NHL Game Preview: San Jose Sharks at Toronto Maple Leafs with Line Combinations 3/3/2025

San Jose Sharks (15-37-9, 39 pts) at Toronto Maple Leafs (38-20-2, 78 Pts)

Venue: Scotiabank Arena
Date: Monday, March 3
Time: 7:30 ET
TV: ESPN+/NBCSCA/Prime Video
Radio:
San Jose – Sharks Audio Network
Toronto Maple – Sportsnet 590 AM The FAN

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

San Jose: +1.5 ML +250
Toronto -1.5 ML -265
O/U 5.5

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San Jose Sharks News & Notes:

The Sharks dropped their eighth straight on Saturday with a 5-3 loss to the Ottawa Senators. They’ve now lost 14 of their last 15 games. During this recent losing streak they’ve been averaging 2.25 goals per game while allowing 4.25 goals per game. This is their third losing streak of eight games or more this season.

Toronto Maple Leafs News & Notes:

The Maple Leafs picked up their fifth straight win last night with a 6-5 overtime win over the Pittsburgh Penguins. In the five game stretch they are averaging five goals per game while allowing 3.2 goals per game.

San Jose Sharks Projected Lines:

Eklund-Celebrini-Toffoli
Zetterlund-Wennberg-Smith
Graf-Sturm-Kostin
Goodrow-Dellandrea-Kunin

Walman-Liljegren
Ferraro-Mukhamadullin
Vlasic-Thompson

Vanecek
Georgiev

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Toronto Maple Leafs Projected Lines:

Knies-Matthews-Marner
Holmberg-Tavares-Nylander
McMann-Domi-Robertson
Lorentz-Kampf-Reaves

Rielly-Ekman-Larsson
McCabe-Myers
Benoit-Timmins

Stolarz
Woll

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Players To Watch:

San Jose Sharks

Fabian Zetterlund this season has 34 points on 16 goals and 18 assists. He’s faced the Maple Leafs four times in his career recording three assists; he had an assist in one of the two meetings last season.

Toronto Maple Leafs

Mitch Marner this season has 74 points on 18 goals and 56 assists. He’s faced the Sharks 14 times in his career recording 19 points on seven goals and 12 assists; in two meeting last season he had five points on three goals and two assists.

Injury Report:

San Jose Sharks

C Logan Couture – LTIR
F Nikolai Kovalenko – DTD
D Jan Rutta – IR

Toronto Maple Leafs

C Calle Jarnkrok – IR
D Jani Hakanpaa – IR
LW Max Pacioretty – IR
D Chris Tanev – DTD

Next Game:

San Jose – March 4 at Buffalo Sabres
Toronto – March 5 at Vegas Golden Knights

ITR 47: Then There Was Nothing – Inside The Rink

Join Conrad and Chris as the discuss Gavin McKenna making the jump to the NCAA, Pittsburgh and San Jose making additions, and the NHL season to begin on October 7, 2025.

1. ITR 47: Then There Was Nothing 32:56
2. ITR 46: Offseason Chaos 24:53
3. ITR 45: Everything Is Happening 37:46
4. ITR 44: We Have A Champion…Again 56:17
5. ITR 43: It's Winning Time 39:10