William Nylander came alive on Thursday night and so did the Maple Leafs’ power play.

Neither was enough to beat the San Jose Sharks, who rallied to beat the Leafs 3-2 in overtime at Scotiabank Arena.

Alexander Wennberg scored at 2:48 of the extra period after former Leafs defenceman John Klingberg tied the game with 1:25 remaining in the third.

It was the third consecutive overtime/shootout loss for the Leafs against the Sharks, dating back to March 3 when San Jose also rallied from a two-goal deficit for a 3-2 win in Toronto.

The Toronto loss potentially came with more pain as Leafs defenceman Oliver Ekman-Larsson departed the game at 3:22 of the third period after the Sharks’ Adam Gaudette fell into him behind the Leafs net.

Some big stops by Hildeby

Ekman-Larsson, the Leafs’ st

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