The Aporia · Matthews scores OT winner, McKenna gets his first NHL goal, as Maple Leafs beat Predators 5-4

Auston Matthews scored the winning goal in overtime to help the Toronto Maple Leafs overcome a three-goal deficit and beat the Nashville Predators 5-4. Gavin McKenna, the No. 1 overall draft pick, scored his first professional NHL goal during this game. Steven Stamkos of the Predators moved into 17th place on the NHL’s career goals list with two goals in the game.

Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-07, using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the same event (that is the story summary below).

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On Tuesday night, Gavin McKenna, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 NHL draft by the Toronto Maple Leafs, scored his first professional goal against the Nashville Predators during his fourth career game. The 18-year-old from Whitehorse also added an assist for his first NHL point. McKenna's goal came off a pass from Auston Matthews, who then scored in overtime to secure a 5-4 victory for Toronto at Scotiabank Arena. This win helped the Maple Leafs recover from an early three-goal deficit and marked their debut after significant offseason changes that included acquiring new players like Sergei Bobrovsky and Kirill Marchenko.

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Matthews scores in OT, Leafs top Preds 5-4 same event · 100%

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“Both articles describe Auston Matthews scoring the winning goal in overtime, Toronto Maple Leafs overcoming a 3-0 deficit to defeat the Nashville Predators 5-4 on the same date and location.”

Maple Leafs vs. Predators: Gavin McKenna's first NHL goal sends Toronto on the road to victory same event · 100%

Toronto Star · 0.92 cosine similarity

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“Both articles describe the same NHL game where Toronto Maple Leafs beat Nashville Predators with Gavin McKenna scoring his first NHL goal and Auston Matthews scoring in overtime on the same date.”

No. 1 overall pick Gavin McKenna scores first NHL goal for Toronto Maple Leafs same event · 100%

Toronto Star

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“Both articles describe Gavin McKenna scoring his first NHL goal during the same game against the Nashville Predators on October 7, 2026.”

Maple Leafs top Predators 5-4 in OT; McKenna scores 1st NHL goal for Toronto same event · 95%

Toronto Star · 0.98 cosine similarity

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“Both articles describe the exact same hockey game where Toronto Maple Leafs beat Nashville Predators 5-4 with key goals and assists by the same players on October 7, 2026.”

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TORONTO (AP) — Auston Matthews scored with 14 seconds left in overtime and had three assists in regulation and the Toronto Maple Leafs erased a three-goal deficit in a 5-4 win over the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night.

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🔮 William Nylander, No. 1 overall pick Gavin McKenna — with his first as a professional — John Tavares and Jack Roslovic had the other goals for Toronto, which got 21 saves from Anthony Stolarz.

2026-10-07 · Toronto Star

Matthews scores OT winner, McKenna gets his first NHL goal, as Maple Leafs beat Predators 5-4 · assertive framing

TORONTO (AP) — Auston Matthews scored with 14 seconds left in overtime and had three assists in regulation and the Toronto Maple Leafs erased a three-goal deficit in a 5-4 win over the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night. asserted

Leafs → score → night

William Nylander, No. 1 overall pick Gavin McKenna — with his first as a professional — John Tavares and Jack Roslovic had the other goals for Toronto, which got 21 saves from Anthony Stolarz. asserted

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McKenna also picked up an assist on Tavares’ goal for his first NHL point. asserted

McKenna → pick → point

Nylander chipped in two assists and Roslovic added one. asserted

Roslovic → chip → one

Steven Stamkos scored twice for Nashville to move into 17th place on the NHL’s career goals list, while Nils Hoglander also scored twice. asserted

Hoglander → score → list

Filip Forsberg had two assists and Juuse Saros made 33 stops. asserted

Saros → have → stops

Stamkos opened the scoring at 7:13 of the first period on a power play. asserted

Stamkos → open → play

Nashville doubled its lead at 9:08 when Hoglander collected a rebound off the end boards and slotted it home before making it 3-0 at 3:03 of the second on another tap-in. asserted

it → double → in

Tavares got Toronto going off the rush at 4:56 of the middle period and Nylander connected on a man advantage at 6:58 to make it 3-2. asserted

it → get → 6:58

Stamkos scored his second to restore a two-goal lead at 13:30, but McKenna scored his first NHL goal 61 seconds later. asserted

McKenna → score → goal

Roslovic tied things at 8:54 of the third. asserted

Roslovic → tie → third

Stamkos broke a tie with Joe Sakic and Jarome Iginla on the league’s career scoring list with his first-period goal — the 626th of his career — before adding another in the second. asserted

Stamkos → break → second

Stamkos became the third active player to score 100 game-opening goals in his career. asserted

Stamkos → become → career

Alex Ovechkin leads with 154 followed by Sidney Crosby at 127. asserted

Ovechkin → lead → 127

Matthews scores OT winner, McKenna gets his first NHL goal, as Maple Leafs beat Predators 5-4

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