Maple Leafs’ Joseph Woll Will Start in Montreal After Three Losses

joseph woll will take the visiting crease Tuesday against the Canadiens, a stark human moment for a goaltender who has gone three straight outings without a victory. That short stretch — 13 goals allowed on 86 shots and no win since Feb. 2 (ET) — collides with a broader team slump that Craig Berube has been addressing with his leaders and players like William Nylander.

Joseph Woll’s recent outings: 13 goals on 86 shots and a winless run

Woll has dropped three straight outings, allowing 13 goals on 86 shots during that period. He has not been in the win column since Feb. 2 (ET). Those raw numbers frame what he faces Tuesday in Montreal: a chance to stop the slide and reset a recent run that has failed to produce wins.

Maple Leafs’ choice to start Woll in Montreal Tuesday and the Nov. 22 meeting

The decision to send Woll to the visiting crease Tuesday follows a previous start in Montreal this season. In that Nov. 22 (ET) game he surrendered four goals on 25 shots in a 5-2 loss, a single regular-season defeat to the Canadiens in his career while holding a 3-1-0 record overall against them. That history gives a compact frame to Tuesday: a second trip to the same building, with recent form stacked against him.

Craig Berube, William Nylander and responses inside the Maple Leafs locker room

Craig Berube has been speaking to the media about conversations with team leaders throughout the Maple Leafs’ slump. He has described efforts to help players like William Nylander deal with this new form of adversity in Nylander’s career and how Nylander has been handling a down year. Those internal efforts sit alongside the coaching staff’s roster decisions, including the choice to start Woll in Montreal.

For joseph woll, the immediate measure is simple and unavoidable: Tuesday’s start in Montreal. The next confirmed development is that he will defend the visiting crease that night, returning to a building where he has a winning record overall but where his most recent regular-season loss came on Nov. 22 (ET). That game and the recent string of results will shape how fans and teammates watch his night in goal.