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Andersens Return To Leafs Crease Uncertain

TORONTO, ON - APRIL 23: Frederik Andersen #31 of the Toronto Maple Leafs takes a breather against the Boston Bruins in Game Six of the Eastern Conference First Round in the 2018 Stanley Cup Play-offs at the Air Canada Centre on April 23, 2018 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Maple Leafs defeated the Bruins 3-1.(Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Frederik Andersen
TORONTO, ON - APRIL 23: Frederik Andersen #31 of the Toronto Maple Leafs takes a breather against the Boston Bruins in Game Six of the Eastern Conference First Round in the 2018 Stanley Cup Play-offs at the Air Canada Centre on April 23, 2018 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Maple Leafs defeated the Bruins 3-1.(Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Frederik AndersenFrederik Andersen takes a breather against the Boston Bruins in Game Six of the Eastern Conference First Round in the 2018 Stanley Cup Play-offs at the Air Canada Centre on April 23, 2018 in Toronto, ON (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images)
Torontos No. 1 goalie tweaked his knee against Washington on Saturday

After Frederik Andersen was a surprise injury scratch for Monday's 4-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings, Maple Leafs head coach Mike Babcock said that his No. 1 goalie would definitely be back in the crease Thursday against the Pittsburgh Penguins.
   
Everyone was a lot less confident that would be the case roughly 15 hours later.
   
Andersen was on the ice at the start of practice with his teammates Tuesday, but departed after about 30 minutes, leaving backup Garret Sparks and Eamon McAdam, an emergency recall from the Newfoundland Growlers of the third-tier ECHL, to complete the session.
   
Andersen, who said leaving the skate early was part of the plan, could be seen stretching out his left knee between drills. The Dane indicated afterwards he tweaked something in Saturday's 4-2 victory over the Washington Capitals that wrapped up a perfect 4-0-0 road trip.
   
Sparks made 33 saves in the victory over Los Angeles, a big improvement from the six goals he allowed in a wild 7-6 overtime triumph against the Chicago Blackhawks on Oct. 7.
   
The Leafs are thin in goal even with a healthy Andersen after losing Curtis McElhinney and Calvin Pickard on the waiver wire before the start of the season. Kasimir Kaskisuo of the American Hockey League's Toronto Marlies was injured over the weekend and Jeff Glass, the Marlies' backup, is on an AHL-only contract.

 

— with files from The Canadian Press

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