The Toronto Maple Leafs recalled goaltender Garret Sparks from the AHL, the team announced Thursday.

Workhorse starter Frederik Andersen left Wednesday's contest versus the Dallas Stars with an upper-body injury, prompting the emergency call-up of Sparks as the team heads to Buffalo to take on the Sabres on Thursday night.

Head coach Mike Babcock said Curtis McElhinney, who secured Toronto's 6-5 shootout win over Dallas, will start against Buffalo.

There's no word yet on how long Andersen will be unavailable. That said, Sparks has put together a tremendous season with the AHL-leading Toronto Marlies, posting a 24-8-2 record along with a league-leading 1.78 goals against average and a tremendous .936 save percentage.

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