Joseph Woll finished his 2025 in style on Tuesday night, backstopping the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 4-0 win over the New Jersey Devils for his first shutout of the season.

Despite missing Auston Matthews and William Nylander, the Leafs were able to come together and secure a commanding victory. Speaking postgame, Woll credited his teammates for how they stepped up in the absence of those two star forwards to deliver a confident win.

“I think everyone showed up tonight,” Woll said. “Great job of guys stepping up, regardless of who’s in the lineup. Great team win all around.”

This season, Woll is putting up the best numbers of his career since taking on a more permanent NHL role two years ago. In 13 starts, the 27-year-old boasts an 8-4-1 record, and his .923 save percentage is third in the NHL among goaltenders with 12 or more starts. After turning away 33 shots on Tuesday, he can add a shutout to that impressive stat line, though he’s not too interested in his individual numbers.

“It’s good when you don’t let the puck in, it’s just my job,” he said. “Feels nice, but shutouts are not an individual thing. It’s how strong we played, especially in the third period how much we shut it down.”

Woll added that he was proud of how the Leafs locked things down as the Devils brought out the extra attacker, with Matthew Knies scoring the empty-net goal to put the game away for good. That sequence followed an earlier bout between Knies and Nico Hischier, where Knies took down the Devils forward to keep momentum in Toronto’s favour, leading right into the team’s third goal. Woll gave kudos to Knies postgame for how he rose to the occasion on Tuesday and delivered a big performance.

“Great fight by Knies,” Woll said. “He had a great game, thought he was really strong … Knies fights, and we go out and score seconds later. Guy stepping up like that is huge for us.”

The Maple Leafs finished the year strong with three wins in their last four games. They are set to kick off their 2026 with a New Year’s Day game, hosting the struggling Winnipeg Jets on Thursday.