Toronto's win was overshadowed by an incident in the second period that ended up with Leafs' starting goalie Anthony Stolarz in the hospital. Panthers' Sam Bennett hit Stolarz in the head at 7:20 of the second period, and, although play stopped, no penalty was called.

Toronto Maple Leafs goalie Anthony Stolarz was hospitalized after taking a forearm to the head during the Maple Leafs' 5-4 victory over the Florida Panthers in Game 1 on Monday, according to Chris Johnston of The Athletic.

Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Anthony Stolarz left Game 1 of the team’s second round series against Florida on Monday night with an apparent head injury. Stolarz took an elbow to the back of the head from Panthers forward Sam Bennett shortly before his departure.