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.

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,

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.

The Maple Leafs hit three posts on their very first power-play opportunity of the game but were unable to beat Stars goaltender Jake Oettinger, who made 23 saves on 24 shots. Dallas picked up their first win in eight games against the Leafs dating back to 2022.

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.

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.

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.

The Dallas Stars are back in action Tuesday night and are hoping that they can snap a losing streak while starting a new one. Dallas currently is looking to end a seven game losing streak to the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Maple Leafs stars Mitch Marner and William Nylander have broken their silence and responded to fans booing them off the ice following the team's 3rd straight loss on Tuesday.

Logan Stankoven had two goals to snap a 25-game scoring drought and the visiting Dallas Stars defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-1 on Tuesday night.

Artemi Panarin scored twice, Chris Kreider got the go-ahead goal with 9:38 left and the New York Rangers rallied for a 5-3 victory over the Utah Hockey Club on Thursday night. Reilly Smith tied it 3-all with a short-handed goal 28 seconds into the third period for the Rangers,

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Dylan Larkin scored two goals and the surging Detroit Red Wings beat the Florida Panthers 5-2 on Thursday night. Larkin, Jonatan Berggren and Patrick Kane had power-play goals for Detroit, which also got a goal from Marco Kasper. Cam Talbot stopped 40 shots for the Red Wings, who have won eight of their last nine games.