Editor’s note: Sheng Peng is a regular contributor to NBC Sports California’s Sharks coverage. You can read more of his coverage on San Jose Hockey Now, listen to him on the San Jose Hockey Now Podcast, and follow him on Twitter at @Sheng_Peng.
TORONTO — John Klingberg didn’t forget how to play hockey overnight.
So it was understandable when the veteran defenseman greeted my joke about the continuation of the John Klingberg Comeback Tour — he’s got two goals and five points in his last three games — with a bemused expression. Klingberg assisted on the first goal and scored the late game-tying strike in the San Jose Sharks’ 3-2 OT win over the Toronto Maple Leafs.
“I mean, if you guys say so?” Klingberg said.
Klingberg thinks that he’s been getting better since late November, with some obvious road bumps.
“Ever since my first scratch, honestly, there’s been some hiccups, but I think that was a time for me to reflect, to go back and just look at my game and see what I can do better. And then I feel like I’ve been building since that,” he said.
Klingberg was scratched on Nov. 18 versus the Utah Mammoth, then back-to-back against the Boston Bruins and at the Colorado Avalanche on Nov. 23 and 26.
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