TORONTO — The Golden Knights lost 3-1 to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday at Scotiabank Arena, but the result was secondary to the health of center Erik Haula.
Haula was driven into the boards by Toronto’s Patrick Marleau and went down in a heap at center ice 5:01 into the third period, writhing in pain as he clutched his right knee.
Haula was on the ice approximately five minutes before he was taken off on a stretcher.
The Knights finished with a 37-21 advantage in shots on goal, but could only muster Cody Eakin’s tip-in with 8:38 remaining in the second period against Maple Leafs goaltender Frederik Andersen.