Maple Leafs recall Liljegren after Ceci hits IR

The Toronto Maple Leafs recalled defenseman Timothy Liljegren from the AHL and placed fellow defender Cody Ceci on injured reserve with an ankle injury, the team announced Friday.

Ceci was injured Wednesday against the New York Rangers and will be re-evaluated in one month. Toronto is also without top-pairing blue-liner Morgan Rielly, who's on IR due to a broken foot suffered in January.

Liljegren made his NHL debut last month but was sent back to the Toronto Marlies shortly after. In the minors this season, the 20-year-old has recorded 29 points in 38 games.

Toronto will be in action twice this weekend, squaring off against the Anaheim Ducks and the Montreal Canadiens on back-to-back nights.