It happened in the second period with the Sharks holding a 2-1 lead. With the Sharks on offense inside the Maple Leafs blue line, Kase blocked a shot by Sharks center Tomas Hertl from the point. The puck stayed right in front of Kase, leading to a solo breakaway opportunity. As Kase scored his first goal as a Maple Leaf, he had no time to avoid referee Wes McCauley, who was trailing the play and found himself following Kase a bit too closely, which led to the awkward collision.
Unfortunately, the Leafs were unable to build on the momentum of Kase's game-tying goal, as the Sharks scored just over a minute later and went on to win the game 5-3. The Sharks remain undefeated after 4 games, while the Leafs fell to 2-2-1 on the season.
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