"The 2025-26 NHL hasn't been kind to the Toronto Maple Leafs in terms of the injury front. Earlier on in the season, the Maple Leafs had lost some key players up front due to various ailments, including Auston Matthews, Matthew Knies, Nicolas Roy and Scott Laughton. However, what actually has been hit the most has been their back end, which consists of their defensive corps and goaltending."
"Both of the Leafs' starting goalie tandem of Anthony Stolarz and Joseph Woll are on the mend on the IR, with Stolarz being indefinitely and Woll hopefully just a week. As a result, it has forced Toronto to utilize their young 3rd and 4th string options in Dennis Hildeby and Artur Akhtyamov to hold down the fort for now. As for the defense, the Leafs are missing their top defensive defensemen in Chris Tanev and Brandon Carlo,"
Significant injuries have impacted the Toronto Maple Leafs, with forwards sidelined and the defensive corps and goaltending most affected. Both starting goalies, Anthony Stolarz and Joseph Woll, are on injured reserve, prompting use of Dennis Hildeby and Artur Akhtyamov as temporary options. Top defensemen Chris Tanev and Brandon Carlo are absent, and Dakota Mermis suffered a lower-body injury after a knee-on-knee hit. Despite those losses, the team remains near the playoff picture, winning four of five games and limiting opponents to six goals in that stretch while key players have increased production.
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