US EditionWennberg plays hero as Sharks earn dramatic comeback win in Toronto
- Thursday in Toronto, Alexander Wennberg scored at 2:49 of overtime to lift the San Jose Sharks after a two-goal deficit.
- After Orlov's second-period goal ended Dennis Hildeby's 132-minute shutout streak, John Klingberg forced overtime with a late point shot following Barclay Goodrow's disallowed effort.
- With 28 saves, Alex Nedeljkovic helped secure the Sharks' win while William Nylander added two assists for Toronto, whose goals came from Auston Matthews and Dakota Joshua.
- The result leaves San Jose Sharks at 15-14-3 and Toronto Maple Leafs at 14-11-5, with Auston Matthews scoring his 414th career goal, seven shy of Mats Sundin's 420.
- Toronto's defence was further strained as Chris Tanev, Brandon Carlo, and Oliver Ekman-Larsson exited early while Henry Thrun made his debut after being acquired from San Jose for Ryan Reaves, who said, `They basically said that I couldn't play in this league anymore.
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Alexander Wennberg broke the stalemate in favour of the Sharks, who forced themselves 3-2 in Toronto.
Maple Leafs suffer potentially serious injury during OT loss to Sharks
The Toronto Maple Leafs, who have been anything but fully healthy this season, may have just lost another key piece of their lineup during Thursday evening’s game on home ice against the visiting San Jose Sharks at Scotiabank Arena.Defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson got tangled up behind the Toronto net with Sharks right-wing forward Adam Gaudette and fell to the ice, and wasn’t able to get back up under his own power.Replays showed that Ekman-Lars…
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Wennberg's goal in OT helps Sharks rally from 2-goal deficit, beat Maple Leafs 3-2
Alexander Wennberg scored with 2:49 left in overtime, and the San Jose Sharks came back from a two-goal deficit to beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2.
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Wennberg plays hero as Sharks earn dramatic comeback win in Toronto
Center Alexander Wennberg assisted on the game-tying goal, then scored the winner at the 2:49 mark of overtime to lead the San Jose Sharks to a dramatic 3-2 comeback win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday at Scotiabank Arena. After a Leafs turnover, Wennberg took the puck into the offensive zone and passed it over to William Eklund for a one-timer that goalie Dennis Hildeby stopped. With the puck still loose, Wennberg went to the front of …
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