{"id":477473,"date":"2025-11-09T05:34:57","date_gmt":"2025-11-09T10:34:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=477473"},"modified":"2025-11-09T05:34:57","modified_gmt":"2025-11-09T10:34:57","slug":"toronto-maple-leafs-injury-depth-forward-against-boston-bruins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2025\/11\/09\/toronto-maple-leafs-injury-depth-forward-against-boston-bruins\/","title":{"rendered":"Toronto Maple Leafs Depth Forward Injured versus Bruins"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Toronto Maple Leafs suffered another setback Saturday night. Forward Scott Laughton left their game<\/a> against the Boston Bruins<\/a> with an upper-body injury. The veteran winger exited midway through the second period after taking a heavy hit from Bruins<\/a> defenceman Nikita Zadorov<\/a>. Once he left the game, he\u00a0did not return.<\/p>\n

The Update on the Leafs Scott Laughton<\/a> Injury<\/h2>\n

The play unfolded when Laughton tried to move the puck out of Toronto\u2019s defensive zone. He was then leveled by Zadorov near the boards. Laughton appeared visibly shaken and immediately skated off toward the bench. He was holding his head before heading down the tunnel. The hit drew an immediate response from Bobby McMann<\/a>, who dropped the gloves with Zadorov moments later in defence of his teammate. Both players were assessed five-minute fighting majors, and the tone of the game shifted afterward.<\/p>\n

Berube Confirms Laughton Will Miss Time<\/h3>\n

Following the game, head coach Craig Berub<\/a>e<\/a> confirmed that Laughton will miss Sunday\u2019s matchup against the Carolina Hurricanes, adding that there\u2019s no clear timeline for his return. Berube also commented on the nature of the hit, saying he \u201cthought it was a head shot<\/em>\u201d and that the team would \u201ctake a closer look at it.<\/em>\u201d The Leafs are still evaluating the severity of the injury. However, the early signs suggest that Laughton may miss multiple games.<\/p>\n

Laughton\u2019s Return Cut Short<\/h3>\n

This injury comes at an unfortunate time for Laughto<\/a>n<\/a>, who had just returned to the lineup after missing the first 13 games of the season with a lower-body injury suffered in the preseason. Saturday marked only his second game of the season. Before the injury, he logged 6:13 of ice time with one blocked shot and four hits, showcasing his typical physical, responsible playstyle.<\/p>\n

The Leafs acquired Laughton<\/a> from the Philadelphia Flyers at last year\u2019s trade deadline. Since joining Toronto, he\u2019s registered six points in 34 games, including the playoffs, and has become a reliable fourth-line presence known for his forechecking and penalty-killing ability.<\/p>\n

What His Absence Means<\/h2>\n

Losing Laughton again will test Toronto\u2019s forward depth. His energy, leadership, and defensive reliability have been valuable in the bottom six. His absence leaves a gap that players like Sammy Blais<\/a> or Easton Cowan<\/a> may need to fill in the coming games.<\/p>\n

Main Photo: Dan Hamilton-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Toronto Maple Leafs suffered another setback Saturday night. Forward Scott Laughton left their game against the Boston Bruins with an upper-body injury. The veteran winger exited midway through the second period after taking a heavy hit from Bruins defenceman Nikita Zadorov. Once he left the game, he\u00a0did not return. The Update on the Leafs […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5672,"featured_media":473101,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[18,4547,6671,34,4548],"tags":[605],"class_list":["post-477473","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-leafs","category-hockey","category-injuries","category-news","category-nhl","tag-scott-laughton"],"modified_by":"Levi Pike, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/477473","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5672"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=477473"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/477473\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":477478,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/477473\/revisions\/477478"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/473101"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=477473"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=477473"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=477473"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}