nhl Game Recap< BACK

Recap - Sharks Defeat Toronto 5-2

Evander Kane scored a pair of goals against the Maple Leafs as San Jose handed Toronto a 5-2 defeat on Tuesday at SAP Center at San Jose.

San Jose won as a +143 underdog, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 6.5 were rewarded at the payout window.

San Jose got goals from Evander Kane(2), Stefan Noesen, Antti Suomela, and Radim Simek in the victory. Kane opened the scoring at 6:38 of the first period.

Martin Jones turned in a 25-save effort for the Sharks.

Toronto got goals from Auston Matthews, and Mitchell Marner in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Jack Campbell stopped 33 of 37 shots for the Maple Leafs, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

On the power play, San Jose went 1-for-2, while the Maple Leafs were 0-for-3 with the man advantage.

Toronto lost the shots on goal battle to San Jose by a margin of 38-27.

San Jose heads into a battle against the Wild. Toronto, meanwhile, will have their next action against Los Angeles.