Mar 27, 2025; San Jose, California, USA; San Jose Sharks defenseman Timothy Liljegren (37) and Toronto Maple Leafs middle Bobby McMann (74) battle for the puck in the course of the first interval at SAP Middle at San Jose. Necessary Credit score: D. Ross Cameron-Imagn Photos Macklin Celebrini scored the shootout winner because the San Jose Sharks topped the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs 6-5 on Thursday night time.
Toronto scored twice within the remaining minute of the third interval to drive time beyond regulation.
Tyler Toffoli tallied twice in regulation and added an help whereas William Eklund had a objective and an help for the Sharks (20-42-9, 49 factors), who improved to 3-2-0 over its previous 5.
San Jose’s Collin Graf and Alexander Wennberg additionally scored in regulation. Timothy Liljegren added two assists, and Alexandar Georgiev made 30 saves.
William Nylander scored twice, John Tavares had a objective and an help and Auston Matthews and Scott Laughton additionally tallied for Toronto (43-25-4, 90 factors), which took over the only place of first place within the Atlantic Division due to the standings level.
Mitch Marner had three helpers for the Maple Leafs, Matthew Knies added a pair of assists and Joseph Woll stopped 30 pictures.
With 58.3 seconds remaining in regulation, Tavares pulled Toronto inside one, redirecting a Marner shot previous Georgiev.
Nylander tied it 5-5 with 14 seconds left in regulation, snapping a Marner go into the online.
Earlier, Toffoli netted his second of the night time to present San Jose a 5-3 lead on an influence play at 3:02 of the third interval, changing an Eklund cross-ice feed.
Wennberg gave San Jose a 3-1 lead at 1:39 of the center body, snapping a shot below Woll’s blocker.
Toronto minimize the margin to at least one on an influence play at 4:46 as Matthews poked house the unfastened puck off Marner’s level shot.
The Sharks retook a two-goal lead as Woll performed the puck off Eklund and into his personal web at 13:18 of the center body.
Laughton made it 4-3, one-timing a David Kampf go previous Georgiev at 15:13 of the second for his first objective as a member of the Leafs.
San Jose outshot Toronto 16-10 within the opening interval and led 2-1 after 20 minutes.
Toffoli opened the scoring 7:50 into the primary interval, banging house the rebound off Lucas Carlsson’s shot.
Nylander tied it 1-1 at 14:40 on an influence play, tapping within the rebound off Knies’ shot.
San Jose retook the lead short-handed at 17:45 as Graf beat Woll with a wrist shot to the far facet.
–Area Stage Media
