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Leafs practice notes: Joseph Woll projected to start vs. Blue Jackets, Brandon Carlo resumes skating
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Nov 26, 2025, 11:45 ESTUpdated: Nov 26, 2025, 12:54 EST
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Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Joseph Woll is the projected starter for Wednesday’s game against the Columbus Blue Jackets, via David Alter of The Hockey News.
Woll did not attend the Maple Leafs’ optional skate, but was a full participant in Tuesday’s practice. The 27-year-old has posted a .905 save percentage to go along with a 1-2-1 record in four appearances this season. Woll was pulled from Saturday’s 5-2 loss to the Montreal Canadiens during the second period and took umbrage with the decision.
“He was so pissed off at me for pulling him the other night but I like that. He wanted to be there and fight, and that’s good,” Berube said of Woll after Tuesday’s practice.
“I was having fun battling out there,” Woll said. “Of course, anytime you get out of the net, you’re not happy, but I thought we still had a chance to come back. I thought we were getting some momentum. It ended up not going our way.”
Auston Matthews, Matthew Knies and Nicolas Roy will return to the lineup for Wednesday’s game. Matthews missed five games due to a lower-body injury sustained against the Boston Bruins on November 11. Matthews, Knies and Roy all skated together during line rushes at Tuesday’s practice.
Knies will return to the lineup after missing three games due to a lower-body injury. The Leafs Nation’s Nick Alberga was first to report.
“I feel great. I feel a lot better,” Knies said Wednesday morning via TSN’s Mark Masters. “I’m just excited to get back in the lineup. It sucks watching. You just want to be out there to help the guys so happy to do that today.”
Roy missed three games due to an upper-body injury.
Maple Leafs defenceman Brandon Carlo resumed skating for the first time since November 13. Carlo was placed on injured reserve retroactive to November 13 on November 17 with a lower-body injury. Carlo is celebrating his 29th birthday on Wednesday.
Jacob Quillan, Dakota Joshua, Matias Maccelli and Sammy Blais are the projected scratches. Quillan has been removed from the Leafs’ roster page and will likely be sent down to the AHL’s Toronto Marlies with Matthews and Roy returning from IR.

Maple Leafs’ projected lineup vs. Blue Jackets

Easton Cowan-John Tavares-William Nylander
Matthew Knies-Auston Matthews-Nicolas Roy
Nick Robertson-Max Domi-Calle Jarnkrok
Steven Lorentz-Scott Laughton-Bobby McMann
Morgan Rielly-Oliver Ekman-Larsson
Simon Benoit-Jake McCabe
Dakota Mermis-Troy Stecher 
Joseph Woll (projected starter)
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