Maple Leafs place Joseph Woll on injured reserve, recall Artur Akhtyamov

The Toronto Maple Leafs‘ precarious goalie situation has gone from bad to worse.

Goaltender Joseph Woll was placed on injured reserve retroactive to Dec. 4 with a lower-body injury, the Maple Leafs announced Saturday.

Artur Akhtyamov was recalled from the AHL’s Toronto Marlies in a corresponding move.

After two periods of play on Thursday against the Carolina Hurricanes, the Maple Leafs replaced Woll in net with Dennis Hildeby, announcing he would not return to the game after sustaining the injury.

After the game, which the Maple Leafs won 5-1 to extend their win streak to three games, head coach Craig Berube said the severity of Woll’s injury was unknown.

It’s been less than a month since the 27-year-old’s late-season debut on Nov. 15 after he missed the first month of the season due to a personal family matter.

The Maple Leafs are in all-around goalie trouble, with their other key netminder also out with an upper-body injury. Anthony Stolarz has not skated since Nov. 11, and there is currently no timeline for his return.

Hildeby, meanwhile, had played six games so far this season entering Thursday’s matchup, with a .914 save percentage and one win.