49ers suffer 3 more injuries on offense in preseason win over Raiders

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers might have celebrated Saturday's 22-19 preseason win over the Las Vegas Raiders as if it were a playoff game, rushing Jake Moody after his 59-yard field goal sailed through the uprights as time expired, but they head back to the Bay Area lamenting a few more injuries.

The 49ers lost starting right guard Dominick Puni and two other offensive players in the first half.

Puni left with a knee injury on the game’s first drive while blocking for a field goal, and coach Kyle Shanahan said the second-year pro will miss “a few weeks.”

Shortly after Puni’s exit, backup running back and special teams player Patrick Taylor Jr. left with a shoulder injury. Next, it was rookie running back Corey Kiner, who is battling for a roster spot. Kiner replaced Taylor but left with an ankle injury after an 19-yard carry. Kiner was carted off the field.

Shanahan said Taylor dislocated his shoulder and Kiner suffered what was “most likely a high ankle” sprain, and both are expected to miss a couple of weeks.

“I mean, (we’ll) just deal with it,” Shanahan said. “Hopefully, we get a bunch of guys back here and we don’t lose anyone for the year or anything like that. We got pretty good luck on defense and special teams today, so that was good.

“But losing those three guys on offense was tough. But they won’t be off forever, so hopefully they’ll heal fast.”

The 49ers already had more than 20 players injured, including a banged-up group of wide receivers.

Star running back Christian McCaffrey has looked healthy this summer after missing most of last season with Achilles tendinitis and a knee injury. But four of his backups — including Jordan James (finger) and Isaac Guerendo (shoulder) — are now injured.

“We lost our two and three a couple weeks ago, and then the next guys up, we lost them today, but all those guys will be back,” Shanahan said. “We’ve been through that before. You can never have too many backs. We got a number of them, and we haven’t lost anyone for the year yet.”

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San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Demarcus Robinson (5) makes a catch over Las Vegas Raiders safety Chris Smith II (29) during the first half of a preseason NFL football game Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/David Becker)

San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Robbie Chosen (3) is tackled by Las Vegas Raiders safety Hudson Clark (38) during the second half of a preseason NFL football game Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Robbie Chosen (3) misses on a catch attempt during the second half of a preseason NFL football game against the Las Vegas Raiders, Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

San Francisco 49ers place kicker Jake Moody, top left, is lifted by teammates after making the game-winning field goal during a preseason NFL football game against the Las Vegas Raiders, Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/David Becker)

LAS VEGAS (AP) — William Nylander, who leads the Maple Leafs in scoring, went to the locker room late in the first period of Toronto's Thursday night game against the Vegas Golden Knights with a lower-body injury.

Teammate Oliver Ekman-Larsson also left the ice in the first, but returned for the second period.

The Maple Leafs said that Nylander would not return to the game.

He entered the game with a team-leading 30 assists and 46 points. Nylander added to those totals with a goal and an assist against the Golden Knights.

His overtime goal gave the Maple Leafs a 4-3 victory at Colorado on Monday night to end the Avalanche's 17-game home winning streak.

The 11-year veteran has been an ironman for the Maple Leafs, having appeared in all 82 games each of the past three seasons and in 81 games in 2021-22. However, he had just returned to action Saturday after missing six games with a lower-body injury.

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Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson, left, celebrates with right wing William Nylander after his goal in overtime of an NHL hockey game against the Colorado Avalanche Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)