A scary scene occurred during tonight's Toronto Maple Leafs game against the Edmonton Oilers when goaltender Ilya Samsonov left with a scary injury.
The Maple Leafs were leading the Edmonton Oilers 5-2 when goaltender Ilya Samsonov let in a goal that left him in serious pain.
Samsonov is slow to get up here after the goal.
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The game was thus left at 5-3, as Martin Jones will come in for the last few minutes.
Oh boy...Oilers cut it to 5-3 with 3:39 to go and Samsonov is hurt. He is leaving the game and Martin Jones is in
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Per TSN reporter Chris Johnston, Ilya Samsonov has suffered an injury.
Ilya Samsonov is hurt
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Toronto Maple Leafs suffer yet another injury as Ilya Samsonov leaves the game.
With a slew of injuries already hitting the Maple Leafs, including Mitch Marner and Ilya Lyubushkin, this is a massive blow.
The Toronto Maple Leafs are headed towards a crucial post-season, and they will need everybody healthy - especially their goaltenders.
Hopefully the injury will not be too serious. We will update this story as more details emerge.
Here is the full video of the event:
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Maple Leafs improve to 18-6-1 in the past two months. They've been one of the better teams in the NHL since mid-January.
Do you think the Toronto Maple Leafs should start Ilya Samsonov in the playoffs?
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