Maple Leafs goalie Anthony Stolarz misses start after taking puck to the throat

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/stolarz-anthony/pWsKSDwN/"]Stolarz[/a] was taken to the hospital for imaging. *[i]This article will be updated once the team reports on his status.[/i][/p][embed guid="f9e93b69-0cb6-4643-a867-809241df9e85" url="https://x.com/Sportsnet/status/2035492900050550816?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Through 21 starts (22 games) this season, Stolarz has a .894 save percentage - a career-worst - and a 3.34 goals against average. He's 8-9-3 on the season as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/toronto-maple-leafs/ShE7Z8G3/"]Toronto[/a] is currently second-to-last in the Eastern Conference with a 29-28-13 record.[/p][p]The 32-year-old was one of the best goalies last season for the Maple Leafs, posting a 21-8-3 record with a .926 save percentage and a 2.14 GAA in 34 games (33 starts). Stolarz has never played in more than 35 games in a single season.[/p][p]He was brought in last season from the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/florida-panthers/fc1eq8Pp/"]Florida Panthers[/a], where Stolarz was the backup for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bobrovsky-sergei/QkexoGu1/"]Sergei Bobrovsky[/a]. Now, his current four-year, $15 million contract with the Leafs will run through the 2029-2030 season.[/p]