After William Nylander turned the puck over in the Leafs' offensive end he got what was supposed to be a helpful push from Robertson as he tried to skate back on defense. Robertson stuck out his stick to help give his teammate a boost,

Toronto Maple Leafs star forward William Nylander did not return to the prseason game against the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday after exiting with a head injury. He did not return to the contest for what the team called precautionary reasons.

Toronto Maple Leafs fans faced a scare on Thursday night when star forward William Nylander left the preseason game against the Montreal Canadiens after an awkward hit to the head. The injury occurred when teammate Nick Robertson pushed Nylander, causing the latter to stumble and collide with Canadiens forward Christian Dvorak's knee.