Stolarz Leads Leafs' Playoff Hopes

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Is Anthony Stolarz the Maple Leafs' goaltending savior?

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Anthony Stolarz signed a two-year , $5 million contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs .

The 31-year-old goalie has been a steady, reliable netminder for Toronto this season .

The Maple Leafs have a Stanley Cup drought going back to 1967 .

Toronto needs one more win -- featuring a top-notch performance -- for him to stand and deliver.

The Leafs have flamed out in six first -round playoff series since 2016-17 .

Stolarz has backstopped the Leafs to a pair of overtime victories in this year's first -round series against the Senators.

Toronto 's once dominant offense went ice cold as Senators' Linus Ullmark turned in a 29 -save shutout to lead Ottawa to a 4 -0 victory and force a Game 6 on Thursday .

NHL fined Ottawa Senators' Nick Cousins for "unsportsmanlike conduct" in warmups before Game 3 .

Stolarz was open to toning down his own physicality, under the right circumstances.

The only time all season all season was during a five -game skid through March .

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