NHL Game Preview: Toronto Maple Leafs at San Jose Sharks with Line Combinations 3/27/2025

Toronto Maple Leafs (43-25-3, 89 Pts) at San Jose Sharks (19-42-9, 47 pts)

Venue: SAP Center
Date: Thursday, March 27
Time: 10:30 ET
TV: ESPN+/SNO/NBCSCA
Radio:
Toronto – TSN 1050
San Jose – Sharks Audio Network

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Toronto: -1.5 ML -295
San Jose: +1.5 ML +235
O/U 5.5

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Toronto Maple Leafs News & Notes:

The Maple Leafs got back in the win column with a 7-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday. They’ve won four of their last five, averaging 4.2 goals per game while allowing 2.6 goals per game. John Tavares is on a four-game point streak, recording nine points on five goals and four assists.

San Jose Sharks News & Notes:

The Sharks snapped a two-game skid with a 3-1 win over the Boston Bruins on Saturday. They improved to 4-6-0 in March, averaging 2.8 goals per game while allowing an average of 3.4 goals per game. Luca Cagnoni recorded his first NHL point on Saturday with an assist on a William Eklund goal.

Toronto Maple Leafs Projected Lines

Knies-Matthews-Marner
McMann-Tavares-Nylander
Laughton-Domi-Robertson
Lorentz-Kampf-Jarnkrok

Rielly-Carlo
McCabe-Tanev
Benoit-Ekman-Larsson

Stolarz
Woll

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San Jose Sharks Projected Lines:

Eklund-Celebrini-Smith
Graf-Wennberg-Toffoli
Kovalenko-Lund-Dellandrea
Grundstrom-Ostapchuk-Goodrow

Ferraro-Mukhamadullin
Cagnoni-Desharnais
Carlsson-Liljegren

Georgiev
Romanov

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Players To Watch:

Toronto Maple Leafs

John Tavares this season has 65 points on 32 goals and 33 assists. He’s faced the Sharks 22 times in his career recording 26 points on ten goals and 16 assists; in the previous meeting, he had a goal and an assist.

San Jose Sharks

Tyler Toffoli this season has 45 points on 25 goals and 20 assists. He’s faced the Maple Leafs 27 times in his career recording 14 points on seven goals and seven assists; in the meeting earlier this season, he scored a goal.

Injury Report:

Toronto

D Jani Hakanpaa – IR
LW Max Pacioretty – IR

San Jose

D Jan Rutta – IR
C Logan Couture – LTIR
D Marc-Edouard Vlasic – DTD
D Henry Thrun – OUT

Next Game:

Toronto – March 29 at Los Angeles Kings
San Jose – March 29 vs. New York Rangers

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