Rielly (knee) was placed on long-term injured reserve Tuesday.
Rielly was injured in Monday's contest against the Islanders. He will be sidelined for at least 10 games and 24 days after going on LTIR. This is another significant blow to a Toronto defense corps that has been playing without Jake Muzzin (neck) and T.J. Brodie (oblique). Rielly has 16 assists, 34 shots on goal, 24 blocks and 22 hits in 20 games this season. He has also averaged 23:00 of ice time, which will have to be divided among the team's remaining healthy defenders. The Leafs brought up blueliners Victor Mete and Mac Hollowell on Tuesday.
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Maple Leafs' Morgan Rielly: Set for imaging
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Rielly (undisclosed) was injured against the Islanders on Monday and will be re-evaluated Tuesday, David Alter of Sports Illustrated reports.
Rielly logged a season-low 16:38 of ice time with a minus-1 rating before exiting the game. He's set to undergo further imaging and evaluation before the team provides an update Tuesday. The Maple Leafs' blue line has already been hit with the injury bug, and the team will likely promote a defenseman from the AHL in the coming days.
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Maple Leafs' Morgan Rielly: Two more helpers Tuesday
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Rielly notched two assists in Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Penguins.
The veteran blueliner is still looking for his first goal of the season, but Rielly's been plenty productive. He's up to 14 assists through 17 games, including five over the course of his current four-game point streak.
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Maple Leafs' Morgan Rielly: Keeps gathering apples
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Rielly secured a power-play assist in Friday's 4-2 loss to the Penguins.
Rielly has 11 helpers representing his entire point total through 15 games. Unfortunately, the power-play quarterback is averaging only 4.3 shots per 60 minutes, which raises some concern considering that is the lowest mark of his 10-year career. Rielly remains an elite, low-maintenance defenseman, but his fantasy managers are undoubtedly clamoring for him to fire more shots on goal.
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Maple Leafs' Morgan Rielly: Bags two apples Wednesday
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Rielly dished out two assists -- one on the power play -- in Wednesday's 5-2 win over the Flyers.
Both of Rielly's assists came on goals by John Tavares, who led the way for Toronto with a hat trick. Rielly's still searching for his first goal of the season, but he's already dished out nine helpers through 11 games. That assist total is impressive considering the Maple Leafs are off to a slow start offensively, Wednesday's outburst notwithstanding.
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Maple Leafs' Morgan Rielly: Hands out two helpers
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Rielly logged a pair of assists, including one on the power play, and went plus-2 with two shots on net in Thursday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Sharks.
Rielly set up goals by Mitch Marner and Auston Matthews in the contest. This was Rielly second multi-assist game of the season, and he's up to seven helpers in eight appearances. He's added 15 shots on net, 10 blocked shots, six hits, seven PIM and a minus-2 rating. Rielly should have plenty of chances to rack up points while playing on the Maple Leafs' top power-play unit and first defense pairing.
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Maple Leafs' Morgan Rielly: Apple season continues
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Rielly put up two assists in a 3-2 win over the Capitals on Thursday.
Rielly is off to a strong fantasy start with three assists in his first two contests. He finished 2021-22 in a three-way tie with Cale Makar and Kris Letang for fifth overall in helpers (58).
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Maple Leafs' Morgan Rielly: Gets team's only goal in tight loss
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Rielly scored a goal in Saturday's 2-1 loss to the Lightning in Game 7 of their Eastern Conference First Round series.
Rielly took a pass from Auston Matthews and went high glove side on Andrei Vasilevskiy at the 13:25 mark of the second to tie the game. Rielly delivered three goals and three assists in seven games this postseason, and he has 25 points (seven goals, 18 assists) in 39 career playoff games.
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Maple Leafs' Morgan Rielly: Offers power-play assist
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Rielly logged a power-play assist, two shots on goal and a minus-4 rating in Sunday's 7-3 loss to the Lightning in Game 4.
Rielly had the secondary helper on the first of William Nylander's two tallies in the third period. Through four playoff contests, Rielly's been effective on offense with a goal and three assists. The defenseman has added eight shots on net, seven hits, eight blocked shots, 15 PIM and a minus-3 rating. He'll likely continue to see heavy usage, and his ability to put up points makes him a solid fantasy option.
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Maple Leafs' Morgan Rielly: Picks up two helpers in win
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Rielly recorded two assists, five blocks and 15 penalty minutes in Monday's 5-0 win over Tampa Bay.
Rielly assisted on the Leafs' final two goals from Mitch Marner and Auston Matthews before dropping the gloves with Jan Rutta in the third period. The 28-year-old defenseman had helpers in back-to-back games to finish the regular season with 68 points (10 goals and 58 assists) in addition to 92 hits and 87 blocked shots while leading Toronto skaters with 23:44 TOI/G.
