Maple Leafs’ goaltender Anthony Stolarz released from hospital after Sam Bennett hit

The Toronto Maple Leafs received bad news on the injury front when Anthony Stolarz had to exit the arena on a stretcher after a Game 1 hit from Sam Bennett. Stolarz exited the game after feeling discomfort during a television timeout, and Joseph Woll replaced him. He was sent to the hospital for further evaluation, but has now been released and is attempting to move on from the incident. Pierre Lebrun reported that the Leafs are also shifting their focus to the task at hand.

“Further to this, Stolarz is out of hospital, I’m told,” Lebrun said on social media. “My sense is the Leafs as an organization don’t want to waste energy on this in the coming days, want to focus on task at hand up 1-0 in the series.”

The Maple Leafs have no choice but to move on from the hit, as Bennett will not receive any discipline from the NHL. Many expected Bennett to get some discipline, as he has been in controversy over hits to the head before. He injured Brad Marchand in a series against the Boston Bruins in last year’s postseason, and also took out Matthew Knies when these teams played in 2023.