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The Maple Leafs face their first major injury of the post-season, with concern for star goalie Anthony Stolarz.
The 31-year-old was forced from Game 1 Monday night, the Leafs leading 4-1 at the time, replaced by Joseph Woll.
Stolarz was pulled after this collision with Bennett
— B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce)
Toward the end of a Florida power play, Sam Bennett elbowed Stolarz in the head at 7:20 of the second period.
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Stolarz lay on the ice for a few seconds, but got up. He had a few words with the officials. The infraction was not called. The Leafs killed that penalty, and Chris Tanev added to the lead 30 seconds later, and Leaf fans were loving what was looking like a laugher.
But during a TV timeout, Stolarz left his net, had a chat at the bench, appeared to vomit, and went down the hallway to the Leaf room. Woll took over at 10:14.
Oh, boy. Took a shot that knocked his mask off in the first, and got the Bennett elbow to the head in the second. As Kevin Bieksa said on Sportsnet, back before spotters, the concussions that made him vomit were the ones he couldn't play through
— Bruce Arthur (@bruce_arthur)
“Maple Leafs G Anthony Stolarz remains under evaluation and will not return to tonight’s game,” the Leafs posted on social media.
Stolarz went 4-2 against Ottawa, with a .901 save percentage and 2.21 goals against average to lead the Leafs into the second round.
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