San Jose Sharks at Toronto Maple Leafs

· National Hockey League

San Jose Sharks

16-37-9

Final
3 - 2

Toronto Maple Leafs

38-20-3

Sharks battle back to stun Leafs 3-2 in shootout

San Jose Sharks vs. Toronto Maple Leafs: Game Highlights

Tyler Toffoli and Jack Thompson scored in regulation for last-place San Jose. Alexander Wennberg added two assists. Alexandar Georgiev made 25 saves through 65 minutes of action.

John Tavares, with a goal and an assist, and Matthew Knies scored for Toronto, which saw a five-game winning streak snapped. Anthony Stolarz stopped 20 shots.

Toronto forward Calle Jarnkrok suited up for the first time in 2024-25 — and the 700th regular-season game of his career — after getting hurt in training camp. He then had groin and sports hernia surgery in November.

Takeaways Leafs: Played at Scotiabank Arena for the first time since Feb. 22 and now hit the road again for another trip that won’t see Toronto back again until March 13 — a stretch of one home game in 18 days.

Sharks: Timothy Liljegren faced the Leafs for the first time since being dealt to San Jose in October. Selected 17th overall at the 2017 NHL draft, the Swede put up 75 points in 243 regular-season games with Toronto, but was never able to solidify a blue-line spot.

Key moment After William Nylander scored for Toronto in the third round of the shootout and Toffoli tied it, Tavares was denied by Georgiev before Zetterlund won it for the Sharks.

Key stat Macklin Celebrini is tied for second behind Montreal Canadiens defenseman Lane Hutson in the rookie scoring race with 44 points in 50 games. The 18-year-old forward picked No. 1 by San Jose at the 2024 draft missed 12 games this season with a hip injury.

Up next The Sharks continue a seven-game road trip Tuesday against the Sabres. The Maples Leafs open a three-game road trip Wednesday against the Golden Knights.

Regular Season Series

SJ leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal	2nd Period 8:28	John Tavares Goal (24) Tip-In, assists: Mitch Marner (58), William Nylander (27)
Goal	2nd Period 19:55	Matthew Knies Goal (24) Tip-In, assists: Auston Matthews (30), John Tavares (28)
Goal	3rd Period 2:23	Jack Thompson Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Alexander Wennberg (19), William Eklund (32)
Goal	3rd Period 10:10	Tyler Toffoli Goal (23) Wrist Shot, assists: Alexander Wennberg (20), Shakir Mukhamadullin (3)
Goal	5 0:00	William Nylander Goal Wrist Shot
Goal	5 0:00	Tyler Toffoli Goal Snap Shot
Goal	5 0:00	Fabian Zetterlund Goal Wrist Shot

Statistics

SJ		TOR
31	Blocked Shots	10
31	Hits	22
3	Takeaways	7
22	Shots	27
0	Power Play Goals	2
2	Power Play Opportunities	5
0.0	Power Play Percentage	40.0
0	Short Handed Goals	0
0	Shootout Goals	0
19	Faceoffs Won	43
30.6	Faceoff Win Percent	69.4
11	Giveaways	22
6	Total Penalties	3
15	Penalty Minutes	9

Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
William Nylander, RW	Day-To-Day	Dec 13
Dakota Joshua, C	Day-To-Day	Dec 13
Marshall Rifai, D	Injured Reserve	Dec 12
Chris Tanev, D	Injured Reserve	Dec 12
Brandon Carlo, D	Injured Reserve	Dec 12