RECAP | Leafs vs Sharks | Oct. 19, 2026

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (4-4-2, 10 POINTS) vs. SAN JOSE SHARKS (4-4-1, 9 POINTS)

October 19, 2026

GAME SUMMARY         |           EVENT SUMMARY        |           FACE-OFF SUMMARY

PLAYER NOTES:

• Auston Matthews scored his team leading seventh goal of the season on the power play with 11 seconds remaining in the second period. Kirill Marchenko and Darren Raddysh picked up the assists on the goal.
• Auston Matthews now owns the team lead in power play goals this season with 3. 
• That was the 112th power play goal of Auston Matthews’ career. He has the third most power play goals in franchise history trailing only Darryl Sittler (120) and Mats Sundin (124). 
• Kirill Marchenko (0-1—1) assisted on the game-tying goal and now has 4-6—10 in 10 games with Toronto. He joined John Tavares (7-5—12), Joe Thornton (3-7—10) and Auston Matthews (6-4—10) as the fourth Toronto skater in the past decade with 10 or more points through his first 10 games with the franchise.
• Gavin McKenna scored a go-ahead goal in the third period and collected a point in his 10th career game (3-3—6 in 10 GP). He became the second Maple Leafs player age 18 or younger in the modern era (since 1943-44) with six or more points through 10 career games alongside Russ Courtnall (3-7—10 in 1983-84).

• Auston Matthews (1-2—3) now has 7-9—16 through 10 games in 2026-27. He now accounts for two of the five best 10-game starts to a season by a Maple Leafs player since 1995-96 (also 10-6—16 in 2018-19). The others: William Nylander (5-13—18 in 2025-26), Phil Kessel (10-8—18 in 2011-12) and Mats Sundin (6-11—17 in 2007-08). 
• Nick Paul sealed the victory with an empty net goal at the 19:19 mark of the third period. Colton Sissons recorded an assist picking up a point in back-to-back games for the first time this season. 
• Auston Matthews factored on a game-winning goal for the 123rd time in his career – two back of William Nylander (125) and Mitch Marner (125) for the third most in franchise history. Only Mats Sundin (179) and Dave Keon (136) have done so more times.
• Gavin McKenna became the fifth Maple Leafs player age 18 or younger to score a game-winning goal. The others: Jack Hamilton (4), Ted Kennedy (2), Bud Poile (1) and Busher Jackson (1).
• Auston Matthews notched his 64th career three-point game and moved within one of tying Mats Sundin (65) for the third most in franchise history

TEAM NOTES:

• The Maple Leafs were 2-for-5 on the power play and 4-for-4 on the penalty kill. 
• Toronto went 32/63 (51%) from the dot in tonight’s game.
• Toronto scores an empty net goal for the second time this season (Oct. 10 at COL – Matthews).  
• Toronto now owns a record of 3-3-1 on home ice.