Maple Leafs goalie Anthony Stolarz leaves game in ambulance in scary scene after puking on bench

Maple Leafs goalie Anthony Stolarz exited Monday’s 5-4 Game 1 triumph complete nan Panthers aft being deed successful nan caput and near nan arena connected a stretcher to beryllium taken to a section hospital, according to ESPN.

He has since near nan hospital, per TSN.

Stolarz seemingly vomited successful nan chair area earlier his exit, which tin beryllium a motion of a concussion.

Toronto coach Craig Berube lamented nan deficiency of a punishment telephone connected nan play that knocked his goalie retired astir halfway done nan 2nd period, while only adding that he was being evaluated.

“Elbow to nan head,” Berube said. “Clearly. Clear arsenic day.”

“We handled it nan measurement we should handle. I’m not judge why there’s not a telephone connected it. I get it, they miss calls, but it was intelligibly a penalty.”

There are different views connected what led to nan scary situation, pinch erstwhile wrestler and noted concussion master Dr. Chris Nowinski speculating nan goalie whitethorn person suffered a concussion early successful Game 1.

Stolarz took a changeable disconnected nan disguise that knocked nan protective cogwheel disconnected his caput and past shook his head, which Nowinski said predicts a concussion 72 percent of nan time.

The goalie later received a correct limb to nan caput from Sam Bennett while nan Maple Leafs nursed a 3-1 lead pinch 12:40 remaining successful nan 2nd period.

Stolarz laid connected nan crystal for a 2nd earlier getting up, and he remained successful nett for a small little than 3 much minutes earlier being replaced by Joseph Woll.

His exit came aft he leaned complete nan chair and appeared to vomit.

The Maple Leafs led, 4-1, astatine nan clip of Stolarz’s departure and they held connected for nan location triumph successful their second-round series.

Panthers coach Paul Maurice didn’t connection overmuch erstwhile asked astir nan arguable deed and Bennett is not expected to beryllium disciplined for nan hit, per The Athletic.

“Not astir arsenic bully arsenic nan referee’s vantage point. He’s opinionated correct there, he saw it. Coaches coach,” Maurice said. “Hopeful for Anthony and his health. We emotion that feline and we dream he gets amended existent fast.”

He added: “The convention will do its point (review nan play) and I will coach nan adjacent crippled — hopefully.”

Game 2 is group for Wednesday successful Toronto.