Maple Leafs’ Tyler Bertuzzi out with illness, won’t play Saturday vs. Oilers

The Toronto Maple Leafs will be without one of their top forwards for Hockey Night in Canada.

Tyler Bertuzzi will not play Saturday vs. the Edmonton Oilers as he battles an illness, according to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman.

Tyler Bertuzzi is not playing for TOR (illness)

— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) March 23, 2024

With Mitch Marner being out of the lineup since March 7, Bertuzzi and Max Domi have been able to play on the first line with Auston Matthews, who leads the league in goals. In his last five games, Bertuzzi has three goals and two assists for five points.

Bertuzzi, 29, has 15 goals and 19 assists for 34 points in 67 games with the Maple Leafs this season. He joined the team in the offseason, signing a one-year, $5.5 million deal.