Nashville Predators at Toronto Maple Leafs

· National Hockey League

Nashville Predators

2-1-1

Final
4 - 7

Toronto Maple Leafs

2-2-0

Maple Leafs snap a 2-game losing streak with a 7-4 victory over the Predators

Nashville Predators vs. Toronto Maple Leafs: Game Highlights

Auston Matthews had two goals, including an empty-netter, and Jake McCabe and Bobby McMann also scored for Toronto. Cayden Primeau made 26 saves. William Nylander had two assists and added an empty-net goal. Matthew Knies finished with three assists.

Nick Perbix had a goal and an assist, and Michael McCarron, Erik Haula and Roman Josi scored for Nashville. Justus Annunen stopped 21 shots in a matchup of backup goaltenders.

Primeau, who was picked off waivers from the Carolina Hurricanes last week with Joseph Woll away from the Maple Leafs due to a family matter, registered his first NHL victory since Nov. 27, 2024, with the Montreal Canadiens.

Toronto head coach Craig Berube called a timeout after Nashville scored goals 44 seconds apart in the second period to erase a 2-0 deficit. The Maple Leafs pushed ahead when Tavares scored his first goal of the season by banging home a loose puck after a nifty give-and-go between Nylander and Ekman-Larsson. McMann made it 4-2 through 40 minutes.

Toronto was coming off a 3-2 home loss to Detroit on Monday, while Nashville picked up a 4-1 victory over the Senators in Ottawa.

Up next Predators: Play the third game of a four-game trip at Montreal on Thursday.

Maple Leafs: Host the New York Rangers on Thursday in the third game of a five-game homestand.

Regular Season Series

TOR leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal	1st Period 8:42	Jake McCabe Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Dakota Joshua (1), John Tavares (3)
Goal	1st Period 13:34	Oliver Ekman-Larsson Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: William Nylander (4), Simon Benoit (1)
Goal	2nd Period 3:21	Michael McCarron Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Brady Skjei (1), Nick Perbix (1)
Goal	2nd Period 4:05	Erik Haula Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Ozzy Wiesblatt (1)
Goal	2nd Period 8:49	John Tavares Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: William Nylander (5), Oliver Ekman-Larsson (1)
Goal	2nd Period 16:24	Bobby McMann Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Nicholas Robertson (1), Oliver Ekman-Larsson (2)
Goal	3rd Period 10:42	Auston Matthews Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Matthew Knies (3), Easton Cowan (1)
Goal	3rd Period 16:06	Roman Josi Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Adam Wilsby (1), Jonathan Marchessault (2)
Goal	3rd Period 16:50	Auston Matthews Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: John Tavares (4), Matthew Knies (4)
Goal	3rd Period 18:49	Nick Perbix Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Adam Wilsby (2), Ozzy Wiesblatt (2)
Goal	3rd Period 19:36	William Nylander Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Matthew Knies (5), Jake McCabe (1)

Statistics

NSH		TOR
11	Blocked Shots	20
18	Hits	21
4	Takeaways	4
30	Shots	28
0	Power Play Goals	0
2	Power Play Opportunities	2
0.0	Power Play Percentage	0.0
0	Short Handed Goals	0
0	Shootout Goals	0
29	Faceoffs Won	30
49.2	Faceoff Win Percent	50.8
17	Giveaways	17
3	Total Penalties	3
6	Penalty Minutes	6