BC's Woll, Leafs Fall to Florida in Five Games

Joe Woll (Boston College) was able to save the Toronto Maple Leafs' season once, but couldn't do it a second time.

Woll, 24, from Dardenne Prairie, MO, made 24 saves on Wednesday in his first Stanley Cup Playoff start to lift Toronto to a 2-1 win over the host Florida Panthers. The victory staved off elimination for the Leafs, who had trailed the best-of-seven NHL Eastern Conference semifinal series, three games to none. 

The bubble burst on Friday, however, as Toronto was eliminated from playoff contention with a 3-2 overtime loss to the Panthers despite 40 saves from Woll. The 6-foot-3 netminder had originally been pressed into service this series in place of the injured Ilya Samsonov in Game Three, another 3-2 OT setback for Toronto despite Woll's 18 saves in relief.

Drafted 62nd overall by the Leafs in 2016 out of the U.S. National Team Development Program, Woll is 9-2-0 with a 2.38 goals-against average in 11 career NHL regular-season outings, all with Toronto. He is also 40-34-5 (3.27) in 83 career minor-league appearances with Toronto (AHL), and went 47-45-8 (2.51) in 101 NCAA contests at BC before turning pro in 2019.