Maple Leafs G Stolarz departs after first period with lower-body injury
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Toronto Maple Leafs goalie Anthony Stolarz, owner of a league-leading .928 save percentage, left Thursday's game against the visiting Anaheim Ducks with a lower-body injury following the opening period of play.
Toronto would go on to win the game 3-2 and improve to 18-9-2 on the season as head coach Craig Berube told the media they will have an update on Stolarz's status on Friday.
The Maple Leafs led 2-1 at the time of his departure as Stolarz stopped seven of eight shots from the Ducks in the first period. Joseph Woll was in Toronto's crease to start the second period.
Stolarz, 30, is having a great year in his first season with Toronto, posting a 9-5-2 record alongside a 2.13 goals against average, ranked third-best in the NHL, and that impressive .928 save percentage over 16 starts entering Thursday's game.
The Maple Leafs signed Stolarz to a two-year, $5 million contract this summer after helping the Florida Panthers capture their first Stanley Cup in a backup role behind star Sergei Bobrovsky last season. Stolarz posted a career-best 2.03 goals against average and a .925 save percentage over 27 games in 2023-24.
Selected by the Philadelphia Flyers in the second round of the 2012 NHL Draft, Stolarz has a career 2.60 goals against average and a .917 save percentage over 124 career games with the Flyers, Edmonton Oilers, Ducks, Panthers and Maple Leafs.