The Toronto Maple Leafs suffered a late blow during their 5-3 loss to the Buffalo Sabres on Friday.

William Nylander exited with 5:51 remaining in the third period and did not return for another shift.

The 29-year-old was shown on the broadcast skating to the bench slowly after taking a hit to the mid-section in open ice from Sabres forward Jason Zucker.

Head coach Craig Berube stated after the loss that Nylander would undergo further evaluation and his status was up in the air for Saturday’s latter half of a home-and-home with the Sabres.

Nylander had scored a goal and recorded 17:39 minutes of total ice-time before taking his last shift, and was absent for the Maple Leafs’ two power plays late in the period.

He has recorded three goals and 11 assists with a plus-4 rating in eight co

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