San Jose Sharks come from behind to beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2

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San Jose Sharks come from behind to beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2. Here is the game summary.

GAME SUMMARY         |           EVENT SUMMARY        |           FACEOFF SUMMARY

ON THE SCORESHEET

Zach Hyman got the Maple Leafs on the board at 6:58 of the first period with his fifth goal of the season. Hyman has three points (2 goals, 1 assist) in his last five games.

Auston Matthews extended the Toronto lead to 2-0 with a power play goal at 7:46 of the second period. He has seven goals in his last nine games. Matthews also registered the primary assist on Hyman’s first period goal. Seven of Matthews’ nine assists this season have been primary assists.

William Nylander picked up assists on Zach Hyman’s first period goal and Auston Matthews’ second period goal. In 49 career games, Nylander has four multi-assist and nine multi-point games.

Jake Gardiner registered an assist on Matthews’ second period goal. Gardiner is one assist from 100 career NHL assists.

Frederik Andersen made 40 saves between regulation and overtime in the shootout loss..

IN THE SHOOTOUT

Mitch Marner – Stopped (2016-17: 1/4)

Auston Matthews – Stopped (2016-17: 1/4)

Nikita Soshnikov – Stopped (2016-17: 0/2)

Frederik Andersen: 1/2 (2016-17: 4/6)

SHOTS FIRED

The Maple Leafs were outshot by the Sharks by a 43-34 margin.

Toronto were out-attempted by San Jose by a 79-62 margin in all situations and 47-46 at 5-on-5.

Zach Hyman and Auston Matthews each registered four shots on goal for the Maple Leafs.

Auston Matthews had nine shot attempts for Toronto.

HOME AGAIN

The Maple Leafs are 8-5-1 on home ice.

Toronto’s all-time record is 20-19-5-2 in 46 games against the Sharks and 12-9-2-2 in 25 games played in Toronto.

Tonight’s attendance was 19,380.

The Maple Leafs continue a five-game homestand on Dec. 15 vs. Arizona at 7:30 p.m.

MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS

OF NOTE…

The Maple Leafs are 10-3-4 when scoring the first goal this season and 7-1-1 when scoring first at Air Canada Centre.

The Maple Leafs are 10-1-5 when leading after two periods this season and 7-0-1 when leading through 40 minutes on home ice.

At 3:31 of the second period in tonght’s game, Toronto requested a Coach’s Challenge to review the “Interference on the Goalkeeper” penalty that resulted in a “no goal” call. After review, the Referee confirmed that Nazem Kadri made contact with San Jose goaltender Martin Jones before the puck crossed the goal line, resulting in no goal Toronto Maple Leafs and a minor penalty to Kadri.

Tyler Bozak led the Maple Leafs in faceoff wins (14) and faceoff win percentage (88% – 14 for 16) tonight. Bozak was 7-for-8 in the faceoff circle when matched up against San Jose’s Logan Couture.

Zach Hyman left tonight’s game at 3:05 of the first period after blocking a shot on the penalty kill. Hyman returned to the game and scored his fifth goal of the season 3:53 later at 6:58 of the first period.

Ben Smith was assessed a minor penalty for holding in the second period of tonight’s game. The infraction is just the third minor penalty called against Smith in 223 career NHL games and his first penalty taken since Nov. 11, 2014.

UPCOMING GAMES:

Thursday, Dec. 15 vs. Arizona Coyotes, 7:30 p.m. (Sportsnet Ontario, FAN 590)

Saturday, Dec. 17 vs. Pittsburgh Penguins, 7:00 p.m. (Hockey Night in Canada, FAN 590)

Monday, Dec. 19 vs. Anaheim Ducks, 7:30 p.m. (Sportsnet Ontario, TSN 1050)

Thursday, Dec. 22 at Colorado Avalanche, 9:00 p.m. (TSN 4, FAN 590)

Friday, Dec. 23 at Arizona Coyotes, 9:00 p.m. (Sportsnet Ontario, TSN 1050)

POSTGAME QUOTES

MIKE BABCOCK POSTGAME: DECEMBER 13, 2016

On tonight’s performance:

I thought we did lots of really good things. You know, obviously we took too many penalties. Took too many penalties and, unfortunately, lost that faceoff. [Rielly] and Thornton got tied up and he won that battle. That’s unfortunate but I thought we did a lot of good things and had a lot of good opportunities and played a pretty solid game.

