did not provide a timetable for Rielly’s return beyond the day-to-day designation, leaving his availability dependent on how the injury progresses.