Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Joseph Woll (60) watches the play after losing his stick against the Columbus Blue Jackets during third period NHL hockey action in Toronto on Tuesday, April 4, 2023. The Leafs recalled Woll from the AHL ahead of Tuesday's game against the Tampa Bay Lightning. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
TORONTO – The Toronto Maple Leafs recalled goaltender Joseph Woll from the American Hockey League ahead of Tuesday’s game against the Tampa Bay Lightning.
The Maple Leafs will also have an amateur serving as backup for the third consecutive game after signing Ontario Hockey League netminder Matt Onuska to a tryout Tuesday.
Onuska, 20, had a 17-11-4 record with a .868 save percentage and a 4.44 goals-against average for the Windsor Spitfires this season.
Ilya Samsonov started Toronto’s last three games, including Monday night against the Florida Panthers. Matt Murray is out with a concussion.
Woll, 24, has four wins, a .932 save percentage and a 2.02 goals-against average in five appearances with the Maple Leafs this season.
The Maple Leafs are locked in to first-round playoff series with the Lightning beginning next week. Toronto, which has two regular-season games remaining, will have home-ice advantage.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 11, 2023.
