Woll has not played since suffering a lower-body injury late in a 5-1 win over the Carolina Hurricanes on December 4th. He was given a roughly one-week recovery timeline, which would hold true if he can return to the crease on Tuesday against the Chicago Blackhawks. With Woll's injury history, the Maple Leafs may take the cautious route and alternate starts with Dennis Hildeby, who has played well for them this season.
Woll has not played since suffering a lower-body injury late in a 5-1 win over the Carolina Hurricanes on December 4th. He was given a roughly one-week recovery timeline, which seems to hold true after returning to practice on Wednesday. The recent success of Dennis Hildeby between the pipes for the Maple Leafs gives the team a bit more leeway in easing Woll back into the lineup, as he will not play on Saturday against the Edmonton Oilers.
Woll has not played since suffering a lower-body injury late in a 5-1 win over the Carolina Hurricanes. He was given a roughly one-week recovery timeline, which seems to hold true after returning to practice on Wednesday. Dennis Hildeby will likely tend the twine for the Maple Leafs on Thursday against the San Jose Sharks, but Woll will be eligible to return on Saturday against the Edmonton Oilers.
Woll stopped 22 of the 23 shots he faced through the first two periods of Thursday's game, but was ruled out at the start of the third due to a lower-body injury. He was replaced by Dennis Hildeby. We should get an update on Woll's status ahead of Saturday's game against the Canadiens.
A Maple Leafs team that stumbled its way to a 6-6-2 record in November finds itself on a two-game winning streak and will turn to Woll to tend the twine on Thursday against the Carolina Hurricanes. The 27-year-old Woll was terrific in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Florida Panthers, saving 25 of 26 shots (.962 SV%). He has a solid 2.53 GAA and .919 SV% in seven games this season (3-3-1). The Maple Leafs enter the action on Thursday as +186 road underdogs against a Hurricanes team that has only allowed one goal during a two-game winning streak.
The Maple Leafs' struggles continue this season, as they sit in the basement of the Eastern Conference with an 11-11-3 record. Struggles aside, they have received adequate netminding from Joseph Woll lately. The 27-year-old Woll has played only six games (2-3-1) since making his season debut earlier in November, but has given the team a chance most nights he has tended the twine, posting a 2.80 GAA and .914 SV%. The Maple Leafs enter Tuesday's contest as +143 road underdogs against a Florida Panthers team on a two-game losing streak (0-2-0).
Woll is coming off his best performance of the season, saving 35 of 36 shots (.972 SV%) in a 2-1 overtime win over the Blue Jackets. He returns to the crease on Friday against a Washington Capitals team on a two-game winning streak, looking to get his record above .500 for the first time this season. The 27-year-old netminder has a 2.74 GAA and .914 SV% in five games this season (2-2-1).
With Anthony Stolarz currently injured, Joseph Woll will make a fifth consecutive start on Wednesday as Toronto heads to Columbus. The 27-year-old returned to the Maple Leafs on November 15th and has experienced an up-and-down week since returning, with his 1-2-1 record, 3.27 GAA, and .905 SV%. He will take on Columbus on the road on Wednesday, who had lost their last two games and are ranked 24th in the NHL in goals per game (2.87).
The Maple Leafs snapped a five-game losing skid in their most recent game and will turn to Woll to tend the twine on Thursday against the Columbus Blue Jackets. The 27-year-old Woll was solid in Tuesday's 3-2 overtime win over the St. Louis Blues, his first victory of the season, saving 27 of 29 shots (.931 SV%). The Maple Leafs enter Thursday's contest as slight -101 home underdogs against a Blue Jackets team that has earned points in five of its last six games (3-1-2).
The Maple Leafs snapped a five-game losing skid in their most recent game and will likely turn to Woll to tend the twine on Thursday against the Columbus Blue Jackets. The 27-year-old Woll was solid in Tuesday's 3-2 overtime win over the St. Louis Blues, his first victory of the season, saving 27 of 29 shots (.931 SV%). The Maple Leafs enter Thursday's contest as slight -101 home underdogs against a Blue Jackets team that has earned points in five of its last six games (3-1-2).
The Maple Leafs have lost five straight (0-4-1) and fallen to 8-9-2 on the season, hoping to return to the win column with Woll tending the twine on Tuesday against the St. Louis Blues. The 27-year-old Woll made his season debut over the weekend, saving 29 of 32 shots (.906 SV%) in a 3-2 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks. With inconsistencies in Toronto's crease this season, Woll has an opportunity to establish himself as their go-to option between the pipes.
Woll did not overly impress during a two-game conditioning stint with the Marlies, going 0-1-1 while posting a 3.72 GAA and .885 SV%, but will return to the lineup for the Maple Leafs. The 27-year-old Woll started in exactly half of Toronto's games last season, posting a 2.73 GAA and .909 SV%, and could be poised for similar or greater deployment if he can find his footing while Anthony Stolarz is injured.
Woll had been away from the team for nearly the first four weeks of the season, but fully returned to practice last week, and will start for the Marlies (AHL) on Tuesday as part of his conditioning assignment. The 27-year-old Woll started in exactly half of Toronto's games last season, posting a 2.73 GAA and .909 SV%, and could be poised for similar or greater deployment if he can find his footing while Anthony Stolarz continues to struggle.
Woll had been away from the team for nearly the first four weeks of the season, but has been skating with the group over the last two weeks, and fully returned to practice on Friday. The 27-year-old Woll will join the Marlies (AHL) for a conditioning stint before he makes his return to NHL action. He started in exactly half of Toronto's games last season, posting a 2.73 GAA and .909 SV%, and could be poised for similar deployment once he makes his debut.
Woll had been away from the team for nearly the first four weeks of the season, but has been skating with the group over the last two weeks, and fully returned to practice on Friday. He started in exactly half of Toronto's games last season, posting a 2.73 GAA and .909 SV%, and could be poised for similar deployment once he makes his debut.
Woll has been away from the team for the past four weeks, since the preseason, to tend to personal matters, but has officially rejoined the team. He started in exactly half of Toronto's games last season, posting a 2.73 GAA and .909 SV%, and was likely poised to see similar totals in 2025-26. Maple Leafs' GM Brad Treliving mentioned that Woll will not be ready until after November 1st and could be loaned to the Marlies (AHL) for a conditioning stint.
Woll has been away from the team for the past four weeks, since the preseason, to tend to personal matters, but has officially rejoined the team. He started in exactly half of Toronto's games last season, posting a 2.73 GAA and .909 SV%, and was likely poised to see similar totals in 2025-26. There is no timeline on when Woll might return to game action, but with Toronto's up-and-down 3-3-1 start to the season, they will happily welcome the services of Woll, hoping it solidifies their goaltending position.
