Timothy Liljegren, the San Jose Sharks newest defenseman, had his best game since he was acquired from the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Timothy Liljegren, the San Jose Sharks newest defenseman, had his best game since he was acquired from the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Liljegren showed off his skating ability and was physical in the corners. Despite the Sharks struggling to defend and giving up five goals to the Minnesota Wild, Liljegren's game stood out, and analytics backed it up. 

Only two defensemen were on the positive side of chances for, according to Natural Stat Trick, Liljegren and Jack Thompson. Thompson led the way with 14 chances, and Liljegren was second with 10. Both d-men had five high-danger chances for, which led all defensemen. 

"He's starting to settle in. Had some good legs," Sharks coach Ryan Warsofsky said about Liljegren postgame. "Made some good looks. [He] looked more comfortable on the powerplay. He looked better tonight."

Liljegren has been running the Sharks' top powerplay unit, including No. 1 pick Macklin Celebrini. 

Liljegren's four chances against him on the ice are technically the second-lowest on the entire roster. Carl Grundstrom played 8:58 and led the way with two chances.

The former Maple Leafs defenseman led the Sharks in ice time at 21:07 and finished with three shots, two blocks, a hit, and a takeaway. He was not credited with any giveaways. 

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