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Toronto Maple Leafs vs San Jose Sharks prediction, odds, win probability, and matchup analysis for April 2, 2026

NHL matchup

Toronto Maple Leafs at San Jose Sharks

View the PlayerWON Model V2 prediction, fair odds, market comparison, team performance, and recent head-to-head history for April 2, 2026.

April 2, 2026 · 9:00 PM CST
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Recent usage

Forward trios & defense pairs

Most-used five-on-five trio and defense pair from each team's last 10 completed regular-season games before Apr 2. Historical usage, not confirmed lines for this matchup.

Toronto Maple Leafs

10 / 10 games covered · Minimum 5 shared minutes

Forward trio

48:36 together · 8 games

xG share69.3%
Corsi for / against
47 / 36
Fenwick for / against
40 / 29
Corsi share
56.6%
Fenwick share
58.0%
xG for / against
3.80 / 1.69
Defense pair

68:07 together · 9 games

xG share44.9%
Corsi for / against
42 / 61
Fenwick for / against
31 / 49
Corsi share
40.8%
Fenwick share
38.8%
xG for / against
2.34 / 2.87
All observed combinations

San Jose Sharks

10 / 10 games covered · Minimum 5 shared minutes

Defense pair

106:10 together · 9 games

xG share54.2%
Corsi for / against
101 / 77
Fenwick for / against
67 / 56
Corsi share
56.7%
Fenwick share
54.5%
xG for / against
3.97 / 3.35
All observed combinations

Ambiguous events and unreliable intervals are excluded. xG requires complete current scoring for each contributing game. These summaries do not change the model prediction.

Goalie context

Recent starting goalies

Each team's last recorded starter before this matchup. These are not confirmed or projected starters for this game. Results cover their last 5 appearances before the matchup.

Anthony Stolarz

Toronto Maple Leafs · Last start: Mar 30

5 / 5 appearances covered

Shots faced
169
Save %
91.1
Goals allowed
15
Close-range shots %
35.5

Yaroslav Askarov

San Jose Sharks · Last start: Apr 1

5 / 5 appearances covered

Shots faced
127
Save %
89.0
Goals allowed
14
Close-range shots %
33.9
Pregame context · xG V1

Recent expected goals

Last 10 completed regular-season games before Apr 2, 2026. This game and later dates are excluded.

Toronto Maple Leafs

xG for / game
2.79
xG against / game
4.05
xG differential / game
-1.25

10 / 10 selected games fully scored. Historical chance quality, not a forecast of this game's goals.

San Jose Sharks

xG for / game
2.73
xG against / game
2.96
xG differential / game
-0.23

10 / 10 selected games fully scored. Historical chance quality, not a forecast of this game's goals.

Recent play-by-play

Team tendencies before this game

Last 10 completed regular-season games before Apr 2, 2026. This game and later dates are excluded.

Toronto Maple Leafs

10 / 10 games covered

Attempts / game
45.7
Corsi share (%)
38.6
Fenwick share (%)
39.0
Faceoff win %
47.2
Penalties / game
6.7

Shots / game: 23.4 · Shooting: 13.7% · Avg distance: 34.8 ft

San Jose Sharks

10 / 10 games covered

Attempts / game
55.5
Corsi share (%)
51.2
Fenwick share (%)
51.1
Faceoff win %
47.9
Penalties / game
3.5

Shots / game: 26.4 · Shooting: 10.6% · Avg distance: 31.7 ft

Team comparison

Season and recent form

Season overview
Toronto Maple Leafs TOR
Metric
San Jose Sharks SJS
16Points13
0.533Points %0.500
56Goals for37
51Goals against45
5Goal differential-8
L2Current streakL2
Road versus home
Toronto Maple Leafs TOR road
Metric
San Jose Sharks SJS home
7Games5
3Wins2
7Points4
6Goal differential-5
Last 10 games
Toronto Maple Leafs TOR
Metric
San Jose Sharks SJS
5-4-1Record4-5-1
11Points9
42Goals for28
36Goals against33
6Goal differential-5
History

Last 10 head-to-head games

Toronto Maple Leafs TOR 4 wins
10 games reviewed
San Jose Sharks SJS 6 wins
Total goals35 – 30
Goal differential +5 / -5
Goals per game3.5 / 3.0
Shots per game32.0 / 29.5
Date Matchup Score Shots Details
Dec 11, 2025
San Jose Sharks San Jose Sharks at Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs
3 - 2 32 - 30 View
Mar 27, 2025
Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs at San Jose Sharks San Jose Sharks
5 - 6 35 - 35 View
Mar 3, 2025
San Jose Sharks San Jose Sharks at Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs
3 - 2 22 - 27 View
Jan 9, 2024
San Jose Sharks San Jose Sharks at Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs
1 - 7 23 - 46 View
Jan 6, 2024
Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs at San Jose Sharks San Jose Sharks
4 - 1 32 - 24 View
Nov 30, 2022
San Jose Sharks San Jose Sharks at Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs
1 - 3 24 - 32 View
Oct 27, 2022
Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs at San Jose Sharks San Jose Sharks
3 - 4 25 - 31 View
Nov 26, 2021
Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs at San Jose Sharks San Jose Sharks
4 - 1 33 - 35 View
Oct 22, 2021
San Jose Sharks San Jose Sharks at Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs
5 - 3 31 - 33 View
Mar 3, 2020
Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs at San Jose Sharks San Jose Sharks
2 - 5 27 - 38 View
This matchup prediction is generated using playerWON’s Model V2, incorporating team performance, recent form, and home/away effects. View full model performance to compare results across games.