The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed goaltender Keith Petruzzelli to a two-year, entry-level contract, it was announced Sunday.
We have signed goaltender Keith Petruzzelli to a two-year, entry-level contract.
— Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) November 6, 2022
Petruzzelli, 23, owns a 6-0-0 record this season with the Toronto Marlies while posting a .922 save percentage. pic.twitter.com/2SzyjQ4tVt
The news comes one day after goaltender Ilya Samsonov was forced out of Toronto's 2-1 victory over the Boston Bruins Saturday night with a knee injury. Samsonov stopped 13 of 14 shots before exiting while Erik Kallgren stopped all seven shots he faced in relief.
The 23-year-old Petruzzelli owns a 6-0-0 record with a goals-against average of 2.31 and a .922 save percentage for the AHL's Toronto Marlies so far this season.
He was selected in the third round (No. 88 overall) by the in the 2017 NHL Draft.