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Maple Leafs' Morgan Rielly: Snaps out of slump
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Rielly delivered an assist in Saturday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Panthers.
Rielly snapped a four-game point drought, with his secondary apple giving the Maple Leafs a fleeting sense of hope that they'd outduel the lone team above them in the Atlantic Division standings. However, the Panthers ended up winning a franchise record 13th straight contest.
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Maple Leafs' Morgan Rielly: New career mark in helpers
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Rielly put up two assists in a 5-2 loss to Buffalo on Tuesday.
Rielly established a new career mark for assists in a single-season (53) and is within reach of Tomas Kaberle's Leafs' record for blueliners (58) set in 2005-06. At this rate, Rielly may have a chance to break that record.
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Maple Leafs' Morgan Rielly: Has 11 points in last six
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Rielly had two assists -- one on the power play -- in Tuesday's 7-6 overtime loss to the Panthers.
Rielly has multiple points in four of his last six games, producing three goals and eight assists during this strong six-game stretch. With Toronto's offense clicking on all cylinders -- even if the defense has left much to be desired at times -- Rielly should continue to pile up points down the stretch.
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Maple Leafs' Morgan Rielly: Four-game, nine-point streak
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Rielly scored a goal and added two assists in a 6-3 win over the Flyers on Saturday.
One of the assists came while shorthanded. Rielly is riding a four-game, nine-point streak (three goals, six assists) and has 58 points, including 49 assists, in 68 games this season. That total puts Rielly sixth in league scoring from the blue line, behind only Roman Josi, Cale Makar, Adam Fox, Victor Hedman and Kris Letang. That's heady company for the Leafs' top dog on D.
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Maple Leafs' Morgan Rielly: Racks up three points in win
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Rielly scored a goal on two shots and added a pair of power-play assists in Sunday's 5-2 win over the Panthers.
Rielly wasted no time in putting the Maple Leafs on the board just 49 seconds into the game. He also assisted on both of John Tavares' second-period tallies. Rielly has a goal and five helpers in his last six games, including a pair of multi-point efforts in that span. The 28-year-old blueliner is up to 52 points (20 on the power play), 176 shots on net, a plus-8 rating, 63 blocked shots and 62 hits from a top-pairing role through 65 contests.
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Maple Leafs' Morgan Rielly: Two helpers Tuesday
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Rielly collected two assists, one on the power play, in Tuesday's 4-0 win over the Stars.
Both helpers came in the third period as the Maple Leafs put the game away. Rielly has been struggling a bit lately, managing only four points (all assists) in his prior 12 games, but Tuesday's effort could signal the start of a hot streak.
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Maple Leafs' Morgan Rielly: Snaps mini-slump with helper
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Rielly logged an assist, three shots on goal and a plus-2 rating in Monday's 5-3 win over the Capitals.
Rielly entered Monday with a three-game point drought, but he had a hand in Justin Holl's buzzer-beating tally in the first period. This was the fifth time this season Rielly's gone three games without a point, but he's yet to have any of those dry spells reach four outings. The 27-year-old is up to 44 points, 140 shots on net, a plus-11 rating and 53 blocked shots in 53 contests.
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Maple Leafs' Morgan Rielly: Generates assist in loss
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Rielly notched an assist, four shots on goal and minus-2 rating in Monday's 5-2 loss to the Canadiens.
Rielly has been a little hit-or-miss in February with five points in eight appearances. Two of those games were multi-point efforts. The 27-year-old blueliner remains one of the league's best point-producing defensemen -- he has six goals, 37 assists, 130 shots on net and a plus-11 rating in 49 outings.
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Maple Leafs' Morgan Rielly: Channels inner Orr in win
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Rielly scored a goal and added an assist Thursday in a 4-1 victory over Pittsburgh.
Honestly, the goal was Bobby Orr-esque. Rielly took it end-to-end, dancing around wingless birds as though they were lost on land. It blew up Twitter with Orr comps, so you know it was impressive. Rielly has six goals and 42 points in 47 games, which puts him squarely in the middle of the top-10 NHLers from the blue line.
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Maple Leafs' Morgan Rielly: Collects two helpers
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Rielly recorded two assists, three shots on goal and two PIM in Monday's 4-3 overtime win over the Hurricanes.
Rielly set up Auston Matthews (lower body) on the go-ahead goal late in the second period, and he also set up Mitch Marner's game-winner in overtime. This was the third time in the last four games Rielly has produced a pair of helpers. The 27-year-old blueliner is up to the 40-point mark in just 43 outings this season, and he's added 108 shots on net, a plus-15 rating and 45 blocked shots while filling a top-pairing role.
