SAN JOSE — And the bragging rights swing back to Patrick Marleau.
Mitch Marner said the Toronto Maple Leafs (13-6) owed Marleau a win in San Jose and they delivered Thursday night, beating the Sharks 4-3 in Mr. Shark’s second game at SAP Center as a member of the visiting team.
Marleau, who’s the Sharks all-time leader in points (1,082), goals (508) and games (1,493), shed tears last October when he received a thunderous ovation of “Patty, Patty, Patty” chants during his first visit to San Jose as a member of the Maple Leafs. On Thursday, Marleau, who left the Sharks to sign a three-year, $18 million contract with Toronto in July 2017, left the emotion in the dressing room as he recorded his first point against his former-squad, an assist on Kasperi Kapanen’s goal in the first period.