It’s hardly the first time an injured goaltender cast a pall over a run of Maple Leafs’ success. Article content

Their best road trip of five games or more since 2007, capped by a third-straight win Thursday, 5-1 in Carolina, was clouded by a lower-body injury to Joseph Woll . Article content Article content

If it’s significant and not precautionary, since the Leafs were up three when he didn’t come out for the third period, it leaves them without two experienced stoppers, Woll and Anthony Stolarz, who has not been on skates for weeks as he battles his own upper body ailment.

It tops our Takeaways from the triumph on Tobacco Road:

SAY IT AIN’T SO, JOE

Lower-body issues have sidelined Woll before and it appeared his left hip or leg was in discomfort in the final minutes of the se

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