Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Ilya Samsonov departed Game 3 of their second-round series against the Florida Panthers in the second period after teammate Luke Schenn slid into him while trying to prevent a goal.
Ilya Samsonov is leaving tonight's game after this tough collision with Luke Schenn#LeafsForever pic.twitter.com/BgD0h5Qy2X
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Another look at the Samsonov-Schenn collision#LeafsForever pic.twitter.com/lWLHEPYSyT
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Joseph Woll came into the contest to replace Samsonov, and Panthers forward Anthony Duclair tied the game on the power play shortly thereafter.
Samsonov turned aside all eight shots he faced before exiting. The 26-year-old Russian started all of the Leafs' previous playoff games this spring. He entered Sunday's contest with a .895 save percentage in the playoffs after posting a .919 mark during the regular season.
Woll, who'll turn 25 in July, made his second appearance of the postseason Sunday. He relieved Samsonov for the third period of a 7-3 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 1 of their first-round matchup. The American spent most of the campaign with the AHL's Toronto Marlies.
Matt Murray is Toronto's third goaltender.
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