Woll made 27 saves on 30 shots in a 5-3 win over Tampa Bay on Monday.
It was a career-high 24th start for the season. Woll has now put up three straight wins with three goals allowed in each of those games. He has re-established his cadence after a bit of a soft spot a week ago, and he's 17-8-0 with a 2.67 GAA and .907 save percentage. Anthony Stolarz (knee) was once again on the ice Monday prior to Toronto's morning skate, but he's nowhere near a return. It's Woll's net. You can count on him.
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Maple Leafs' Joseph Woll: Slated to start
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Woll is expected to patrol the home crease versus Tampa Bay on Monday, according to Mark Masters of TSN.
Woll will get his 24th start of 2024-25, marking a new career high. He has won his last two outings, stopping 53 of 59 shots. Woll has posted a 16-8-0 record with one shutout, a 2.68 GAA and a .907 save percentage through 24 appearances this season. Tampa Bay sits first in the league with 3.66 goals per game in 2024-25.
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Maple Leafs' Joseph Woll: Rebounds from shaky first period
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Woll stopped 32 of 35 shots in Saturday's 7-3 win over the Canadiens.
Woll allowed 12 goals over three starts entering Saturday's contest, and it looked like he could get the hook early against the Canadiens. The Leafs trailed 3-0 after the first period, but Woll bounced back, and so did his teammates due to a season-high seven markers. Woll has held up as a replacement for the injured Anthony Stolarz (knee), but the usage has taken its toll as the netminder approaches a career-high in starts. Toronto returns to action Monday against division rival Tampa Bay in a home matchup.
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Maple Leafs' Joseph Woll: Starting in Montreal
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Woll will defend the road goal versus the Canadiens on Saturday, according to Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports.
Woll is coming off a 21-save effort in Thursday's 4-3 overtime win over New Jersey. He has a 15-8-0 record with one shutout, a 2.66 GAA and a .907 save percentage across 23 appearances this season. Montreal sits 16th in the league with 3.00 goals per game in 2024-25.
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Maple Leafs' Joseph Woll: Slated to start Thursday
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Woll went through his regular game-day routine and is expected to be between the home pipes versus New Jersey on Thursday, according to David Alter of The Hockey News.
Woll has struggled in his last two starts, allowing nine goals on only 56 shots (.839 save percentage) en route to back-to-back losses. Overall, the netminder is 14-8-0 with one shutout, a 2.65 GAA and a .908 save percentage over 22 starts this season. The Devils are averaging 3.11 goals per game during the 2024-25 campaign, which ranks 11th in the NHL.
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Maple Leafs' Joseph Woll: Facing Dallas
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Woll will patrol the home crease Tuesday against the Stars, Luke Fox of Sportsnet relays.
Woll surrendered five goals on 33 shots in his last start Thursday versus Carolina. The Missouri native has turned aside 117 of 129 shots through four appearances in January, going 3-1-0 in that span. The Stars lost to Ottawa on Sunday, which snapped a seven-game winning streak.
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Maple Leafs' Joseph Woll: Would like a couple goals back
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Woll made 28 saves in a 6-3 loss to Carolina on Thursday.
He allowed five goals, at least two of which he'd like back. The Canes tight defensive style smothered the Leafs' scorers and took advantage of them offensively, too. Woll didn't play his best game, but he's been mostly solid this season. He'll shake it off and be ready next time out.
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Maple Leafs' Joseph Woll: Will start Thursday
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Woll will start on the road versus the Hurricanes on Thursday, Cory Lavalette of the North State Journal reports.
Woll is on a five-game winning streak, during which he has allowed just 10 goals on 152 shots (.934 save percentage). The 26-year-old will face his toughest test in a while against the Hurricanes, who have scored 17 goals over their last six contests, going 3-2-1 in that span.
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Maple Leafs' Joseph Woll: Consistency improving
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Woll made 30 saves in a 3-2 win over Philadelphia on Tuesday.
Woll's uptick in consistency of late has helped produce five straight wins with just 10 goals allowed. He has already started 19 games this season (he started 23 last year), and his record is 19-14-0 with a 2.46 GAA and a .915 save percentage. Plus the team in front of Woll has elevated its game, especially defensively, while they continue to score. It's a great scenario for Woll, but we need to keep an eye on his workload and adjust accordingly.
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Maple Leafs' Joseph Woll: Projected to start in Philadelphia
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Woll is slated to start in Tuesday's road matchup against the Flyers, according to David Alter of The Hockey News.
Woll is on a winning streak of at least four games for the second time in 2024-25. The 26-year-old has allowed two goals or less in three of those four outings during this current stretch. The Flyers are 3-6-0 in their last nine games.
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Maple Leafs' Joseph Woll: Fourth straight win
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Woll made 27 saves Saturday in a 6-4 win over Boston.
Woll was good when he had to be early, but he was swimming a bit in the third in a game that felt like a playoff contest. The top line of Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner and Matthew Knies gave him a lot of work with given their 13-point explosion (five goals, eight assists). Woll, who has four straight wins, will clean up his game and be ready for his next time in the blue paint.
