Ilya Samsonov Leaves Oilers Game With Scary Injury
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.
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
Per TSN reporter Chris Johnston, Ilya Samsonov has suffered an injury.
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:
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.
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