The Toronto Maple Leafs will turn back to rookie netminder Joseph Woll with their season on the line Wednesday night in Florida, head coach Sheldon Keefe confirmed, per TSN's Mark Masters.
Ilya Samsonov is unavailable and considered day-to-day with an upper-body injury after leaving Game 3. Matt Murray, who hasn't played since April 2 due to a concussion, is set to serve as backup.
Woll entered Monday's clash after Samsonov exited. He allowed three goals on 21 shots in the overtime loss that gave the Florida Panthers a 3-0 series chokehold. It was Woll's second appearance of the postseason - he played the third period of Game 1 in the first round against the Tampa Bay Lightning.
The 24-year-old was 6-1 in the regular season with a .932 save percentage. Toronto drafted him 62nd overall in 2016.
The Leafs also shook up their lines and defensive pairings at practice Tuesday. The most notable change was separating Jake McCabe and TJ Brodie.
Leafs lines at practice
— Mark Masters (@markhmasters) May 9, 2023
Jarnkrok - Matthews - Marner
Kerfoot - Tavares - Nylander
Bunting - O’Reilly - Acciari
Aston-Reese - Kampf - Lafferty
Simmonds
Rielly - Schenn
Brodie - Holl
McCabe - Liljegren
Giordano - Gustafsson
Woll
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Only four teams in NHL history have won a series when facing a 3-0 deficit. The 2014 Los Angeles Kings were the most recent team to achieve the feat.
Game 4 goes Wednesday at 7 p.m. ET.
