Samsonov was injured on a collision early in Game 3. Now, the Leafs turn to their rookie goalie facing elimination...
The Toronto Maple Leafs will face elimination against the Florida Panthers Wednesday night at FLA Live Arena without starting goaltender Ilya Samsonov. As confirmed by coach Sheldon Keefe Tuesday following practice, Samsonov isn’t available for Game 4 due to an upper-body injury.
Ilya Samsonov is day to day with an upper-body injury. Sheldon Keefe did not consider giving Game 4’s start to Matt Murray.He was injured early in the second period of Sunday’s Game 3 when his teammate, defenseman Luke Schenn, crashed into him while jockeying for position with Panthers forward Carter Verhaeghe. Samsonov took several minutes to get up and left the game, which the Leafs were winning 1-0 at the time, and was replaced by rookie Joseph Woll.
Keefe has named Woll the starter for Game 4 and indicated there was no consideration to starting the now-healthy Matt Murray, who hasn’t seen game action since suffering a head injury in early April. Woll stopped 18 of 21 shots in Game 3 for a pedestrian .
Woll, 24, is the Leafs’ top netminding prospect. He delivered an All-Star season with the AHL’s Toronto Marlies and excelled at the NHL level late in 2022-23, posting a 6-1-0 record and .932 save percentage.
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