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Erik Karlsson scores in OT, Sharks beat Maple Leafs 4-3

Oct 27, 2022, 10:16 AM | Updated: 11:04 pm

San Jose Sharks center Luke Kunin (11) looks to pass against the Toronto Maple Leafs during the sec...

San Jose Sharks center Luke Kunin (11) looks to pass against the Toronto Maple Leafs during the second period of an NHL hockey game in San Jose, Calif., Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

(AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)


              San Jose Sharks center Luke Kunin (11) looks to pass against the Toronto Maple Leafs during the second period of an NHL hockey game in San Jose, Calif., Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
            
              San Jose Sharks center Logan Couture (39) and defenseman Marc-Edouard Vlasic (44) dive to attempt blocking a shot by the Toronto Maple Leafs during the third period of an NHL hockey game in San Jose, Calif., Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
            
              Toronto Maple Leafs right wing Mitchell Marner (16) celebrates after score by center Auston Matthews during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the San Jose Sharks in San Jose, Calif., Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
            
              Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Erik Kallgren (50) tracks a shot by San Jose Sharks left wing Oskar Lindblom (23) during the third period of an NHL hockey game in San Jose, Calif., Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
            
              San Jose Sharks defenseman Erik Karlsson (65) scores against Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Erik Kallgren (50) during overtime period of an NHL hockey game in San Jose, Calif., Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
            
              The San Jose Sharks celebrate after the winning score by defenseman Erik Karlsson during the overtime period of an NHL hockey game against the Toronto Maple Leafs in San Jose, Calif., Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
            
              San Jose Sharks defenseman Erik Karlsson (65) scores against Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Erik Kallgren (50) during overtime period of an NHL hockey game in San Jose, Calif., Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
            
              San Jose Sharks defenseman Erik Karlsson (65) reacts after scoring against Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Erik Kallgren (50) during overtime period of an NHL hockey game in San Jose, Calif., Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
            
              Toronto Maple Leafs center John Tavares warms up before an NHL hockey game against the San Jose Sharks in San Jose, Calif., Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
            
              Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Erik Kallgren (50) stops a shot by the San Jose Sharks during the first period of an NHL hockey game in San Jose, Calif., Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
            
              Toronto Maple Leafs right wing Mitchell Marner (16) celebrates with teammates after scoring against the San Jose Sharks during the second period of an NHL hockey game in San Jose, Calif., Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
            
              San Jose Sharks goaltender Kaapo Kahkonen (36) is unable to stop a shot by Toronto Maple Leafs right wing Mitchell Marner (16) during the second period of an NHL hockey game in San Jose, Calif., Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
            
              Toronto Maple Leafs right wing Mitchell Marner, right, celebrates after scoring against the San Jose Sharks during the second period of an NHL hockey game in San Jose, Calif., Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
            
              San Jose Sharks goaltender Kaapo Kahkonen (36) deflects a shot by the Toronto Maple Leafs during the second period of an NHL hockey game in San Jose, Calif., Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
            
              The San Jose Sharks celebrate after a score by right wing Timo Meier during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Toronto Maple Leafs in San Jose, Calif., Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
            
              The San Jose Sharks celebrate after a score by center Logan Couture (39) during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Toronto Maple Leafs in San Jose, Calif., Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Erik Karlsson scored on a breakaway 57 seconds into overtime to give the San Jose Sharks a 4-3 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday night.

Karlsson also had two assists as San Jose won at home for the first time this season, improving to 1-4.

“It was nice the way it developed,” Karlsson said. “I just had to get going, trust Timo (Meier) that he would get the puck there, made up my mind fairly early and stuck to it and it went in, luckily.”

Logan Couture had two goals and an assist, giving him 300 NHL goals.

“It’s pretty special,” he said. “You don’t play this game to reach milestones like that, you play to win. But when those come, I appreciate it for sure.”

Meier added a goal and assisted on the winner. Kappo Kahkonen made 22 saves for his first victory of the season.

“I thought we were intense from the drop of the puck,” Sharks coach David Quinn said. “We deserved to win tonight. We deserved the two points tonight.”

Auston Matthews, Mitchell Marner and David Kampf scored for Toronto. Erik Kallgren stopped 27 shots.

“I thought that San Jose’s best players gave us a real hard time today,” Maple Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe said. “Every time those guys got on the ice, they tilted the ice, so that was a problem for us.”

Couture opened the scoring just 26 seconds into the game, beating Kallgren on a partial breakaway. Kampf tied it a few minutes later.

Couture scored his second on a 5-on-3 advantage to put the Sharks back in front in the second period. Meier netted another power-play goal 42 seconds later, tipping Couture’s shot past Kallgren.

Dozens of fans at SAP Center threw their hats on the ice, thinking it was Couture’s third goal of the game, but replays clearly showed Meier deflecting the puck for his first goal of the season.

Marner brought Toronto back within one late in the second, beating Kahkonen with 23 seconds left.

Matthews tied it on the power play early in the third, scoring his second goal of the year.

“We’ll take the one point that we got here today, feel good about the fact that we found our way back in the game,” Keefe said. “But (we) know that we have to play a whole lot better and we can and we will do that.”

300 CLUB

Couture became the third player to score at least 300 goals with the Sharks, joining Patrick Marleau (522) and Joe Pavelski (355).

“Whenever you’re mentioned in the same breath as Patrick Marleau and Joe Pavelski, it’s humbling,” Couture noted.

CLOSING IN ON 100

Quinn reached 99 victories, improving to 99-94-25 between the Rangers and Sharks.

INJURY UPDATES

Maple Leafs: G Ilya Samsonov has been a little under the weather during the current trip, contributing to the decision to start Kallgren. … F Kyle Clifford (shoulder) was placed on injured reserve Wednesday.

Sharks: F Nick Bonino missed his third straight game with an upper-body injury but is expected to return soon. “He’s close,” Quinn said.

UP NEXT

Maple Leafs: At Los Angeles on Saturday night.

Sharks: Host Tampa Bay on Saturday night.

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