SAN JOSE – Middle Alexander Wennberg hit a long-awaited profession milestone Thursday night time as he and linemate Tyler Toffoli had the Sharks on the verge of a regulation-time win over the Toronto Maple Leafs.
But it surely’s seldom straightforward for the Sharks, who allowed targets to John Tavares and William Nylander within the last minute of the third interval because the Maple Leafs despatched the sport into time beyond regulation.
Nonetheless, after a scoreless further session, the Sharks received shootout targets from Will Smith and Macklin Celebrini to assist end off a 6-5 win. Wennberg scored his a centesimal profession NHL aim, and Toffoli added two targets and an help earlier than an introduced crowd of 15,514 at SAP Middle.
Collin Graf added a shorthanded aim within the first interval, and William Eklund scored his seventeenth aim of the season in a bizarre sequence because the Sharks swept their season collection with Toronto.
Goalie Alexandar Georgiev made 30 saves for the Sharks, who improved to 3-4-0 on their season-long eight-game homestand that ends Saturday in opposition to the New York Rangers.
Toffoli scored and Wennberg had two assists within the Sharks’ 3-2 shootout win over the Leafs at Scotiabank Area on March 3. Toffoli now has 27 targets this season, and has 11 video games left to succeed in the 30-goal plateau for the third straight yr.
Wennberg’s aim got here on the 1:39 mark of the second interval, as he scooped up a free puck within the Sharks’ zone, carried it into the Leafs’ finish on a 2-on-1 with Toffoli, and shot it previous goalie Joseph Woll for a 3-1 San Jose lead.
After San Ramon native Auston Matthews scored a power-play aim on the 4:46 mark of the second interval to get the Leafs again inside one, Eklund restored the Sharks’ two-goal lead.
Eklund adopted Simon Benoit on a forecheck close to the Leafs’ web when Woll tried to move the puck up the ice. As an alternative, the puck went off Eklund’s skate, crossing the aim line on the 13:18 mark.
Initially Printed: March 27, 2025 at 10:20 PM PDT
