The Sharks begin a four-game road trip in Toronto tonight against the Maple Leafs at 4:30 p.m. PT. When San Jose last played at the Air Canada Center, it snuck away with a 5-4 overtime victory that helped the Sharks win four out of five on their road trip.
This Toronto team is substantially better than the one the Sharks faced a season ago, granted, but the Sharks, injuries or no, should handle them without too much trouble. The Leafs lost to the Colorado Avalanche 3-1 on Sunday despite shelling Semyon Varlamov; that’s become something of a trend for Toronto this season.