Brent Burns of San Jose scored at 2:13 of overtime to send the Leafs to their second consecutive overtime loss in as many games.
The loss was costly for Toronto as goaltender Garret Sparks and forward Nick Spaling were both lost with what coach Mike Babcock termed as ‘long-term’ injuries. Sparks and Spaling sustained upper and lower body injuries, respectively.
Joe Pavelski opened the scoring at 2:01 of the period, just six seconds into a power play, with PA Parenteau off for tripping on a marginal call. The Sharks carried most of the play through the opening frame as the Leafs looked incredibly disorganized.