Toronto Maple Leafs winger Kirill Marchenko out week-to-week with lower-body injury

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The Canadian Press. (2026, October 28). Toronto Maple Leafs winger Kirill Marchenko out week-to-week with lower-body injury. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/leafs/maple-leafs-winger-kirill-marchenko-out-week-to-week-with-lower-body-injury/article_cad19ddb-a801-50b5-86a6-6a421624ce51.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-10-28 · by The Canadian Press

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Kirill Marchenko, a key forward for the Toronto Maple Leafs, will be out week-to-week with a lower-body injury after being bumped during Monday’s game against the Calgary Flames in Seattle. With six goals and eight assists this season, his absence adds to the team's struggles as centre John Tavares is also out due to a lower-body injury. The Maple Leafs, currently holding the first wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference with a 7-5-2 record, are facing multiple injuries including those affecting defencemen Chris Tanev and depth players Nick Blankenburg and Marshall Rifai.
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The Toronto Maple Leafs announced on October 28, 2026, that winger Kirill Marchenko will be sidelined for at least a week due to a lower-body injury. This news comes after Marchenko left Monday's game against the Calgary Flames early following a collision with Flames winger Yegor Sharangovich. The 26-year-old Russian player has contributed six goals and eight assists in his first 14 games this season.

Marchenko, acquired from the Columbus Blue Jackets before the start of the regular season in an exchange that sent fellow winger Matthew Knies to Columbus, recently signed a lucrative six-year contract extension worth US$75 million with Toronto. The Maple Leafs are also currently without centre John Tavares, who is out for at least a week with his own lower-body injury.

General manager John Chayka mentioned that Tavares has resumed skating in Toronto since getting injured on October 15. Additionally, defenceman Chris Tanev is making progress but remains sidelined due to an upper-body issue since October 10.

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Acquired from the Columbus Blue Jackets on the eve of the regular season in a blockbuster deal that saw fellow winger Matthew Knies as the biggest piece going the other way, Marchenko subsequently signed a six-year, US$75-million contract extension with Toronto.
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🔮 Toronto announced Kirill Marchenko will be out week-to-week with a lower-body injury ahead of its game Wednesday night against the Kraken in Seattle The 26-year-old departed Monday’s 5-2 loss in Calgary after getting bumped by Flames winger Yegor Sharangovich.
2026-10-28 · Toronto Star
Toronto Maple Leafs winger Kirill Marchenko out week-to-week with lower-body injury · assertive framing

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Toronto announced Kirill Marchenko will be out week-to-week with a lower-body injury ahead of its game Wednesday night against the Kraken in Seattle The 26-year-old departed Monday’s 5-2 loss in Calgary after getting bumped by Flames winger Yegor Sharangovich. asserted
old → announce → Sharangovich
Marchenko fell awkwardly and appeared to be favouring his left knee as he returned to the bench. asserted
he → fall → bench
The Russian has six goals and eight assists for 14 points across 14 games in 2026-27. asserted
Russian → have → 2026
Acquired from the Columbus Blue Jackets on the eve of the regular season in a blockbuster deal that saw fellow winger Matthew Knies as the biggest piece going the other way, Marchenko subsequently signed a six-year, US$75-million contract extension with Toronto. asserted
Marchenko → acquire → Toronto
The Maple Leafs are already minus centre John Tavares, who’s out week-to-week with a lower-body injury. asserted
who → ’ → injury
General manager John Chayka told reporters in Calgary earlier this week the 36-year-old has resumed skating in Toronto after getting hurt Oct 15. asserted
old → tell → Toronto
Chayka added shutdown defenceman Chris Tanev is “progressing nicely” and should return to practice soon from an upper-body issue that’s kept the 36-year-old out since Oct. 10. asserted
that → add → Oct.
His status has been updated from week-to-week to day-to-day. asserted
status → update → day
Along with the Marchenko and Tanev news on Wednesday, Toronto said depth blueliners Nick Blankenburg (upper-body) and Marshall Rifai (lower-body) are out week-to-week. asserted
Blankenburg → say → week
Dakota Joshua, meanwhile, has been recalled from an American Hockey League conditioning stint after the centre suffered a core injury in pre-season. asserted
centre → recall → season
Toronto had a 7-5-2 record and occupied the Eastern Conference’s first wild-card spot heading into Wednesday’s action. asserted
Toronto → have → action
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 28, 2026. asserted
report → publish → Press
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