Scott Laughton is officially back for the Toronto Maple Leafs.
The veteran centre will make his season debut when the Leafs host the Utah Mammoth on Wednesday (7 p.m. ET/ 4 p.m. PT on Sportsnet and Sportsnet+).
“I’m gonna have that nervous energy. And I think it’s a good thing,” Laughton told reporters Wednesday morning.
Laughton suffered a lower-body injury in pre-season and missed the Maple Leafs’ first 13 games as a result.
He is one of three forwards expected to be inserted into the lineup after the Maple Leafs salvaged a win over the Pittsburgh Penguins despite a performance that William Nylander called “unacceptable.”
Matias Maccelli, who was a scratch for the Penguins game, will return to the lineup to face his former team from Utah. Steven Lorentz, who suffered a lower-body injury in late October, is also expected to play.
Easton Cowan, Sammy Blais and Calle Jarnkrok are in line to be healthy scratches as a result.
