Maple Leafs’ Morgan Rielly exits vs. Canadiens with lower-body injury

The Toronto Maple Leafs are down a top defenceman. Morgan Rielly exited Saturday’s game against the Montreal Canadiens in the second period with a lower-body injury and was ruled out by the team. He also exited in the first period about a minute early, but came out for a single shift in the middle frame before heading off the ice and straight to the dressing room. Rielly, 32, has appeared in all 18 Maple Leafs games this season, with 12 assists while averaging 19:31 on ice. Prior to exiting on Saturday, he had one shot in 5:45 of ice time.