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Toronto Star
· collected 2026-10-07 · by Joshua Clipperton The Canadian Press
In a thrilling overtime game on Tuesday at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, the Maple Leafs came back from a 3-0 deficit to defeat the Nashville Predators 5-4. Auston Matthews scored the winning goal with three assists and Gavin McKenna scored his first NHL goal. The key moment was when McKenna capitalized on a pass from Matthews to put Toronto ahead for good in the second period.
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).
Story summary
On Tuesday night, 18-year-old Gavin McKenna, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 NHL draft by the Toronto Maple Leafs, scored his first professional goal during a game against the Nashville Predators at Scotiabank Arena. In his fourth professional game, McKenna took a pass from Auston Matthews and beat Nashville's Juuse Saros for Toronto’s second goal of the night. The young forward also assisted on William Nylander's goal, earning his first NHL point. Despite an early 3-0 deficit, the Maple Leafs rallied to win 5-4 in overtime with Matthews scoring the game-winner. McKenna's entry into the league marks a significant addition alongside other new acquisitions such as Sergei Bobrovsky and Darren Raddysh, highlighting Toronto’s efforts to rebuild following their first playoff absence in a decade.
Written for “Gavin Mckenna Scores First Nhl Goal” on 2026-10-07,
grounded in this article and the 3 other(s) covering the same event.
TORONTO - Auston Matthews scored at 4:46 of a chaotic overtime and added three assists in regulation as the Toronto Maple Leafs erased a 3-0 deficit to defeat the Nashville Predators 5-4 on Tuesday.
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Leafs → score → Tuesday
Matthews took a pass from William Nylander in the extra period to end a wild night at Scotiabank Arena.
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Matthews → take → Arena
Nylander, No. 1 overall pick Gavin McKenna — with his first as a professional — John Tavares and Jack Roslovic had the other goals for Toronto (2-2-0), which got 21 saves from Anthony Stolarz.
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which → have → Stolarz
McKenna also picked up an assist on Tavares’ goal for his first NHL point.
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McKenna → pick → point
Nylander chipped in two assists and Roslovic added one.
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Roslovic → chip → one
Steven Stamkos scored twice to move into 17th place on the NHL’s all-time list for Nashville (1-1-1), while Nils Hoglander added two of his own.
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Hoglander → score → own
Juuse Saros made 33 stops.
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Saros → make → stops
Filip Forsberg chipped in two assists.
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Forsberg → chip → assists
Stamkos opened the scoring at 7:13 of the first period on a power play after Stolarz made a couple of huge stops.
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Stolarz → open → stops
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.
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it → double → in
Tavares got Toronto going off the rush at 4:56 of the middle period — McKenna picked up the primary assist — and Nylander connected on a man advantage at 6:58 to make it 3-2.
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it → get → 6:58
Stamkos scored his second to restore a two-goal lead at 13:30, but McKenna buried his first in the NHL just 61 seconds later.
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McKenna → score → NHL
Roslovic tied things at 8:54 of the third when he went bar down on Saros to set up the late drama that included Toronto failing to connect a 3-on-0 in OT before Matthews fired past Saros for the victory.
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Matthews → tie → victory
Colton Sissons played parts of 11 seasons with Nashville.
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Sissons → play → Nashville
The 32-year-old winger spent 2025-26 with the Vegas Golden Knights before signing with Toronto.
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winger → spend → Toronto
Stamkos broke a tie with Joe Sakic and Jarome Iginla on the league’s all-time scoring list with his first-period goal — the 626th of his career — before adding another in the second.
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Stamkos → break → second
Dave Andreychuk sits 16th in NHL history with 640 career goals.
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Andreychuk → sit → goals
KEY MOMENT
McKenna took a pass from Matthews and ripped his first in the NHL upstairs on Saros at 14:31 of the second before dropping to one knee in celebration.
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McKenna → take → celebration
KEY STAT
Stamkos became the third active player to score 100 game-opening goals in his career.
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Stamkos → become → career
Alex Ovechkin leads with 154 followed by Sidney Crosby at 127.
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Ovechkin → lead → 127
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 6, 2026.
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report → publish → Press
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