With their season on the line, the Toronto Maple Leafs will start 24-year-old Joseph Woll between the pipes for Wednesday's must-win Game 4 against the Florida Panthers.
Head coach Sheldon Keefe made the announcement on Tuesday, also revealing that injured starter Ilya Samsonov is considered day-to-day with the upper-body injury he suffered in Sunday's Game 3 loss.
Sheldon Keefe says Ilya Samsonov is dealing with an upper-body injury
— Mark Masters (@markhmasters) May 9, 2023
He is not available tomorrow @TSN_Edge
Samsonov, who has started all nine of Toronto's playoff games this spring, was not on the practice ice on Tuesday as Woll and Matt Murray worked with goalie coach Curtis Sanford.
Joseph Woll and Matt Murray are working with goalie coach Curtis Sanford before #leafs practice.
— Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) May 9, 2023
No sign of Ilya Samsonov. pic.twitter.com/ikJhWnkl2g
Samsonov was forced to leave Game 3 in the second period after Leafs defenceman Luke Schenn crashed into the net while trying to break up a rush by the Panthers.
Woll replaced Samsonov between the pipes, stopping 18 of 21 shots as the Maple Leafs lost 3-2 in overtime and now trail the Panthers 3-0 in their second-round series.
Murray, who hasn't played since April 2 due to a concussion, has a 3.01 goals-against average over 29 games with the Maple Leafs during the regular season.
Samsonov, 26, posted a 27-10-5 record with a 2.33 goals-against average and a .919 save percentage over 42 games in 2022-23, his first season with the Maple Leafs.
Woll, 24, appeared in seven games this season, posting a 6-1 record with a 2.16 GAA and a .932 save percentage.
Tuesday's Lines at Leafs' Practice
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Jarnkrok - Matthews - Marner
Kerfoot - Tavares - Nylander
Bunting - O’Reilly - Acciari
Aston-Reese - Kampf - Lafferty
Simmonds
D
Rielly - Schenn
Brodie - Holl
McCabe - Liljegren
Giordano - Gustafsson
G
Woll
Murray
