The Toronto Maple Leafs have stumbled to start out the season. The team is currently in seventh within the Atlantic Division, and out of doors of a playoff spot. Between the lack of Mitch Marner, combined with injuries in net, the team cannot find wins. They did get some excellent news and a few bad news on Tuesday, as Joseph Woll is about to return to the lineup, but Anthony Stolarz shouldn’t be close.
Woll will start the team’s next game against the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday night. It was an absence as a consequence of a lower-body injury he suffered on December 4 against the Carolina Hurricanes. That is the second time this yr he has missed time. Woll missed time initially of the season as a consequence of being on leave for a private issue.
He has been solid when within the lineup. Woll is 4-3-1 with a 2.44 goals-against average and a .928 save percentage. The entire marks are one of the best marks amongst players who’ve tended the twine for the Maple Leafs.
Meanwhile, the team stays without Anthony Stolarz. In response to Chris Johnston of The Athletic, head coach Craig Berube says, “He is not making the progress that we thought he would make.”
Stolarz is 6-5-1 on the yr with a 3.51 goals-against average and a .884 save percentage. He has not played since November 11 against the Boston Bruins, when he played only one period before leaving the sport in a 5-3 loss for the Leafs. He’s currently coping with an upper-body injury, nevertheless it shouldn’t be concussion-related, Berube confirmed.
The team needs some consistency in goal. They’re twenty third within the NHL in goals-against per game, and have given up nine goals in only the last two games. They may get that with Woll returning to the lineup, nevertheless it could be nice to have each pieces of the tandem back.
The Maple Leafs are actually 14-12-5 on the yr, which places them in seventh within the division. They are going to look to snap a two-game losing streak against the Connor Bedard-less Blackhawks on Tuesday night at Scotiabank Arena.