Maple Leafs Receive Devastating Injury Update on Anthony Stolarz After Game 1

After taking a headshot from Florida Panthers forward Sam Bennett, Maple Leafs goaltender Anthony Stolarz ended up needing to leave the game after suffering a potential concussion.

He was seen vomiting on the bench shortly after receiving the dirty hit, and was replaced by Joseph Woll; who held things down enough to give Toronto the 5-4 win and the 1-0 lead in the series.

It was a scary sight in Toronto, and there's serious concerns about Stolarz's status for the rest of the series. However, things took an even worse turn when it was revealed that he was stretchered to the hospital during the game's third period.

A terrible conclusion to the incident, Stolarz will be monitored and made sure that he is able to function normally first before even thinking about returning.

It seems the Panthers are trying to keep Bennett from answering for his actions, as the PR team prevented him from speaking to media post-game, according to sources.

Fans are calling for Bennett's head and for good reason.

At no point is there a cause to give anyone a headshot, and even though you are frustrated your team isn't showing up to the game does not give you carte blanche to lay in an elbow strike to the head.

Up until that point, Stolarz was keeping the Panthers at bay, and it seems that their frustrations boiled over in a terrible way.

Toronto luckily didn't give any retaliatory actions that could have resulted in a Florida advantage, but you best be certain the team is going to make Bennett's life miserable for the next few games.

Thankfully, the Maple Leafs got a late insurance goal from Matthew Knies, and Woll was good enough to keep them in it even though there were a few times where he may have given fans a bit of a scare.

The fact remains though that Toronto is up 1-0 in the series and will look to double things up on Wednesday.

They'll have to do it without Stolarz though, and that's a terrifying thought in and of itself.