Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Jake McCabe appears to be closing in on his return to the lineup soon. He has been an active participant in the regular jerseys at recent practices and morning skates, including Wednesday’s practice where he was once again skating with the main group.

Jake McCabe confirmed that he plans to play against the New Jersey Devils after missing the last four games with an upper-body injury.

For Montreal Canadiens forward Patrik Laine, it came in his rookie season with the Winnipeg Jets, courtesy of then-Buffalo Sabres defenseman and current Toronto Maple Leaf Jake McCabe. On Friday's latest episode of the Spittin’ Chiclets podcast with Ryan Whitney,

Returning against Devils

Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Jake McCabe's stat line from Thursday's win over the New Jersey Devils shows just how much the team missed him while he was out.

Keefe spent parts of two seasons coaching McCabe and McMann, leading them to career-high point totals last year.

The Toronto Maple Leafs announced Thursday that center John Tavares is out week-to-week with a lower-body injury.However, the Maple Leafs will get some reinforcements Thursday against the New Jersey Devils,

New Jersey Devils goaltender Jacob Markstrom will be out 4-6 weeks with a knee injury. The Swede was injured in a 5-1 win over the Bruins on Wednesday.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Toronto Maple Leafs’ William Nylander, right, celebrates after his winning goal against the New Jersey ...

When New Jersey Devils head coach Sheldon Keefe stepped in front of the slew of reporters inside Scotiabank Arena for the first time since departing the Toronto Maple Leafs last spring ...