another may play a factor in Chicagos troubles.Maybe they know us a little bit, Frazier said. They may know our tendencies a little more. There is no real rhyme or reason.Twins manager Paul Molitor

TORONTO -- A couple of clutch plays turned an empty night on the road into a big two points for the San Jose Sharks.Logan Couture scored the only goal in a shootout, and the Sharks rallied for a 3-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday.San Jose trailed 2-0 before Justin Braun and Joe Pavelski scored in a quick burst in the third period. Martin Jones made 29 saves in the opener of a four-game road trip.We were upset because we didnt play very well in the first two, Couture said. I still dont think we were at our best in the third either but its just finding a way.Zach Hyman and Auston Matthews scored for Toronto, which has dropped five of six. Frederik Andersen made 40 stops.Jones denied Mitchell Marner, Matthews and Nikita Soshnikov in the tiebreaker, and Couture was successful in the second round.Weve got to figure out a way to close out these games, figure out a way to put ourselves in a good position like weve been able to do and be able to win, Matthews said.Coming off their fourth loss in five games, the Leafs got on the board first, with Hyman at the center of the early action.With Matt Martin in the penalty box for boarding, Hyman got in front of a Brent Burns drive from the right point. The shot drilled the 24-year-old in the left knee, and he had to be helped off by teammates Matt Hunwick and Morgan Rielly.But Hyman quickly returned to the ice and picked up his fifth of the season, getting his stick on Matthews quick shot from the left faceoff circle at 6:58 of the first.Toronto appeared to have a 2-0 lead early in the second, but Reillys goal was waved off because Nazem Kadri was whistled for goaltender interference.Kadri and Toronto coach Mike Babcock protested the decision, and Babcock used his coachs challenge. But the call stood.Kadri said he was shocked that they called it off.But Matthews eventually got the goal back with Toronto enjoying a 5-on-3 power play. Matthews shot from just above the goal line went under Jones left pad for his team-best 13th of the season at 7:46.It was the fifth multi-point outing of the year for Matthews, who trails only the Jets Patrik Laine among rookies with 22 points.San Jose outshot Toronto 12-7 in the middle frame, wearing the Leafs down with a few sustained stints in the offensive zone.The Sharks grabbed an early third-period power play and nearly scored when Pavelski found himself open just in front of Andersen. Rookie Connor Brown managed to get a stick on the attempt, sending it over the net and into the crowd.Braun got San Jose on the board at 12:43, whipping a backhand from the slot over the glove of Andersen for his first goal of the season.Big goal by Brauny and then our power play needed to get one, Couture said. We had too many chances not to.Pavelski added a tying power-play goal just over two minutes later, guiding a Burns point pass past Andersen. It was his ninth of the season.I think third period we were waiting for them a little bit too much, maybe let them take over, Andersen said. That cost us.The Leafs had numerous chances to score in overtime, with Jones stopping solid chances for Kadri and Marner.Game notesToronto fell to 10-1-5 when leading after two periods.UP NEXTSharks: Visit Ottawa on Wednesday night.Maple Leafs: Hosts Arizona on Thursday night.Walter Payton Jersey . - Goaltender Philippe Desrosiers of the Rimouski Oceanic has broken a shutout record that was only three months old in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Dick Butkus Bears Jersey . 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John Lucas, signed as a mentor for rookie Trey Burke, showed he can score if required, scoring 12 points of his 16 points in the second quarter as Utah built an 18-point lead.CHICAGO -- Finding ways to win in the American Leagues Central Division has been an issue for both the Chicago White Sox and Minnesota Twins this season.But as the White Sox look to return to their winning ways and the Twins hope to build on whats been their most successful month to date, reversing course against divisional opponents moving forward will be key.The White Sox and Twins wrap up their three game series at U.S. Cellular Field Thursday before both teams venture outside the Central this weekend.For the White Sox, in-division competition of late has been especially painful even after the White Sox won for only the fourth time in their last 20 divisional games with Wednesdays 9-6 victory.Although the White Sox will clinch their third consecutive series with a win on Thursday, they havent been nearly as successful against their Central Division neighbors -- and the teams they face the most each season.You have to pick it up a little bit in your division, White Sox manager Robin Ventura said this week.Thursdays game will mark the ninth time the Twins and White Sox have faced one another this season. The White Sox won the first six games and outscored Minnesota 30-9 before being shut out 4-0 in Tuesdays series opener. Chicago regained some of their form Wednesday behind James Shields first win for Chicago since coming over in a trade with San Diego.But the Twins are about the only division opponent the White Sox have had success against during their recent troubling stretch. Chicago is 1-6 aggainst Cleveland, 2-7 against Kansas City and 2-4 against Detroit.ddddddddddddAnd even after improving to 7-1 against Minnesota, Ventura knows things have to improve against other divisional opponents. White Sox third baseman said familiarity with one another may play a factor in Chicagos troubles.Maybe they know us a little bit, Frazier said. They may know our tendencies a little more. There is no real rhyme or reason.Twins manager Paul Molitor is hoping his players have taken their struggles against divisional opponents personally. Teams like the White Sox had their way with the Twins earlier this season.And yet after coming within a win of earning their first series victory over the White Sox since last September, Molitor said his team has to find ways to build off wins like Tuesdays 4-0 shutout.Wednesdays loss -- which included a five-run, ninth-inning Twins rally that saw the tying run come to the plate -- was the latest example of the Twins being unable to string together multiple wins.Its not like youre expecting to go out and reel off a long winning streak -- it would be great if you were able to do that, Molitor said. You just want to see more consistency. We dont make a tough play (Wednesday), we have a base-running mistake that I thought it was costly -- those can be momentum-changers -- and you go from being in a pretty close game to trailing by eight runs. ' ' '