The Toronto Maple Leafs will be without veteran center John Tavares for the foreseeable future after he suffered an injury during a power-play drill at practice on Wednesday. The team announced that Tavares had been placed on injured reserve as a result of the injury,

The Maple Leafs have placed John Tavares on injured reserve with a lower-body injury that he suffered in practice

The statistic we typically use to measure a team’s good fortune is called PDO, which some refer to as “percentage-driven outcome.” The Leafs PDO at even strength so far this season sits at 1.02, fifth highest in the league and just under the upper bounds of what is considered sustainable over a full season.

After a prosperous five-game win streak, the Maple Leafs have fallen to earth with back-to-back losses to the Carolina Hurricanes and Vancouver Canucks, being outscored 9-3 along the way. Another lackluster goaltending performance is the last thing the Leafs need against the Stars, who are scoring the 10th-most goals per game this season.

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