Sharks battle back to stun Leafs in shootout

TORONTO – Fabian Zetterlund scored in the fourth round of the shootout as the San Jose Sharks battled back from a two-goal deficit in the third period to stun the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 on Monday and snap an eight-game slide.

Tyler Toffoli and Jack Thompson had the goals in regulation for last-place San Jose (16-37-9). Alexander Wennberg added two assists. Alexandar Georgiev made 25 saves through 65 minutes of action.

The rebuilding Sharks entered 0-5-3 over their losing run and hadn’t won since picking up a 2-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Jan. 27.

John Tavares, with a goal and an assist, and Matthew Knies replied for Toronto (38-20-3), which saw a five-game winning streak snapped. Anthony Stolarz stopped 20 shots.