Mitchell Marner will be out at least four weeks for the Toronto Maple Leafs with an ankle injury.
The forward was injured in a 3-2 shootout loss to the Philadelphia Flyers at Scotiabank Arena on Saturday. He had an MRI on Sunday, when the Maple Leafs played at the Chicago Blackhawks, and will be re-evaluated in four weeks, the Maple Leafs said in a statement.
Marner fell awkwardly off the opening face-off of the second period after getting tangled up with Flyers forward Carsen Twarynski. After trying to skate, Marner slid across the ice on his knees before his teammates helped him into the bench.
He played one more shift but again fell, this time on his own, before leaving at 1:57 to go to the locker room.
Marner returned to the ice during a TV timeout with 9:34 left in the second to test his ankle, but he went back to the locker room without playing a shift.
"Obviously, it's not something we want to happen," Maple Leafs captain John Tavares said. "Mitch is a big part of our team. He plays a very significant role and makes great plays. Not ideal, but I thought the group responded well and had every opportunity to win it. Hopefully, it's nothing serious and he's back as soon as he can."
Toronto trailed 2-0 when Marner left the game but tied it with goals by Dermott in the second and William Nylander in the third.
Jason Spezza, who was a healthy scratch against the Flyers, took Marner's place in the lineup against the Blackhawks.
Marner is second on the Maple Leafs with 18 points (four goals, 14 assists) in 18 games.
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