After his time on waivers for the AHL, this could be the worst-case scenario for his chance at redemption. Given how bad the injury seems by everyone's reaction, it could mean a longer recovery time. For the remainder of the game, Samsonov had to be replaced by Martin Jones.
Despite how this looked to most of us, his head coach seemed to think he was fine. Though he did not add, we can deduce that pulling him was more precautionary than anything.
Not to be discouraged, the game ended with the Maple Leafs victorious 6-3. Yet, the team and fans were quick to focus more of their attention on the player's health and recovery and less on their success.
Stay tuned as more updates are made.
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MARS 23 | 65 ANSWERS Ilya Samsonov Leaves Game With Scary Injury How long will Samsonov need to recover from this injury? | ||
| >4 weeks | 32 | 49.2 % |
| 4-8 weeks | 14 | 21.5 % |
| 9+ weeks | 19 | 29.2 % |
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| G | A | PTS | ||
| Mikko Rantanen | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Wyatt Johnston | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Bobby Brink | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Kirby Dach | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Bo Horvat | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Ivan Demidov | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Clayton Keller | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Connor McDavid | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Sean Walker | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Cam York | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Lane Hutson | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Travis Konecny | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Mike Reilly | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Jack Roslovic | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Trevor Zegras | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Viktor Arvidsson | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Zeev Buium | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Leon Draisaitl | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Anthony Duclair | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Nikolaj Ehlers | 1 | - | 1 | |
| COMPLETE STATS | ||||
| 2025-2026 NHL STANDINGS | ||||||
| GP | W | L | OL | PTS | ||
| Canadiens | 12 | 9 | 3 | - | 18 | |
| Red Wings | 13 | 9 | 4 | - | 18 | |
| Maple Leafs | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 15 | |
| Lightning | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | |
| Senators | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 14 | |
| Bruins | 14 | 7 | 7 | - | 14 | |
| Panthers | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 13 | |
| Sabres | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 13 | |
| GP | W | L | OL | PTS | ||
| Devils | 13 | 9 | 4 | - | 18 | |
| Penguins | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 18 | |
| Hurricanes | 11 | 7 | 4 | - | 14 | |
| Blue Jackets | 12 | 7 | 5 | - | 14 | |
| Rangers | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 14 | |
| Islanders | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 13 | |
| Capitals | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 13 | |
| Flyers | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 13 | |
| GP | W | L | OL | PTS | ||
| Avalanche | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 19 | |
| Jets | 12 | 9 | 3 | - | 18 | |
| Mammoth | 12 | 8 | 4 | - | 16 | |
| Stars | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 | |
| Blackhawks | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 | |
| Predators | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 13 | |
| Wild | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 11 | |
| Blues | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 10 | |
| GP | W | L | OL | PTS | ||
| Kraken | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 16 | |
| Ducks | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 15 | |
| Golden Knights | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | |
| Oilers | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 15 | |
| Kings | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | |
| Canucks | 14 | 7 | 7 | - | 14 | |
| Sharks | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 11 | |
| Flames | 14 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 8 | |
COMPLETE STANDINGS | ||||||