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The Toronto Maple Leafs have had to carry on without goaltender Anthony Stolarz, who has been unavailable for the last several weeks after he underwent a procedure to remove a piece of cartilage in his knee.

Stolarz, who won the Stanley Cup with the Florida Panthers in June as Sergei Bobrovsky’s backup, had a 9-5-2 record, 2.15 goals-against average, .927 save percentage and one shutout before undergoing surgery — there was no structural damage found — to deal with a loose piece of cartilage or bone in his knee.

William Nylander scored for Toronto, which has lost three straight in regulation. Joseph Woll had 22 saves. SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Matthew Tkachuk had a goal and two assists, Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 30 shots for his second shutout of the season, and Florida beat Los Angeles.

Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Anthony Stolarz (41 ... Stolarz, who won the Stanley Cup with the Florida Panthers in June as Sergei Bobrovsky's backup, had a 9-5-2 record, 2.15 goals-against average, .927 save percentage and one shutout before undergoing ...

TORONTO (AP) — Jared Spurgeon and Marat Khusnutdinov scored in the first period, Filip Gustavsson stopped 31 shots, and the Minnesota Wild beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1 on Wednesday night.

Revenge is best served cold and on the ice… at least in hockey.  Exactly one week after the Los Angeles Kings defeated the Florida Panthers 2-1 at Crypto.com arena in Southern California, the Panthers returned the favor,

Bobrovsky will defend the home cage versus Chicago on Friday, Jameson Olive of the Panthers' official site reports. Bobrovsky has been sharing the net the last nine games with Spencer Knight and it has really helped Bobrovsky's performance of late.

How well Toronto navigates this paradigm shift will play a big part in determining just how long its core's contention window stays open.

Following Friday’s practice, head coach Craig Berube provided some updates on the injuries to star forwards John Tavares and Matthew Knies ahead of their game Saturday against the Edmonton Oilers.

Per NHL insiders, the league sent a memo to all 32 teams today announcing the anticipated salary cap and floor for the next three seasons in agreement with the NHLPA. Starting next season, the salary cap is set to skyrocket,

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