""I feel good. It's up to Chief [Berube]." Ekman-Larsson said at morning skate on Saturday. The injury occurred not long into the third period following a tie-up along the boards with Sharks forward Adam Gaudette. Ekman-Larsson landed awkwardly on his leg and required assistance skating off the ice while favouring his left leg. Despite the collision, the 34-year-old knows that it wasn't a malicious play by Gaudette and says he's lucky it wasn't more serious."
""Obviously it happened so quick, the guy fell and obviously he didn't mean to do that," Ekman-Larsson said about the collision. "I was lucky to get out of it pretty quick. It's crazy how much you can change in a day or a day and a half, so I'm lucky." "Yeah, good news," Berube said when asked about the quick turnaround. "We weren't sure yesterday but he feels good and ready to go.""
"Ekman-Larsson has had somewhat of a resurgence in 2024-25, with his four goals matching his total from last season in 48 fewer games. Overall, he has 20 points in 30 games and is well on pace to break his total of 29 from last season. He's second in scoring among Leafs defencemen and sixth overall in scoring, and between him and Morgan Rielly (23 points in 29 games), the team has turned what was an area of weakness last season into a strength. He's been skating on the top pair with Rielly since Brandon Carlo and Chris Tanev went down with injuries and resumed that role at morning skate on Saturday."
Oliver Ekman-Larsson exited Thursday's game against San Jose after landing awkwardly on his left leg following a tie-up with Adam Gaudette and required assistance off the ice. He reported feeling good at Saturday morning skate and said availability is up to coach John (Chief) Berube. Berube confirmed Ekman-Larsson feels ready to play after the quick turnaround. Ekman-Larsson has 20 points in 30 games in 2024-25, matching last season's four goals in far fewer games, and has been skating on the top defensive pair with Morgan Rielly since team injuries to other defenders.
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