On if he thought the team was in a good position before allowing a goal:

I thought we were in a good position after they got the first one.

On the coach’s challenge in the second period:

I wouldn’t have challenged it if I thought it was right, right? No sense in me getting into it more than that. To me, their guy bumped our guy, our guy bumped into their goalie. Whatever, I don’t know.

On if there’s a pattern between leads that have been given u this season:

I don’t think so. We have left points out there. I think part of it is just not continuing to play with your foot on the gas as much. I didn’t think they took it to us big time or anything like that. Tonight, obviously taking the penalty there hurt us for sure. It was a sort out coming back into our zone, one of their D beat one of our forwards up the ice. But, I was pleased with our effort tonight. I thought we did a lot of good things, I thought we were set up good. I just think the biggest thing with our group is, and we talked about it before and we have in every other game – the best way to play when you have the lead is like when you have the first tied and you play like you want to get the next one so you’re on your toes and you continue to get after the other team and you don’t just try to defend back in and play careful. I thought we were in a good situation and — how much time was left when they scored the second one? I thought we had a good game until that point.

On Hyman returning from injury to score:

He’s a competitive guy. I thought their line was our best line — that line and Naz’s line. The competitive people, they come to the front in the end. We spend a lot of time talking about skill, but one of the most important skills in hockey is competitiveness. Those guys come to the forefront.

On Andersen’s performance tonight and on the penalty kill:

I thought he was good. Obviously they’ve got a good power play. When you think of it, I don’t know if it’s all power plays, but there’s seven [penalties] here. So, you’re supposed to get a couple of shots on the power play. We took too many penalties, that’s the bottom line.

ZACH HYMAN POSTGAME: DECEMBER 13, 2016

On leaving the game in the first period:

Burns shoots the puck hard and it’s my job to get in the lane. I got in the lane, blocked it, got hurt and walked it off and got back out there.

On his goal after returning from injury:

I go to the net and Auston and Willy do a good job of passing to each other. Auston got a good shot and my stick was there and it went in.

On how San Jose got back in the game:

They scored [their first goal] on that play, I’ve got to backcheck harder on that one. That was my guy who scored, so it was my fault. They got a power play goal. We were good on the PK all night and then that one play they made was a good play by them and they scored and tied it up.

On Frederik Andersen:

Freddy was great. I don’t know how many shots they got but they got quite a few. He plays like that every night. He gives us a chance to win every night and we’ve got to be better.

NAZEM KADRI POSTGAME: DECEMBER 13, 2016

On the positives in tonight’s performance:

I think we controlled most of the game, had a lot of quality scoring chances and managed the puck really well. Obviously discipline may have been a bit of an issue — we could stay out of the box a little more. I think our PK did a great job too and the power play getting a big goal. All around I think it was a pretty good game for us.

On Hyman returning from injury to score:

It’s motivating. [Hyman], he’s a horse for us. He works hard every single shift. I think a couple of shifts after that he took another couple of blocked shots. He’s definitely been great for us all year and he’s going to continue to do so.

AUSTON MATTHEWS POSTGAME: DECEMBER 13, 2016

On San Jose getting back in the game:

It’s pretty unacceptable. We put ourselves in a good position, we do so much good work to get that lead and hold on to it. We’ve got to figure out a way to close out these games.

On the team’s overall performance vs. San Jose:

[San Jose]’s a really good hockey team, they’ve got some really good players. They’re big, they’re fast, they’re strong. I thought we did a pretty good job from the start of containing them and not giving them much. I thought we controlled the puck down low, we were able to cycle it and create a lot of opportunities off that cycle and get to the net.

On avoiding frustration after tough losses:

It’s definitely frustrating but at the same time it’s got to be a message to the locker room that it can’t happen. We’ve got to figure out a way to close out these games and put ourselves in a good position, like we’ve been able to, and be able to win. These are valuable points on the line a couple of months down the road. It’s a tight race in our division right now so down the road we need to have these games in hand.

On fooling the goaltender on his second period goal:

I think the first time I went across to Bozak. I wanted to change it up on him and catch him with the one pad. I tried to go five-hole and it ended up going under his pad. I just tried to catch him cheating. I don’t think he was expecting it and I was able to sneak it in.