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. Toronto sits 12th in the league with 3.07 goals per game. Oettinger is 0-3-0 against the Leafs in his career.

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.

Oettinger made 27 saves in a 4-1 win over Toronto on Tuesday. Auston Matthews ripped a shot high blocker from the left face-off dot early in the first to open the scoring, but Oettinger shut the door from that point.

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.

Jake Oettinger is not that guy ... Adam Proteau is a senior digital correspondent for THN.com. The Toronto native has been a writer, editor and columnist with The Hockey News since 1997.

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.

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. Toronto fell at Carolina 6-3 on Thursday and dropped a 3-0 decision ...

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.

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.

The Carolina Hurricanes are in for a difficult matchup on Tuesday night as they play one of the Western Conference’s best teams on the second night of a back-to-back. They’ll get the Dallas Stars in the second game after facing the Chicago Blackhawks on January 20.

THROUGH JANUARY 20