Leafs Practice Report: McCabe, Ekman-Larsson, Kampf absent from morning skate in Buffalo

McCabe hasn’t played since an April 2nd contest against the Florida Panthers when he left in the final minute. His injury hasn’t been made public, though head coach Craig Berube previously stated the defenceman would return before the end of the regular season. Kampf suffered an upper-body injury in that same match, leaving in the second intermission. He also hasn’t played since then, though both have participated in practice since.

Ekman-Larsson last appeared with the team on April 9th against the Tampa Bay Lightning when he played a team-high 25:14. He is listed as day-to-day with an undisclosed injury.

Anthony Stolarz practiced in the starter’s net Tuesday morning and is presumed to be getting the nod as the Leafs look for a crucial point Tuesday. Stolarz has been in peak form in the lead-up to this year’s postseason, currently riding a seven-game win streak, including two shutouts and key victories against the Tampa Bay Lightning and Florida Panthers to hold their spot at the top of the division.

The 31-year-old has started four of the last six games for the Leafs, as he continues to make a compelling case for being Toronto’s starter for game one of the playoffs.

Here’s how the Leafs lined up in practice Tuesday morning ahead of their tilt against the Sabres, per TSN’s Mark Masters:

Forwards:

Matthew Knies-Auston Matthews-Mitch Marner

Max Domi-John Tavares-William Nylander

Bobby McMann-Pontus Holmberg-Nick Robertson

Steven Lorentz-Scott Laughton-Calle Järnkrok

Defence:

Simon Benoit-Chris Tanev

Morgan Rielly-Phillipe Myers

Dakota Mermis-Brandon Carlo

Goaltenders:

Anthony Stolarz

Joseph Woll