Joseph Woll was outstanding in making 38 saves and Steven Lorentz scored short-handed early in the third period as the Toronto Maple Leafs topped the Colorado Avalanche 2-1 on Wednesday night.

After a sluggish start, the Toronto Maple Leafs were playing catch-up all night in a 6-5 shootout loss to the San Jose Sharks on Thursday.

Tyler Toffoli scored two goals and had an assist and the San Jose Sharks defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-5 in a shootout after blowing a late lead.

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The Toronto Maple Leafs fell to the San Jose Sharks 6-5 in a shootout at SAP Center on Thursday. Although they picked up a crucial point in the standings, it was yet another example of the Leafs struggling to pounce against a team at the bottom of the NHL standings as they gear up for a playoff run next month.

Nylander, Tavares tie it with goals in final minute for Toronto; Toffoli has 3 points for San Jose SAN JOSE -- William Nylander and John Tavares tied it with goals in the final minute of regulation, but the Toronto Maple Leafs lost 6-5 in a shootout to the San Jose Sharks at SAP Center on Thursday.

Macklin Celebrini scored the shootout winner as the San Jose Sharks topped the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs 6-5 on Thursday night.

Despite falling to the league-worst San Jose Sharks in the shootout on Thursday night, the Toronto Maple Leafs' power play is clicking, which is a positive sign. Toronto was two-for-four against the Sharks,