For the second time this season and just the second time in their respective careers, close friends Joseph Woll and Jake Oettinger will play in goal against each other with the Toronto Maple Leafs host the Dallas Stars at Scotiabank Arena on Tuesday.

Joseph Woll and Jake Oettinger are the starting goaltenders for the Toronto Maple Leafs and Dallas Stars, respectively, in Tuesday’s matchup, and their longtime friendship is an endearing quality at this stage of their careers.

Oettinger will be in the road blue paint versus the Maple Leafs on Tuesday, according to Luke Fox of Sportsnet. Oettinger is in a groove to start the new calendar year, posting a 4-0-0 record, .914 save percentage and 2.16 GAA through four appearances.

Logan Stankoven had two goals and an assist to lead the Dallas Stars to a 4-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-1.

The Toronto Maple Leafs were looking for a better effort against the Dallas Stars on Tuesday night than they had in their last two games. They did get that.

The Toronto Maple Leafs entered Tuesday night's game at home against the Dallas Stars in need of a win to snap their two-game losing skid.

Matt Duchene, with a goal and two assists, and Mavrik Bourque also scored for Dallas (28-14-1), which saw a seven-game winning streak snapped in Sunday's 3-2 loss to the Ottawa Senators. Jake Oettinger made 27 saves. Auston Matthews replied for Toronto (27-16-2). Joseph Woll stopped 19 shots.

Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews has four goals in his last three games and nine goals in his last ten matchups versus the Tampa Bay Lightning

close friends Joseph Woll and Jake Oettinger will play in goal against each other with the Toronto Maple Leafs host the Dallas Stars at Scotiabank Arena on Tuesday. Woll and Oettinger squared off ...

Jake Oettinger made 27 saves. Auston Matthews scored for Toronto. Joseph Woll stopped 19 shots. The Maple Leafs lost their third straight game in regulation for the first time this season.

Jake Oettinger picked up the tab when he and Joseph Woll got together on Monday night. The Dallas Stars goaltender wasn’t going to let one of his favourite people pay for dinner. “He wanted to, but I snatched it from him,

Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Joseph Woll ... got chummy with his counterpart on the opposite end of the ice, Jake Oettinger, in advance of the game. Oettinger, of the Dallas Stars, told ...