Maple Leafs' Rielly, Hainsey return to lineup vs. Bruins

The Toronto Maple Leafs will welcome back their top defensive pairing on Saturday night as Morgan Rielly and Ron Hainsey will be in the lineup when the club takes on divisional foe the Boston Bruins, head coach Mike Babcock confirmed, according to The Athletic's Jonas Siegel.

Rielly has missed the Maple Leafs' last six games with an upper-body injury, while Hainsey returns after a two-game absence with an illness.

The two will join a club that is currently playing some of its best hockey of the season. The Maple Leafs have won four straight and are coming off back-to-back shutouts on consecutive nights with 5-0 and 4-0 victories over the New York Islanders and New York Rangers.

With the team's top pairing back in the fold, Justin Holl who scored in each of his first two career games this week, will sit as Travis Dermott and Connor Carrick man the club's third pairing.

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