Toronto Maple Leafs winger Kirill Marchenko out week-to-week with lower-body injury

Acquired from the Columbus Blue Jackets on the eve of the regular season in a blockbuster deal that saw fellow winger Matthew Knies as the biggest piece going the other way, Marchenko subsequently signed a six-year, US$75-million contract extension with Toronto.

The Maple Leafs are already minus centre John Tavares, who’s out week-to-week with a lower-body injury. General manager John Chayka told reporters in Calgary earlier this week the 36-year-old has resumed skating in Toronto after getting hurt Oct 15.

Chayka added shutdown defenceman Chris Tanev is “progressing nicely” and should return to practice soon from an upper-body issue that’s kept the 36-year-old out since Oct. 10. His status has been updated from week-to-week to day-to-day.

Along with the Marchenko and Tanev news on Wednesday, Toronto said depth blueliners Nick Blankenburg (upper-body) and Marshall Rifai (lower-body) are out week-to-week.

Dakota Joshua, meanwhile, has been recalled from an American Hockey League conditioning stint after the centre suffered a core injury in pre-season.

Toronto had a 7-5-2 record and occupied the Eastern Conference’s first wild-card spot heading into Wednesday’s action.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 28, 2026.

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by The Canadian Press

Toronto Maple Leafs winger Kirill Marchenko out week-to-week with lower-body injury

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