McKenna scores first NHL goal in Leafs 5-4 OT win

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (2-2-0, 4 POINTS) vs. NASHVILLE (1-1-1, 3 POINTS)
October 6, 2026

GAME SUMMARY         |           EVENT SUMMARY        |           FACE-OFF SUMMARY

PLAYER NOTES

• John Tavares recorded his first goal of the season at the 4:56 mark of the second period. On the goal, Gavin McKenna recorded his first career NHL point (primary assist).
• Gavin McKenna became the youngest Maple Leafs player at the time of his first point since Drake Berehowsky (18 years, 280 days) on Oct. 10, 1990.
•  Anthony Stolarz recorded a secondary assist on John Tavares’ goal. The first point from a Toronto Maple Leafs goalie since Joseph Woll on Mar. 25, 2026.
• William Nylander recorded his team-leading third goal of the season on the power play.  The goal was assisted by Auston Matthews and Kirill Marchenko at 6:58 of the second period.
• Gavin McKenna recorded his first career NHL goal – Toronto’s third goal of the game, assisted by Auston Matthews and Jack Roslovic.
• Gavin McKenna (18 years, 290 days) became the ninth-youngest player in franchise history at the time of his first career NHL goal and the youngest since Luke Richardson (18 years, 204 days on Oct. 16, 1987).
• Gavin McKenna’s first career goal was assisted by Auston Matthews, marking the ninth time in NHL history that a first-overall draft pick helped set up the first NHL goal of another first-overall selection. The most recent instance occurred on Oct. 11, 2023 with Taylor Hall assisting Connor Bedard’s first goal.  
• Jack Roslovic scored the game-tying goal at the 8:52 mark of the third period. Roslovic’s first of the season was also his first goal as a Maple Leaf.
• Auston Matthews scored the game winning goal in overtime with 14 seconds remaining on the clock.
• With the overtime goal, Auston Matthews passed Mats Sundin for the second-most overtime goals in Toronto Maple Leafs history with 15. It was also the 66th game-winning goal in Auston Matthews’ career.
• Auston Matthews tied Johnny Gaudreau for the third most overtime goals by an American player behind only J.T. Miller (17) and Max Pacioretty (16).
• Auston Matthews recorded his 18th career four-point game and surpassed Mitch Marner for the second most in Maple Leafs history behind only Darryl Sittler (26 GP). 
• Auston Matthews (1G, 3A), Gavin McKenna (1G, 1A), William Nylander (1G, 2A), and Jack Roslovic (1G, 1A) all recorded their first multi-point games of the season. McKenna’s first of his career and Roslovic’s first as a Maple Leaf.

PIECE OF HISTORY

• Gavin McKenna (2026) becomes the second player in NHL history to have their first point (assist) come on a goal scored by a former first overall pick (John Tavares - 2009) and have their first career NHL goal assisted by a former first overall pick (Auston Matthews - 2016) as a first overall pick themselves. The only other player to have this occur was Steven Stamkos (2008 – Assisted Vincent Lecavalier for his first point and then had his first goal assisted by Vincent Lecavalier) who skated in tonight’s game for the Nashville Predators (Per - NHL Stats).

TEAM NOTES

• This is the first time the Maple Leafs have come back to win when trailing by three goals since January 1, 2026 at Winnipeg (6-5 W).
• First overtime win on home ice since November 18, 2025, vs. St. Louis (3-2, Nylander)
• The Maple Leafs were 1-3 on the power play and 0-1 on the penalty kill tonight.
• Toronto went 34/53 (64%) from the dot in tonight’s game.
• Toronto is 1-0 in overtime this season and improve to 2-2-0 on home ice.
• The Maple Leafs have scored a power play goal in three-straight games and improve to 2-1-0 when scoring at least one power play goal.