Toronto Maple Leafs goalie Anthony Stolarz didn’t maintain again after a heated collision with Mason Marchment throughout Saturday’s sport towards the Seattle Kraken.
Late within the second interval, Marchment got here from the impartial zone with the puck and crashed into Stolarz inside the online. Livid, Stolarz received again up and pushed the purpose submit, going for Marchment, earlier than being separated by the referees. Marchment was handed a two-minute minor for interference.
After the sport, Stolarz made his emotions clear:
“I am not joyful … I will attempt & arise for myself. I heard the ref say we received an influence play … Kudos to the blokes who had been there & received down with him … It isn’t enjoyable. I do not like having 225-pound guys laying on me”
The Leafs misplaced 4-3 in additional time. John Tavares (two objectives) and Morgan Rielly scored. Whereas Stolarz made 24 saves. Shane Wright, Jani Nyman, Josh Mahura, and Vince Dunn discovered the online for Seattle. Joey Daccord has 26 photographs.
Reflecting on the loss, Stolarz stated:
“I assumed the primary two durations we kinda allow them to stroll throughout us. They outworked us in entrance of the online. They blocked photographs, they beat us up and down the ice and the rating was indicative of that. They only outworked us, plain and easy.”
Stolarz additionally highlighted the group’s offensive struggles. He identified that the Kraken goalie had a simple evening as Toronto did not create sufficient visitors across the web. He defined that when the Leafs began making it more durable within the third interval, their play improved.
“We got here out, tied the sport, received a degree out of it, virtually scored with 5 seconds left. But it surely’s too little, too late.We’re six video games into the season. Sufficient’s sufficient. We kinda received to start out choosing it up right here.” He added.
The Leafs will subsequent tackle the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday.
Leafs 4-3 OT loss towards Kraken
The Kraken received on baord at 7:29 of the primary when Shane Wright, buried a rebound on the ability play. Morgan Rielly tied it halfway by the interval, ending off a 2-on-1 with Auston Matthews.
Jani Nyman restored Seattle’s lead within the second with a fast one-timer, however John Tavares answered minutes later, firing excessive blocker aspect to make it 2-2. Vince Dunn then gave the Kraken a 3-2 lead, blasting a shot from the appropriate circle.
Tavares leveled the rating at 3-3 in early third. In additional time, Josh Mahura sealed the win for Seattle at 3:06.
Edited by Chaitanya Prakash
