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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

With No. 1 netminder Anthony Stolarz sidelined since mid-December, Woll has played a crucial role in maintaining the Maple Leafs' Stanley Cup contender status. Having said that, the 26-year-old puck-stopper has also experienced plenty of individual success this season and will add another accomplishment to his list tonight.

The friendship goes back to their days together with the United States national team development program and continued from 2016-19 in Boston, when Oettinger played for Boston University and Woll tended the net for Boston College.

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

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.