National Hockey League

FINAL Tuesday, October 6, 2026
Nashville Predators 4
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Toronto Maple Leafs 5
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TOR03115
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Match Report

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

— 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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Team Stats

17
Blocked Shots
11
22
Hits
20
5
Takeaways
5
25
Shots
37
1
Power Play Goals
1
1
Power Play Opportunities
3
100.0
Power Play Percentage
33.3
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
19
Faceoffs Won
34
35.8
Faceoff Win Percent
64.2
20
Giveaways
14
3
Total Penalties
1
6
Penalty Minutes
2

Top Performers

NSH

  • Juuse Saros GA 5 · SA 37 · SOS 0
  • Steven Stamkos BS 1 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Ryan O'Reilly BS 1 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Matthew Wood BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 0

TOR

  • Anthony Stolarz GA 4 · SA 25 · SOS 0
  • John Tavares BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Auston Matthews BS 1 · HT 1 · TK 2
  • Teddy Blueger BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 0

Recent Plays

  1. 4:46 · OT Game End
  2. 4:46 · OT End of OT
  3. 4:46 · OT Auston Matthews Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: William Nylander (3)
  4. 4:45 · OT William Nylander Wrist Shot Wide Right
  5. 4:36 · OT Takeaway by William Nylander
  6. 4:32 · OT William Nylander Wrist Shot Wide Right
  7. 4:11 · OT Filip Forsberg Deflected High and Wide Left
  8. 3:28 · OT Ryan O'Reilly faceoff won against William Nylander

Highlights

01:19 Nashville Predators vs. Toronto Maple Leafs: Game Highlights Watch on ESPN 00:29 Steven Stamkos capitalizes on the power play Watch on ESPN 00:20 Nils Hoglander scores goal for Predators Watch on ESPN 00:09 Anthony Stolarz makes beautiful save Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

TOR leads series 1-0

Injuries

Toronto Maple Leafs

  • Nick Blankenburg Injured Reserve
  • Marshall Rifai Injured Reserve
  • John Tavares Injured Reserve
  • Dakota Joshua Injured Reserve
  • Miles Wood Injured Reserve

Nashville Predators

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