Woll's last start was on April 17 in a meaningless regular-season game. That didn't faze him against the Panthers.

The 26-year-old entered Monday’s opener midway through the second period after starter Anthony Stolarz took an elbow to the head from Sam Bennett.

But when Stolarz came to the bench and began throwing up during a TV timeout midway through Toronto’s 5-4 victory, Woll entered in relief and stopped 17 of the 20 shots he faced the rest of the way. All the while, Stolarz was transported out of the arena by stretcher and taken to a local hospital for further examination.