Maple Leafs put Lupul on IR

Toronto, ON (SportsNetwork.com) - The Toronto Maple Leafs placed forward Joffrey Lupul on injured reserve Thursday.

Lupul suffered a lower-body injury in a shootout victory over Boston on Wednesday. He will return to Toronto for further evaluation.

The 31-year-old Lupul has nine goals and eight assists in 26 games this season.

Toronto also announced that forward Peter Holland would return to Toronto for further evaluation following an upper-body injury.

The Maple Leafs recalled forward Greg McKegg from the Toronto Marlies of the AHL. He has seven goals and eight assists in 23 AHL games this season.