"Continuing a recent positive trend, Klingberg, 33, assisted on Dmitry Orlov's second-period goal against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday and scored the game-tying goal with just 1:25 left in regulation time. That gave the Sharks the chance to complete the comeback, as center Alexander Wennberg scored at 2:49 of overtime to lift his team to a 3-2 win over the Leafs at Scotiabank Arena, responding after a disappointing 4-1 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday."
"I thought he was our best defenseman tonight," Warsofsky said of Klingberg. "He's calmed his game down, especially at the offensive blue line. Kept his game more direct and simple, and that's led to him being a little bit more confident with his puck play and defending. "So he's done a really good job. He was good tonight. I'm sure he was excited to play against his former team ther"
John Klingberg measures his game by even-strength performance rather than power-play production. He had an inconsistent start to his Sharks tenure, drawing social-media criticism and occasional healthy scratches by coach Ryan Warsofsky. Klingberg has since produced more reliable play, assisting on Dmitry Orlov's second-period goal and scoring a game-tying goal with 1:25 remaining, enabling an Alexander Wennberg overtime winner in a 3-2 road victory over the Maple Leafs. The win followed a 4-1 loss to the Flyers and left the Sharks 2-2-0 on a five-game trip. Klingberg logged 22:38 of ice time and began a three-game point streak.
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