Toronto Maple Leafs goalkeeper Anthony Stolarz was scratched from Saturday’s scheduled begin towards Senators in Ottawa after taking a puck to the throat throughout warmups.
Stolarz was taken to the hospital for precautionary imaging and later launched, in line with NHL.com.
Head coach Craig Berube stated after the sport, a 5-2 loss, that he didn’t have an replace on the netminder’s situation, however Stolarz was anticipated to fulfill the group for the flight again to Toronto.
Joseph Woll, who had simply confronted 36 photographs on objective in Friday’s time beyond regulation loss to the Hurricanes, began in Stolarz’s place, surrendering 5 targets within the one-sided wash.
Ahead William Nylander, who took the shot that pelted Stolarz, mirrored on the freak accident after the sport — revealing that he’d talked with the goalie, and he appeared to be doing alright.
“Clearly it’s, you realize, actually powerful to see that occur,” Nylander stated. “I imply, I at all times are available and shoot the puck within the glove, and this one simply got here off a little bit bit to the left, and I hit him within the neck. So, I imply, I used to be clearly fearful for him, however, I imply, I’ve been texting with him, so he appears to be OK.”
Stolarz, 32, is 8–9–3 with an .894 save proportion throughout 22 video games (21 begins) in second season with the Maple Leafs, following a run to the Stanley Cup with the Florida Panthers in 2024 as Sergei Bobrovsky’s backup.
Restricted to simply 34 video games final season as a consequence of knee surgical procedure, the veteran goalie inked a four-year, $15 million contract in September to remain in Toronto by way of the 2029–2030 marketing campaign.
Damage issues have adopted Stolarz into his new contract, already lacking 33 video games earlier this season to nurse an upper-body harm.
The Maple Leafs (29–29–13) sit 13 factors behind the Pink Wings for the Jap Convention’s second wild card spot, they usually’ll subsequent head right down to Boston for a Tuesday night time matchup with the Bruins.
