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.

Matthews has nine points (four goals, five assists) in his last six games since he returned from injury. That increases his season total to 15 goals, 17 assists and 116 shots in 30 games. And you can expect Matthews' goal scoring to increase given his somewhat flat 12.

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.

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

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 ...

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.

Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brad Treliving recently spoke about Auston Matthews' availability for the 4 Nations Face-Off in February.

Jake Oettinger made 27 saves. Auston Matthews replied for Toronto (27-16-2). Joseph Woll stopped 19 shots. The Leafs suffered a third consecutive regulation loss for the first time this season after falling 6-3 to the Carolina Hurricanes on the road ...

With the Four Nations Face-Off on the horizon, I wanted to do a piece from the perspective of an American who also happens to be a Maple Leafs fan. Unlike me, I imagine most of Leafs Nation will support Team Canada in the tournament.

From finalized 4 Nations rosters to outdoor hockey in the sunshine state, here’s what happened in the NHL this week:  4 Nations Face-Off The first annual 4 Nations Face-Off will be hosted at the Bell Centre in Montreal and TD Garden in Boston Feb.

Our updated fantasy hockey rankings sees movement in the top 250, with Nikita Kucherov and Auston Matthews battling for the top spot.

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