The San Jose Sharks’ next stop is Toronto where the team takes on the Maple Leafs for stop number four on the road trip. The Leafs have seemingly found a bit better footing in the last few weeks after a tough start to the season and have now worked their way into the playoff picture. That said, Toronto (14-11-4) has a pretty big hole to dig itself out of, and currently sits 7th in the wild card race, though just three points back of Philadelphia which holds the second wild card spot as of today.

The Maple Leafs have a couple of issues. First is replacing the scoring the team lost when Mitch Marner went to Vegas. It’s not easy to replace a 100+ point player and scoring by committee hasn’t gone the way Maple Leafs’ brass had hoped. Then there’s the problems in the net. Toronto had hoped that the combo of Anthony Stolarz and Joseph Woll would give the team a steady backstop, however injuries and other issues have left Toronto without either netminder for the time being.

Dennis Hildeby has done what he can to fill in. Hildeby has gone 2-2-2 with a 2.15 goals against average and .936 save percentage.

San Jose Sharks lines today

For the Sharks, it looks like Shakir Mukhamadullin and Jeff Skinner get back into the game after being healthy scratches. Sitting out will be Zack Ostapchuk, Nick Leddy and Vincent Iorio. Here’s what San Jose Hockey Now’s Sheng Peng reports the lines are expected to look like with Alex Nedeljkovic in the net since Yaroslav Askarov is still recovering from his illness.

Forwards
Collin Graf — Macklin Celebrini — Will Smith
William Eklund — Alexander Wennberg — Tyler Toffoli
Jeff Skinner — Ty Dellandrea — Philipp Kurashev
Barclay Goodrow – Adam Gaudette — Ryan Reaves

Defense
Mario Ferraro — Shakir Mukhamadullin
Dmitry Orlov — John Klingberg
Sam Dickinson — Timothy Liljegren

Goaltenders
Alex Nedeljkovic
Yaroslav Askarov

Toronto Maple Leafs lines vs. San Jose Sharks

For the Maple Leafs, NHL.com reports that it will be Hildeby in the net today against the Sharks. Forward Bobby McMann is out, serving a one game suspension for high-sticking during Monday’s game against the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Forwards
Mathew Knies — Auston Matthews — Max Domi
Easton Cowan — John Tavares — Nicholas Robertson
Steven Lorentz — Scott Laughton — Calle Jarnkrok
Dakota Joshua — Nicolas Roy — William Nylander

Defense
Morgan Rielly — Oliver Ekman-Larsson
Jake McCabe — Troy Stecher
Simon Benoit — Henry Thrun

Goaltenders
Dennis Hildeby
Artur Akhtyamov

How to watch San Jose Sharks at Toronto Maple Leafs Dec. 11, 2025

The puck drops at 4 p.m. PT/7 p.m. ET at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto.

Sharks fans can watch the game on NBCSCA or listen on the Sharks Audio Network.

Maple Leafs fans can watch the game on TSN4.

And of course, be sure to come back here at puck drop to talk about what’s happening on the ice and around the league. We’ll be on Henry Thrun and Ryan Reaves goal watch to see which player gets revenge on their old team.