
Toronto Maple Leafs News

Woll had a subpar performance in Saturday's 7-5 win over the Ottawa Senators, allowing five goals on 31 shots (.839 SV%), but immediately responded with a 33-save shutout in Tuesday's 4-0 win over the New Jersey Devils. The Maple Leafs have had an up-and-down season, but have regularly received consistent netminding from Woll, who has a 2.51 GAA and .920 SV% in 13 games (8-4-1). The Maple Leafs enter Thursday's contest as -130 home favorites against a plummeting Winnipeg Jets team on a seven-game losing streak (0-4-3).

Nylander will not play on Thursday against the Winnipeg Jets, missing a second straight game. It's unclear whether he will be ready to return to the lineup on Saturday against the New York Islanders, but his lack of availability for practice on Friday is not encouraging. The 29-year-old Nylander has been excellent when healthy, scoring 41 points (14G / 27A) in 33 games.

The Maple Leafs were successful without Matthews in their previous game, a 4-0 win over the New Jersey Devils, but will be eager to have their captain back in the lineup. The 28-year-old Matthews, a two-time 100-point player, is having a highly publicized sluggish season, scoring 27 points (15G / 12A) through 33 games.

Woll had a subpar performance in Saturday's 7-5 win over the Ottawa Senators, allowing five goals on 31 shots (.839 SV%), but immediately responded with a 33-save shutout in Tuesday's 4-0 win over the New Jersey Devils. The Maple Leafs have had an up-and-down season, but have regularly received consistent netminding from Woll, who has a 2.51 GAA and .920 SV% in 13 games (8-4-1). The Maple Leafs enter Thursday's contest as -130 home favorites against a plummeting Winnipeg Jets team on a seven-game losing streak (0-4-3).

Joshua did not play in Tuesday's 4-0 win over the New Jersey Devils and is expected to be out indefinitely due to an issue related with his kidney. The 29-year-old Joshua has 10 points (6G / 4A) and 127 hits in 36 games this season.

Tanev has only played three games since returning from a seven-week absence due to an injury and will return to the sidelines indefinitely. The 36-year-old Tanev has been plagued with injuries this season, limited to only 11 games, recording two assists and 15 blocks.

Woll has regularly given his team a chance to win whenever he tends the twine and will return to the crease on Tuesday against the New Jersey Devils. That said, the 27-year-old Woll is coming off one of his weaker performances of the season, allowing five goals on 31 shots (.839 SV%), but still salvaged a 7-5 victory over the Ottawa Senators. Woll has a 2.73 GAA and .913 SV% in 12 games this season (7-4-1). The Maple Leafs enter Tuesday's action as +117 home underdogs against a Devils team on a three-game losing streak (0-2-1).

The Maple Leafs are nursing several key injuries and will unfortunately add Matthews to the list of absentees on Tuesday against the New Jersey Devils. The 28-year-old Matthews, a two-time 100-point player, is having a highly publicized sluggish season, scoring 27 points (15G / 12A) through 33 games.

Woll has regularly given his team a chance to win whenever he tends the twine and will likely return to the crease on Tuesday against the New Jersey Devils. That said, the 27-year-old Woll is coming off one of his weaker performances of the season, allowing five goals on 31 shots (.839 SV%), but still salvaged a 7-5 victory over the Ottawa Senators. Woll has a 2.73 GAA and .913 SV% in 12 games this season (7-4-1). The Maple Leafs enter Tuesday's action as +117 home underdogs against a Devils team on a three-game losing streak (0-2-1).

Quillan is an undrafted 23-year-old forward that has been recalled from the Marlies (AHL) for precautionary reasons, as the Maple Leafs are down a forward due to a Dakota Joshua (upper body) injury. Quillan has seen success at the AHL level this season, scoring 23 points (5G / 18A) in 26 games.

With Chris Tanev (lower body) unavailable on Tuesday against the New Jersey Devils, the Maple Leafs have recalled Benning from the Marlies (AHL) for precautionary reasons. The 31-year-old Benning has spent the entirety of this season in the AHL, but has 102 points (17G / 85A) in 464 career NHL games.

The Maple Leafs are nursing several key injuries and hope that Matthews will not be added to the growing list of absentees on Tuesday against the New Jersey Devils, as he enters the contest as a game-time decision. The 28-year-old Matthews, a two-time 100-point player, is having a highly publicized sluggish season, scoring 27 points (15G / 12A) through 33 games.

Joshua is battling an upper-body injury and will not play on Tuesday against the New Jersey Devils. The severity of his injury has not been disclosed, and it is unclear whether it will affect his availability for Toronto's next game on Thursday against the Winnipeg Jets. The 29-year-old Joshua has 10 points (6G / 4A) and 127 hits in 36 games this season.

Tanev has only played three games since returning from a seven-week absence due to an injury and will return to the sidelines on Tuesday against the New Jersey Devils. The 36-year-old Tanev has been plagued with injuries this season, limited to only 11 games, recording two assists and 15 blocks.

On the tail end of a back-to-back, the Maple Leafs will turn to Hildeby on Sunday against the Detroit Red Wings. The 24-year-old Hildeby was excellent as Toronto’s de facto starting goalie while Joseph Woll was injured, posting a 1.05 GAA and a .958 SV% in six outings (3-1-2), but has struggled since, losing three straight (0-3-0) while posting a 4.70 GAA and .928 SV%.




Woll allowed three goals on 32 shots in the Maple Leafs' 6-3 win over the Penguins on Tuesday. Since returning to the Maple Leafs' crease in mid-December, Woll has gone 2-1-0 while stopping 81 of 89 shots (.910 SV%) in three games. Tonight he draws a tough matchup vs. The Senators, who have eon four of their last five games. Toronto are +116 home underdogs.
