TORONTO – Ryan O’Reilly is ready to return. And into the lion’s den he will go.
The Toronto Maple Leafs centre declared himself fully healthy following Wednesday’s practice after missing a month with a broken finger ahead of Thursday’s game in Boston against the first-place Bruins.
O’Reilly suffered the injury March 4 in Vancouver when he took a friendly fire shot off his left hand against the Canucks that required surgery.
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Acquired from the St. Louis Blues in a blockbuster mid-February trade, the 2019 Stanley Cup champion and Conn Smythe Trophy winner as playoff MVP had three goals and two assists in eight games with the Leafs before getting hurt.
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Toronto is locked into a first-round playoff matchup with the Tampa Lightning, but still needs to clinch home-ice advantage for the series.
Boston, meanwhile, is chasing regular-season history. The Bruins are two wins short of the record 62 in a campaign held by the 1995-96 Detroit Red Wings and the 2018-19 Lightning with five games left on their schedule.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 5, 2023.
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