Game #12 Review: Toronto Maple Leafs 4 vs. San Jose Sharks 1

Toronto Maple Leafs vs. San Jose SharksThe Toronto Maple Leafs put together a much-needed close-to-60-minute performance against a tired San Jose Sharks team on Friday night.

Your game in ten:

1. It will go down as another game in which the Leafs gave up the first goal and were outscored in the first period, but the start was bright from Toronto.

There was lots of urgency right off the hop from the Auston Matthews line to initiate a short cycle and apply puck pressure all over the ice, eventually leading to a (phantom) high-sticking call that went in the Leafs’ favour. They put the first four shots on goal and nearly scored on a tic-tac-toe power-play passing play, followed by William Nylander…