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Toronto Maple Leafs vs San Jose Sharks

Regular season · Saturday, January 2, 2027 · SAP Center at San Jose

Toronto Maple LeafsTorontoMaple LeafsAway

vs

San Jose SharksSan JoseSharksHome

SN · NBCSCA

Game preview

The Toronto Maple Leafs visit the San Jose Sharks at SAP Center at San Jose on Saturday, January 2, 2027, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on SN and NBCSCA.

This is the second of 2 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Maple Leafs

Game 5 of a road trip: Detroit, Montréal, Anaheim and Los Angeles, now San Jose.

  1. 232026-12-23: no game
  2. 242026-12-24: no game
  3. 252026-12-25: no game
  4. 262026-12-26: at MTL
  5. 272026-12-27: no game
  6. 282026-12-28: no game
  7. 292026-12-29: at ANA
  8. 302026-12-30: at LAK, second of a back-to-backB2B
  9. 312026-12-31: no game
  10. 12027-01-01: no game
  11. 22027-01-02: at SJS
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~305 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~3,515 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
−3 h
body clock vs home

Sharks

Another game at home.

  1. 232026-12-23: no game
  2. 242026-12-24: no game
  3. 252026-12-25: no game
  4. 262026-12-26: vs VGK
  5. 272026-12-27: no game
  6. 282026-12-28: at WPG
  7. 292026-12-29: at CGY, second of a back-to-backB2B
  8. 302026-12-30: no game
  9. 312026-12-31: no game
  10. 12027-01-01: vs PHI
  11. 22027-01-02: vs TOR, second of a back-to-backB2B
rest since last game
0 days
rest since last game
since last game
~0 mi
since last game
road trip
–
road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Toronto Maple LeafsMaple LeafsTue, Oct 13 at UTA
  1. L1Roslovic#96Matthews#34Marchenko#86
    9:37 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewPaul#20McKenna#92Sissons#15
    6:09 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewTavares#91Nylander#88Cowan#53
    5:53 together at 5v5
  1. D1McCabe#22Raddysh#43
    12:12 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewRielly#44Stecher#28
    5:32 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewEkman-Larsson#95Blankenburg#3
    3:19 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Tavares CMatthews CNylander RMarchenko RRaddysh D3:07
  2. 2McKenna LRoslovic CCowan RRielly DBlankenburg D0:23

Penalty kill

  1. 1Sissons CBlueger CMcCabe DStecher D1:31
  2. 2Paul LDuhaime LEkman-Larsson DStecher D0:29
San Jose SharksSharksTue, Oct 13 vs BOS
  1. L1NewChernyshov#92Smith#2Celebrini#71
    11:30 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewMarchment#27Toffoli#73Wennberg#21
    10:36 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewSherwood#44Stenberg#41Misa#77
    8:19 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewGoodrow#23Ostapchuk#63Graf#51
    7:02 together at 5v5
  1. D1Trouba#65Dickinson#6
    14:31 together at 5v5
  2. D2Nurse#25Kesselring#7
    11:57 together at 5v5
  3. D3Orlov#9Cagnoni#42
    9:55 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Stenberg LWennberg CSmith CCelebrini CCagnoni D2:34
  2. 2Marchment LChernyshov LToffoli CMisa COrlov D1:08

Penalty kill

  1. 1Goodrow CGraf RTrouba DNurse D1:27
  2. 2Sherwood LOstapchuk CNurse DKesselring D0:49

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

TORSJS

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

TOR 47% (2nd most shuffled)SJS 71% (12th most settled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26 · under 10 pulls is a small sample

TOR 1:29 left (3rd latest · 9 pulls)SJS 1:59 left (8th earliest · 15 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

TOR 45.8s (4th shortest)SJS 51.3s (2nd longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

TOR 26% (7th least often)SJS 33% (7th most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series