Ilya Samsonov was a full participant in practice for the Maple Leafs on Tuesday.
The goalie has missed the past 12 games with a knee injury he sustained in a 2-1 win against the Boston Bruins on Nov. 5.
"I'm happy to be back, it's really important for me," Samsonov said. "Last couple days, I feel no pain. I'm so excited and am ready to play."
Coach Sheldon Keefe said Samsonov remains day to day and will be reevaluated on Wednesday prior to Toronto's game against the San Jose Sharks (7 p.m. ET; SN, NBCSCA, ESPN+, SN NOW).
"It seems like he is feeling good," Keefe said. "He's got a lot of good work in both on the road and again here today. Today was a big step for him. It wasn't an overly extensive practice for us today, but he was still able to get some work in a team setting with a little bit of 5-on-5 in front of him, so that's part of his progression. In terms of where he goes from here, we will just call him day to day at this point. Any player recovering, [the medical staff] always wants to see how he is the day after he pushes it, so we will get a better sense (Wednesday) maybe of what the next step looks like."
Samsonov is 6-2-0 with a 2.23 goals-against average and .921 save percentage this season.
Matt Murray, who has started six of the past eight games for the Maple Leafs, is 5-1-1 with a 2.44 GAA and .927 save percentage.
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