Sharks battle back to stun Leafs 3-2 in shootout

TORONTO (AP) — 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 night and snap an eight-game slide.

Tyler Toffoli and Jack Thompson scored in regulation for last-place San Jose. Alexander Wennberg added two assists. Alexandar Georgiev made 25 saves through 65 minutes of action.

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

Toronto forward Calle Jarnkrok suited up for the first time in 2024-25 — and the 700th regular-season game of his career — after getting hurt in training camp. He then had groin and sports hernia surgery in November.

Leafs: Played at Scotiabank Arena for the first time since Feb. 22 and now hit the road again for another trip that won’t see Toronto back again until March 13 — a stretch of one home game in 18 days.

Sharks: Timothy Liljegren faced the Leafs for the first time since being dealt to San Jose in October. Selected 17th overall at the 2017 NHL draft, the Swede put up 75 points in 243 regular-season games with Toronto, but was never able to solidify a blue-line spot.

After William Nylander scored for Toronto in the third round of the shootout and Toffoli tied it, Tavares was denied by Georgiev before Zetterlund won it for the Sharks.

Macklin Celebrini is tied for second behind Montreal Canadiens defenseman Lane Hutson in the rookie scoring race with 44 points in 50 games. The 18-year-old forward picked No. 1 by San Jose at the 2024 draft missed 12 games this season with a hip injury.

The Sharks continue a seven-game road trip Tuesday against the Sabres. The Maples Leafs open a three-game road trip Wednesday against the Golden Knights.

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Toronto Maple Leafs forward Matthew Knies (23) screens San Jose Sharks goaltender Alexandar Georgiev (40) as the puck sails into the net during second-period NHL hockey game action in Toronto, Monday, March 3, 2025. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP

San Jose Sharks goaltender Alexandar Georgiev (40) makes a save against Toronto Maple Leafs forward Max Domi (11) during second-period NHL hockey game action in Toronto, Monday, March 3, 2025. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP

Toronto Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews (34) moves the puck around the net under pressure from San Jose Sharks defenceman Mario Ferraro (38) during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Toronto, Monday, March 3, 2025. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)

San Jose Sharks goaltender Alexandar Georgiev (40) makes a save on Toronto Maple Leafs forward Max Domi during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Toronto, Monday, March 3, 2025. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)

San Jose Sharks forward Fabian Zetterlund (20) checks Toronto Maple Leafs forward Mitch Marner (16) who carries the puck during third-period NHL hockey game action in Toronto, Monday, March 3, 2025. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP

San Jose Sharks forward Luke Kunin (11) is taken down by Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Conor Timmins, left, during third-period NHL hockey game action in Toronto, Monday, March 3, 2025. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP

San Jose Sharks forward Tyler Toffoli, front left, checks Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Jake McCabe (22) during third-period NHL hockey game action in Toronto, Monday, March 3, 2025. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP

San Jose Sharks forward Tyler Toffoli (73) reacts after scoring during third-period NHL hockey game actionagainst the Toronto Maple Leafs in Toronto, Monday, March 3, 2025. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Huge crowds flocked to the area outside Bangladesh’s national parliament building in the capital Wednesday to attend the funeral prayers for former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia , who died a day earlier at the age of 80 after a prolonged illness.

Waves of people from Dhaka and elsewhere had been streaming in toward the venue on Manik Mia Avenue, outside the parliament building, since early morning. Witnesses said many cried, calling Zia their “mother” as they arrived at the venue, with some traveling overnight from rural areas to join the prayers. In neighborhoods kilometers (miles) away, crowds also spilled into major streets to pray.

Zia’s funerals were expected to draw hundreds of thousands of her supporters and people from across the country while dignitaries from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Nepal also arrived in Dhaka, with local media saying foreign envoys and representatives from 32 countries joined the funeral ceremony. She will be buried beside the grave of her husband, a former president who was assassinated in a military coup in 1981, in a park outside the parliament building later Wednesday.

Zia came to politics after her husband’s death and rose to prominence as an opposition leader during a nine-year movement against a former military dictator who was ousted in a mass uprising in 1990. Zia became prime minister for the first time in 1991, with a landslide victory in a democratically held national election as the country introduced parliamentary democracy. She was the leader of her Bangladesh Nationalist Party till her death.

Zia, who was known for having a calm demeanor, maintained a strong political rivalry with her archrival and former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Hasina, who heads the Bangladesh Awami League party, ruled the country for 15 years before she was ousted in 2024 in a mass uprising.

Zia's coffin, draped in Bangladesh’s national flag, was carried in a van escorted by security officials and party supporters from the hospital to her residence and then to the funeral venue.

Authorities said about 10,000 security officials including soldiers would be deployed around the venue to maintain order on Wednesday.

Bangladesh’s interim government headed by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus announced a three-day mourning and declared Wednesday a public holiday to facilitate the funerals. Flags were kept at half-staff Wednesday across the country to show respect to Zia, the country’s first female prime minister who served two full terms and another brief term.

Zia’s eldest son, Tarique Rahman, is the acting head of her Bangladesh Nationalist Party, which is the front-runner in the nation’s next elections in February.

Hasina, who has been in exile in India since Aug. 5, 2024, was sentenced to death in November on charges of crimes against humanity involving last year’s uprising.

FILE - Bangladesh's main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party chief and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia looks upwards as she attends a rally of her supporters outside their party headquarters in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Monday, March 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi, File)

FILE - Khaleda Zia takes an oath of office as the prime minister in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Oct. 10, 2001. (AP Photo/Pavel Rahman, File)

FILE - Bangladesh's former prime minister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader Khaleda Zia, center, leaves court after a hearing in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Aug. 10, 2016. (AP Photo, File)