The well-rested Toronto Maple Leafs fell short against a San Jose Sharks team playing for the third time in four nights.
Logan Couture added two goals and an assist, while Timo Meier, with a goal and an assist each, and Erik Karlsson provided the rest of the offence for San Jose .Michael Hutchinson stopped 26 shots for the Leafs, who have scored just 11 times in five games to open the schedule.
Friday's puck drop was scheduled for 6 p.m. ET with the Leafs set to embark on their first trip to the U.S. since March 2020 right after the game ahead of Saturday's tilt in Pittsburgh against the Penguins.Couture scored his second goal of the season at 2:31 after winning an offensive zone draw when he banged home a Marc-Edouard Vlasic wraparound attempt.
Kase evened it up for Toronto once again at 10:24 when he blocked a Tomas Hertl shot and raced in all alone. The Leafs winger beat Hill with a move to the backhand before crashing into referee Wes McCauley, but both got up unscathed.
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