Toronto Maple Leafs' Matthew Knies in a press conference.
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Matthew Knies takes an indirect shot at Ilya Samsonov

Published May 1, 2024 at 8:38
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The Toronto Maple Leafs' forward Matthew Knies talked about how he feels with Joseph Woll in the net and some people believe he took a shot at Ilya Samsonov.

Last night, the Leafs did what they had to do to win. Despite Auston Matthews being sidelined, and goaltender Joseph Woll playing his first playoff game of the season, they managed to beat the Bruins 2-1 in overtime.

Matthew Knies scored his first goal of the playoffs to give his team the win in overtime. He became the sixth youngest player of franchise history to score in overtime during the playoffs.

If you missed the goal, here it is:





Joseph Woll had a very strong performance, stopping all but one of the Bruins' 28 shots.

He made key saves in important moments:



But the best one was with a few minutes left in the third period. He kept his team alive with that spectacular save against TRent Frederic:


After the game, Matthew Knies made a comment about Woll and how he feels when he's between the pipes.

"Knies on the play of friend and teammate Joseph Woll: "I feel pretty safe when he's in net there.""


Knies scored his first goal of the playoffs, and it may not have went that way with Samsonov in the net. When players trust their goalies and feel safe with them, they sometimes take bigger risks offensively.

This could be a hint that he doesn't take such risks when Samsonov is playing.

Do you think Matthew Knies took a shot at Ilya Samsonov?
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