Max Pacioretty was placed on injured reserve retroactive to Jan. 18, and will miss his second game when the Maple Leafs host the Columbus Blue Jackets on Wednesday (7:30 p.m. ET; TVAS, SN, FDSNOH). Initially, he was listed as day to day, but coach Craig Berube said Wednesday that the timeline has changed.

Pacioretty was placed on the team's injured reserve list and is day-to-day with an upper-body injury, Berube said on Tuesday.

The Toronto Maple Leafs will play Monday night's game against the Tampa Bay Lightning without forward Max Pacioretty. Pacioretty will be absent due to an upper-body injury that he sustained after taking a shot to the side of the head in Saturday's 7-3 comeback win against the Montreal Canadiens.

Pacioretty has five goals and seven assists in 32 games this season. He's games away from unlocking the final games-played bonus in his one-year deal.

Toronto forward Max Pacioretty has been ruled out for the Maple Leafs' game Monday night against the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning because of an upper-body injury. Maple Leafs coach Craig Berube said after Pacioretty missed practice on Monday morning that the 17-year veteran won't play and his status for returning is day-to-day.

The Toronto Maple Leafs placed forward Max Pacioretty on injured reserve retroactive to Jan. 18, the NHL team announced Wednesday. The veteran forward has been sidelined with an upper-body injury after taking a puck to the side of the head. In 32 games with the Leafs this season, the 36-year-old has five goals and seven assists.

The Toronto Maple Leafs had some good and not-so-good injury updates on Monday ahead of their game against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Max Pacioretty wasn't on the ice for the Maple Leafs' morning skate.

The Toronto Maple Leafs will have to play on without the services of veteran forward Max Pacioretty for the time being. On Monday morning, the team officially announced that Pacioretty would not participate in the team’s morning skate due to injury.