TORONTO — Auston Matthews says the last month has been torture watching his Toronto Maple Leafs. Matthews had two goals and an assist in his return to the lineup after missing 14 games with a shoulder injury as the Leafs defeated the San Jose Sharks 5-3 for their third straight victory. Tomas Hertl, Joe Pavelski and Melker Karlsson replied for San Jose (12-9-5), which dropped to 1-2-2 over its last five. “You’re not going to win on the road giving up two power-play goals, (let alone) three,” San Jose head coach Peter DeBoer said. “That was unbelievable.”Toronto’s power play connected a third successive time at 1:53 of the second when Marleau fired past Dell for his sixth.

Source: National Post November 29, 2018 03:26 UTC