The Toronto Maple Leafs are holding forward William Nylander out of the lineup against the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday after the forward was exposed to a possible case of COVID-19 with a close contact outside the team, the club announced.

Nylander is isolating and his status will be re-evaluated tomorrow pending the results of further testing.

After consulting with the NHL, the game will go on as planned, the club confirmed. Forward Alexander Barabanov will take Nylander's place in the lineup.

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