Maple Leafs goalie Anthony Stolarz hospitalized after puck hits throat in freak warmup incident

Maple Leafs head coach Craig Berube didn't have an update for Stolarz after his squad fell to the Senators, 5-2, though he believed he would be meeting the team for their flight back to Toronto. 

The moment was captured by Sportsnet, where a shot was taken by a Maple Leafs player like normal warmups. But it caught Stolarz in the worse spot - right between his pads and mask.

Stolarz quickly skated out of net, and he eventually went into the Maple Leafs' tunnel before heading out of the arena. 

William Nylander was the one who threw the shot on net that hit Stolarz in the throat, and he spoke about the freak incident after the loss. 

In turn, Joseph Woll took over in net, and he didn't have the best outing, with five goals allowed. 

He went on to sign a four-year, $15 million deal with the Maple Leafs in September 2025 despite having knee surgery that held him to 34 games during the 2024-25 campaign. 

Unfortunately, the injury bug continued this year, as Stolarz was forced to miss 33 games due to an upper-body injury earlier this season. 

It's been a rough season for the Maple Leafs, who are on the outside looking in with just 11 games left to play. They have 71 points, sitting at the bottom of the Atlantic Division with the Panthers.