Alex Wennberg plays hero as Sharks earn dramatic comeback win in Toronto

Curtis Pashelka, Bay Area News Group on Dec 11, 2025

Published in Hockey

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Alex Wennberg scored at the 2:49 mark of overtime to lead the San Jose Sharks to a dramatic 3-2 comeback win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday at Scotiabank Arena.

With the Sharks pressing and trailing by one, John Klingberg tied the game with 1:37 left in the third period, as his shot from inside the blue line got past a screened Dennis Hildeby for his fifth goal of the season.

Defenseman Dmitry Orlov scored his first goal as a Shark at the 15:31 mark of the second period to cut the Leafs’ lead to 2-1.

The Sharks thought they tied the game with 11:06 left in regulation time, as a centering pass from Barclay Goodrow got past Hildeby. But after a Leafs coach’s challenge, it was determined that Adam Gaudette had put himself offside before he passed the puck to Goodrow.

Dakota Joshua and Auston Matthews both scored for the Leafs, with Matthews’ power-play goal coming at the 14:32 mark of the second period.

Goalie Alex Nedeljkovic finished with 28 saves for the Sharks, who are now 1-3-0 on this five-game road trip that ends Saturday against the Pittsburgh Penguins.