National Hockey League

FINAL Thursday, October 8, 2026
Toronto Maple Leafs 3
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Vegas Golden Knights 4
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Match Report

Connelly's SO goal lifts Golden Knights past Maple Leafs 4-3 after rallying from a 3-goal deficit

— Trevor Connelly scored in the fifth round of the shootout and the Vegas Golden Knights came back from a three-goal deficit for a 4-3 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday night.

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Team Stats

16
Blocked Shots
15
13
Hits
27
6
Takeaways
3
24
Shots
43
0
Power Play Goals
0
1
Power Play Opportunities
4
0.0
Power Play Percentage
0.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
37
Faceoffs Won
25
59.7
Faceoff Win Percent
40.3
19
Giveaways
17
4
Total Penalties
1
8
Penalty Minutes
2

Top Performers

TOR

  • Sergei Bobrovsky GA 3 · SA 43 · SOS 0
  • Auston Matthews BS 0 · HT 2 · TK 1
  • Colton Sissons BS 0 · HT 2 · TK 0
  • John Tavares BS 0 · HT 2 · TK 0

VGK

  • Adin Hill GA 3 · SA 24 · SOS 0
  • Jack Eichel BS 2 · HT 1 · TK 0
  • Raphael Lavoie BS 0 · HT 4 · TK 0
  • Brett Howden BS 1 · HT 2 · TK 0

Recent Plays

  1. 0:00 · SO Game End
  2. 0:00 · SO End of SO
  3. 0:00 · SO End of Shootout
  4. 0:00 · SO John Tavares Wrist Shot saved by Adin Hill
  5. 0:00 · SO Trevor Connelly Goal Backhand
  6. 0:00 · SO Gavin McKenna Backhand Wide Left
  7. 0:00 · SO Mitch Marner Backhand Wide Right
  8. 0:00 · SO William Nylander Wrist Shot saved by Adin Hill

Highlights

00:45 Jack Roslovic scores 34 seconds into the game for Maple Leafs Watch on ESPN 00:45 Easton Cowan tallies goal vs. Golden Knights Watch on ESPN 00:54 Darren Raddysh scores goal for Toronto Watch on ESPN 00:46 Nick Paul scores goal for Maple Leafs Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

VGK leads series 1-0

Injuries

Vegas Golden Knights

  • Parker Wotherspoon Injured Reserve

Toronto Maple Leafs

  • Kirill Marchenko Out
  • Nick Blankenburg Injured Reserve
  • Marshall Rifai Injured Reserve
  • John Tavares Injured Reserve
  • Dakota Joshua Injured Reserve

NHL News

All news
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