Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Anthony Stolarz will have knee surgery and will be out for four to six weeks, according to general manager Brad Treliving on Tuesday.
Stolarz left the Maple Leafs’ 3-2 win against Anaheim on Thursday after sustaining a lower-body injury. He was seen stretching his right leg after allowing Anaheim’s first goal during the game.
Treliving explained that an MRI showed no serious damage, but Stolarz was experiencing discomfort and trouble straightening his leg because of a loose body—a small fragment of bone or cartilage.
“There was found almost like a little pebble that was stuck in behind his knee,” Treliving said.
Stolarz is scheduled to have the procedure to remove the loose piece on Wednesday in New York.
The 30-year-old goaltender had been performing well in his first season with the Maple Leafs, holding a 9-5-2 record, a 2.15 goals-against average, a .927 save percentage, and one shutout.
“You don’t want to see anybody out, especially a goaltender that’s been playing well like that,” Treliving said. “But it has to get addressed, and we’re going to get it addressed.”
Stolarz, originally from Edison, New Jersey, signed a two-year, $5 million contract with Toronto after winning the Stanley Cup as a backup with the Florida Panthers. He has shared goaltending duties with Joseph Woll this season.