Toronto Maple Leafs activate Joseph Woll and send Dennis Hildeby back to AHL Marlies

Joseph Woll will make his season debut for the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday night when the team hosts the St. Louis Blues, head coach Craig Berube confirmed.

Berube also updated the status of forward Max Pacioretty, who survived Tuesday's loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets. The veteran winger is dealing with a lower-body injury on a daily basis.

The Maple Leafs activated Woll from injured reserve on Thursday morning and sent Dennis Hildeby to the AHL. This meant that the NHL club had two goalkeepers on its roster with Woll and Anthony Stolarz.

Woll was on the ice for the team's morning skate, with the matchup with the Blues scheduled to be his first game since a preseason contest on Oct. 5.

Viewers in the Maple Leafs region can watch Blues vs. Maple Leafs LIVE on TSN4, TSN.ca and the TSN app at 7:00 p.m. ET/4:00 p.m. PT.

Woll, who returned to practice last week, was forced to take part in the season opener in Toronto on Oct. 9 because of a lower-body injury sustained in practice.

The 26-year-old goaltender was expected to take over as Toronto's starter this season after appearing in 25 games last season and posting a 12-11-1 record with a 2.95 goals-against average and .907 save percentage. He also played in three playoff games, winning two, before suffering an injury that kept him out of Game 7 of the Leafs' first-round loss to the Boston Bruins.

Woll has a cap hit of $766,667 this season and signed a three-year, $11 million contract extension in the offseason. He was selected 62nd overall by the Leafs in the third round of the 2016 NHL Draft and has played 36 games for the team in three seasons.

The Maple Leafs are 4-3-0 this season. Stolarz has started four games and posted a 3-2-0 record with a 1.83 GAA and .938 save percentage, while Hildeby is 1-1 with a 4.03 GAA and .869 save percentage stands in two starts.