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Maple Leafs' Joseph Woll: Steals game from Isles
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Woll made 32 saves in a 2-1 win over the Islanders on Thursday.
Woll stole the game for the Leafs -- he made some huge saves to bail out his teammates, who coughed up the puck a few too many times on the night. Overall, Woll is 11-6-0 with one shutout in 16 starts this season, with a 2.48 GAA and .913 save percentage. Anthony Stolarz (knee) remains out for another few weeks, so take advantage of Woll's increased workload right now. Heading to the postseason, the Leafs may revert to a timeshare so both men are fresh for the postseason.
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Maple Leafs' Joseph Woll: Going back-to-back against Isles
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Woll will start on the road versus the Islanders on Thursday, Stefen Rosner of NHL.com reports.
Woll turned aside 30 shots Tuesday in a 3-1 home win versus the Islanders, boosting his record to 11-6-0 with a 2.48 GAA and a .913 save percentage in 17 starts this season. The Islanders have scored only 100 times in 38 games (2.63 goals per game) this season.
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Maple Leafs' Joseph Woll: Preserves win with big save late
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Woll made 30 saves Tuesday in a 3-1 win over the Islanders.
It was a tight contest -- the Leafs scored into an empty net late in the game to seal the win. Woll looked like he'd hurt himself during a fast up-down butterfly sequence in the second period. Thankfully, it was more about his frustration with the traffic in his crease than an injury. Woll then stopped Brock Nelson on a late-game shorthanded breakaway to keep his team ahead. Toronto plays Thursday on the Island and back home Saturday against Boston. There's no word yet on which game Woll will get.
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Maple Leafs' Joseph Woll: Scuffling team provides no help
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Woll made 22 saves on 26 shots in a 5-2 loss to the Jets on Monday. The fifth goal was an empty-netter.
He allowed four goals. The Maple Leafs have slept through their last two games without Auston Matthews (upper body), leaving Woll to fend off opponents on his own. He has allowed nine goals across those two contests. The Leafs are too good to continue to spin like this, so they'll tighten things up. Woll deserves better. The Leafs play back-to-back after the break, but there's no word on which goalie will get the Red Wings in Detroit on Friday or the Capitals at home on Saturday.
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Maple Leafs' Joseph Woll: Nabs ninth win
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Woll turned aside 36 shots in Wednesday's 5-3 win over the Stars.
Dallas out-shot Toronto 39-18 on the night, but Woll stole the victory with some big stops. The 26-year-old netminder hasn't given up more than three goals in an outing since Oct. 24, and on the season he's gone 9-4-0 in 13 appearances with a 2.30 GAA and .918 save percentage. With Anthony Stolarz out until at least late January after knee surgery, the Leafs will lean heavily on Woll between the pipes.
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Maple Leafs' Joseph Woll: Can't clip Wings
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Woll made 22 saves in a 4-2 loss to Detroit on Saturday. The fourth goal was an empty-netter
With Anthony Stolarz (lower body) sidelined, Woll is now the go-to guy for the Maple Leafs. The two netminders have formed a statistically dominant duo, and Woll shouldn't have any problems giving Stolarz some time to rest from a day-to-day injury. Woll has gone 8-4-0 with a 2.24 GAA and .918 save percentage this season. The Leafs have a 19-hour turnaround to Sunday's game at home against Buffalo, and Dennis Hildeby may get the call.
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Maple Leafs' Joseph Woll: Defending crease Saturday
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Woll will guard the road goal versus Pittsburgh on Saturday, according to Luke Fox of Sportsnet.
Woll will get the second half of Toronto's back-to-back after Anthony Stolarz played in Friday's 3-1 loss to Washington. The 26-year-old Woll has stopped 159 of 170 shots during his six-game winning streak. He has a 7-2-0 record with one shutout, a 2.11 GAA and a .922 save percentage through nine appearances this campaign. Pittsburgh lost 4-2 to the Rangers on Friday and sit 24th in the league with 2.79 goals per game in 2024-25.
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Maple Leafs' Joseph Woll: Collects sixth straight win
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Woll stopped 22 shots in Wednesday's 3-2 win over the Predators.
The Leafs' offense was quiet through the first two periods, but Woll kept the deficit to one goal before Auston Matthews finally solved Juuse Saros just 31 seconds into the final frame, sparking the comeback. Woll has won six straight starts, posting a stellar 1.82 GAA and .935 save percentage over that stretch, but with Anthony Stolarz also playing well (2.01 GAA and .932 save percentage since the beginning of November), Toronto will stick with a timeshare in the crease.
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Maple Leafs' Joseph Woll: Fifth straight win
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Woll made 38 saves in a 5-3 win over the Lightning on Saturday.
Woll has won five straight games and has six victories through eight starts this season. He has one shutout, a 2.13 GAA and a .923 save percentage. Woll and Anthony Stolarz have become a possible William M. Jennings Trophy duo in 2024-25. The 26-year-old Woll is a must-start netminder whenever he gets the nod.
