Mar 5, 2025; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Joseph Woll (60) warms up before a game against the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-Imagn Images [https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/post-images/63e2288c-96a0-4365-bc69-1fb8b889a00a.jpeg] Mar 5, 2025; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Joseph Woll (60) warms up before a game against the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-Imagn Images If there's anything the Florida Panthers did exceedingly well in their Game 3 win [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZWPFLoUAs4] over the Toronto Maple Leafs, it was how they put the puck into the offensive end. Countless times on Friday night, Joseph Woll [https://www.nhl.com/mapleleafs/player/joseph-woll-8479361] was out of his net playing the puck after a Florida dump-in. And there were good moments, with the goaltender getting it to a teammate or clearing it. However, there were other junctures where he had the puck on his stick, which likely provided stress for the team's coaching staff and for sure Toronto's fans. Thirty seconds into the third period, the Panthers threw the puck into Toronto's zone, and as Woll tried to corral it with his stick [https://x.com/TicTacTOmar/status/1921012551044805117?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1921012551044805117%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=], it rolled right off the blade to the front of the net. Anton Lundell was right there for the chance and almost scored. However, Woll got enough of his stick on it to deflect the puck away from the wide-open net. ‘Trying To Do My Best To Help Us Break Out’: Joseph Woll Tight-Lipped About Puck-Handling Miscues, Maple Leafs Remain Confident In Goaltender [https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/post-images/0b1c60b2-32b8-4108-8451-a029db4a68ff.jpeg] ‘Trying To Do My Best To Help Us Break Out’: Joseph Woll Tight-Lipped About Puck-Handling Miscues, Maple Leafs Remain Confident In Goaltender Joseph Woll didn’t have much to say following the Toronto Maple Leafs’ 5-4 overtime loss in Game 3 to the Florida Panthers. Yes, the bounces leaned Florida’s way and Woll made 31 saves on 36 shots for a .861 save percentage, but it was the moments outside his crease, especially behind the net, where the 26-year-old looked most vulnerable. [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/toronto-maple-leafs/latest-news/trying-to-do-my-best-to-help-us-break-out-joseph-woll-tight-lipped-about-puck-handling-miscues-maple-leafs-remain-confident-in-goaltender] "I thought that a lot of those rims, they're up. They're not on the ice. And that's designed If they can get a good lick on it, they're going to put it on the glass," Maple Leafs head coach Craig Berube said the morning after their 5-4 overtime loss. "It's pretty tough for him to come out and play those. He did get to a lot of them. They're coming hard, we know that. He's going to have to move [the puck] quick, make a decision quick and move it. That's the bottom line." When Toronto had Anthony Stolarz in goal [https://x.com/dalter/status/1921214258785763442], they were a team that could catch the dump-in quickly before breaking it out almost like clockwork. It hasn't been quite the opposite with Woll in the net, but there have been some uneasy moments. Brad Marchand Scores In Overtime To Give Panthers First Win Over Maple Leafs In Series [https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/post-images/ae7cb5e8-03f8-4709-8164-c98e02d52955.jpeg] Brad Marchand Scores In Overtime To Give Panthers First Win Over Maple Leafs In Series Brad Marchand threw the puck on net, and a lucky bounce off Morgan Rielly gave the Florida Panthers the overtime win over the Toronto Maple Leafs. [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/toronto-maple-leafs/latest-news/maple-leafs-vs-panthers-game-3-live-blog] "They rim the puck a lot," said Woll on Friday [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fL2xpLYEhNU] night, "so I'm just trying to do my best to help us break out." It's not all on Woll, though. Throughout this series, his teammates have spoken about how difficult it is to be thrown into the fire like Woll has. He's playing strong [https://x.com/TicTacTOmar/status/1921018729481081151], and of course, there are goals against he'd like to have back, like Jonah Gadjovich's third-period [https://x.com/Sportsnet/status/1921004543090790671] tally. Overall, it's not just on the goaltender when it comes to Florida's dump-ins. "I think we all have to work together, talk to each other, come back quicker to make sure everybody has an option when they get the puck," Simon Benoit said Saturday morning. "They come hard. We'll be working on that." 'That's How Pucks Are Going In': Morgan Rielly Has Game Full Of Bounces As Maple Leafs Fall To Panthers In Overtime [https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/post-images/c9ee3728-d174-4505-b454-8143d6acee7a.jpeg] 'That's How Pucks Are Going In': Morgan Rielly Has Game Full Of Bounces As Maple Leafs Fall To Panthers In Overtime Morgan Rielly welcomed his teammates after his third-period goal, which bounced off Sergei Bobrovsky and Seth Jones before going in. [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/toronto-maple-leafs/latest-news/thats-how-pucks-are-going-in-morgan-rielly-has-game-full-of-bounces-as-maple-leafs-fall-to-panthers-in-overtime] It's not an easy position to be in, but the playoffs aren't going to get easier. It'll be up to Woll and the rest of the Maple Leafs to communicate better entering Game 4 in Florida on Sunday. "I think he does a fine job with moving the puck. I think it's just better communication we're going to need to have. The center, the D, the wings, I think everyone just needs to communicate a little bit better and find a way out of the zone," Matthew Knies said. "Especially when we get kind of hemmed in or it comes to an icing play when we're a little bit tired, I think we have to communicate better and just find a way to get it out of our zone." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stay updated with the most interesting Maple Leafs stories, analysis, breaking news and more! 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