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Maple Leafs Goalie Hit In Throat By Puck, Released From Hospital

Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Anthony Stolarz didn't make his scheduled start in net against the Ottawa Senators on Saturday night after taking a puck to the throat during warmups.

Stolarz was taken to a hospital for precautionary imaging and released as the Leafs, with Joseph Woll in goal, fell to the Senators 5-2 on March 21.

Maple Leafs coach Craig Berube said after the game that Stolarz planned to meet the team for the flight home to Toronto. He did not have an update on the goalie's condition.

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"Obviously it's, you know, really tough to see that happen," said forward William Nylander, whose warmup shot struck Stolarz.

"I always come in and shoot the puck in the glove, and this one just came off a little bit to the left, and I hit him in the neck. So, I mean, I was obviously worried for him, but, I mean, I've been texting with him, so he seems to be OK."

In his second season with the Leafs, Stolarz is 8-9-3 with a 3.34 goals-against average and .894 save percentage in 22 games. The 32-year-old, who won a Stanley Cup with the Florida Panthers in 2024 as Sergei Bobrovsky's backup, missed 33 games earlier this season with an upper-body injury.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Anthony Stolarz injury: Maple Leafs goalie hit in throat by puck

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Maple Leafs Goalie Hit In Throat By Puck, Released From Hospital

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