Maple Leafs dealt major blow as Ilya Samsonov set to start game seven
The Toronto Maple Leafs goaltending has helped them claw back into this series, but now they face a major challenge on the road in game seven.
After stellar appearances in games five and six, Joseph Woll is now set to miss game seven with an undisclosed injury, with the Maple Leafs set to turn back to Ilya Samsonov.
Elliotte Friedman made it clear earlier in the day that if a change was to be made, it would be the Maple Leafs hand being forced due to injury, and that's officially the case in a must-win matchup on the road.
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Ilya Samsonov starts for Toronto. Joseph Woll is battling an injury
After a rocky start to the series in the first three games, Samsonov gets the chance to be a hero for Toronto as they look to successfully come back from a 3-1 deficit in this series.
Ilya Samsonov leads the #leafs onto the ice for warmups at TD Garden -- yet one more Game 7 twist in a series that's been full of them.
Auston Matthews is also out there and expected to return to the Toronto lineup.
Auston Matthews is also out there and expected to return to the Toronto lineup.
This isn't ideal for the Maple Leafs, but they've come this far with this lineup, and now they've got no excuses as they look to finally get past the Bruins and into the second round.
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