Three Toronto Maple Leafs players were forced to leave Tuesday's game against the Boston Bruins with injuries.
Goaltender Petr Mrazek was lifted from Tuesday's game against the Boston Bruins with a groin injury. Defencemen Justin Holl and Ilya Lyubushkin then left the game with injuries in the second period.
Mrazek left the game in the first period after only 7:44 of ice time. It was unclear how exactly Mrazek was injured. He skated off the ice on his own power but appeared to be limping as he made his way to the locker room.
Holl was injured when a puck struck him in the side of the head after he had fallen in front of the Maple Leafs net. Lyubushkin's injury occurred when he was hit by Taylor Hall in response to a hit from the Maple Leafs defender. Both Holl and Lyubushkin had to be helped off the ice by trainers and did not return to the ice after their injuries.
After the game, head coach Sheldon Keefe said the three injured players would be further evaluated. The team is off Wednesday and returns to the ice Thursday when they host the Winnipeg Jets.
Rookie Erik Kallgren replaced Mrazek in the net with the score tied 1-1 at the time.
Mrazek has struggled with injuries — including to his groin last Fall — and consistent play all season but was coming off one of his stronger performances of the season in a win over the Panthers. The 30-year-old has been limited to just 20 games this season — his first on a three-year contract — and entered play Tuesday with a .890 save percentage.
All-star starter Jack Campbell has been out of the lineup since early March with a rib injury but is travelling and practicing with the team. He is currently considered day-to-day but if Mrazek is forced to miss time, the team might need to turn to Campbell to man the net in the final push to the playoffs.
