Toronto - Anthony Stolarz smiles, in the building. The Toronto Maple Leafs goalkeeper was hit on the head, vomited on the bench and on a stretcher assessed in the hospital Monday night.

His presence at the Toronto practice facility in the city’s West Side on Tuesday morning was a welcome sign. Whether Stolarz will play when the team's seven-game playoff series resumes Wednesday night.

Coach Craig Berube didn't rule out his starting goalkeeper in the second round of the Leafs against the Florida Panthers, with Starler on the elbow receptacle of Sam Bennett in the opener.

"He's in good condition," Bellub said. "He's here and he's doing well. ”

That's all the information the senior head coach is willing to share. As for whether 31-year-olds can play on Wednesday? “We will see it,” Beruber said. "I don't know yet." Regarding whether a veteran suffered a concussion, Beruber added: "I don't know either."

Stolarz also shot from the mask early in the first game, and he was knocked out by Bennett in the second phase but stayed in the action for a few minutes. After the TV timeout, he finally set out after he became ill.

"It's hard to see your starting goalkeeper drop," said Maple Leafs guard Jake McCabe.

After Toronto's 4-1 lead, backup Joseph Woll is no stranger to entering the playoff series, stopping 20 shots in 20 goals. The 26-year-old won Games 5 and 6 in the first round of the Boston Bruins last spring but was unable to enter the finale due to a back injury.

Woll also made a long run this season, including Stolarz’s knee-server, who also made his second round defeat to Florida in Toronto, who beat Florida in 2023 to win Game 4 to avoid elimination and then scored a 40-win performance in 3-2 overtime, which brought the Panthers to the Eastern Conference Finals.

"We have confidence in him," McCabe said. "The hard part, but he did a great job."

Beruber said his team will have to remain disciplined without retribution for Bennett, which could lead to the Panthers’ power play.

However, in the NHL free throw time list, Beruber said that this situation will be handled differently during his game.

He smiled and said, "Someone will do something right away." "Maybe I, if I were there."

Stolarz was his first regular playoff starter in his career in his first season with the Maple Leafs. He spent last season with the Panthers supporting Sergei Bobrovsky as Florida competed in the first Stanley Cup in franchise history. He is one of three maple leaves in the current roster and was also in Florida last season, including Steven Lorentz and Oliver Ekman-Larsson.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.