Maple Leafs defenseman Chris Tanev the latest player on the team to suffer an injury after blocking a puck with his face.

Maple Leafs sophomore Matthew Knies showed that he has his teammates' backs on Thursday, when he took exception to a play in which Casey Cizikas laid a questionable hit on Chris Tanev.

Toronto Maple Leafs’ Chris Tanev is no stranger to taking hits and losing teeth. And on New Year’s Eve, he did both after getting hit in the face by a deflected puck.

Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Chris Tanev (8) skates with the puck against the Detroit Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena on Friday. (Credits: IMAGN) Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Chris Tanev was in ...

Alex Ovechkin scored an empty-net goal in his return to action as the Washington Capitals upended the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2 ...

There was a scary moment during the second period, but Chris Tanev returned to Tuesday’s game and steered ... Woll laughed ...

Alex Ovechkin scored an empty-net goal in his return to action as the Washington Capitals upended the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2 ...

But more concerning is how the aggressive, nasty side of Knies — whom Chris Tanev called “a specimen ... He was so good at that before he got the injury, and he just hasn’t gotten ...

Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Chris Tanev briefly left Tuesday’s game against the New York Islanders after taking a puck to ...

Tanev finished the game with four blocked shots in 17:37 of ice time. The veteran defenseman leads the NHL in blocks with 106 ...