Stolarz departs Maple Leafs’ game against Capitals with lower-body injury

TORONTO (AP) — Maple Leafs goaltender Anthony Stolarz left Wednesday’s game against the Washington Capitals early in the first period with a lower-body injury.

The Toronto starter was hurt after stretching out his left leg to get a pad on Cole Hutson’s shot from distance.

Stolarz immediately collapsed to the ice and pulled off his mask before one of the referees blew the play dead.

The 32-year-old was attended to by a trainer and had to be helped off the ice by teammates before heading down the tunnel to the locker room.

Stolarz, who missed significant time with an upper-body injury in the fall and has had trouble staying healthy throughout his time in Toronto, is 10-10-3 with a .892 save percentage and a 3.29 goals-against average in 2025-26.

Joseph Woll replaced Stolarz for the Maple Leafs, who are set to miss the playoffs for the first time since 2016. He has a 15-14-7 mark, .902 save percentage and 3.32 GAA this season.

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Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Anthony Stolarz (41) goes down with an injury against the Washington Capitals during first period NHL hockey action in Toronto on Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)

NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees pitching coach Matt Blake was ejected from Wednesday night's game against the Athletics by plate umpire Carlos Torres for arguing ball/strike calls from New York's dugout in the third inning.

Blake was tossed after Torres called a ball on a fastball from Will Warren to Nick Kurtz that was just inside, making the count 2-0.

New York led 2-0 and had both its ABS challenges remaining.

It was Blake's seventh ejection since he joined the Yankees for the 2020 season.

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New York Yankees pitcher Will Warren throw during the first inning of a baseball game against the Athletics, Wednesday, April 8, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)