San Jose Sharks at Toronto Maple Leafs
· National Hockey League
Gavin McKenna scores and the Maple Leafs end a 3-game slide with 3-1 win over the Sharks
Auston Matthews added a goal and two assists for Toronto. Sergei Bobrovsky made 30 saves to pick up his first home win for the Maple Leafs. Nick Paul added an empty-netter.
Mason Marchment scored for San Jose, which got 28 stops from Yaroslav Askarov.
The game featured the first meeting between the No. 1 and 2 picks of the 2026 NHL draft — McKenna and Sharks winger Ivar Stenberg.
Marchment opened the scoring at 13:54 of the first when he was left alone in front of Bobrovsky after Matthews turned the puck over in the defensive zone.
Matthews made up for that mistake and got his team even with 12 seconds left in the second on a power play. Toronto’s captain took a pass from Kirill Marchenko and ripped a shot upstairs on Askarov before McKenna pushed the Leafs in front in the third.
Maple Leafs: At Columbus on Tuesday.
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Regular Season SeriesTOR leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 13:54 | Mason Marchment Goal (3) Backhand, assists: Tyler Toffoli (4) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 19:48 | Auston Matthews Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Kirill Marchenko (6), Darren Raddysh (5) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 4:56 | Gavin McKenna Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Auston Matthews (8), William Nylander (8) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 19:20 | Nick Paul Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Auston Matthews (9), Colton Sissons (2) |
Statistics
 SJ |
 TOR |
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|---|---|---|
| 9 | Blocked Shots | 15 |
| 19 | Hits | 15 |
| 6 | Takeaways | 4 |
| 31 | Shots | 32 |
| 0 | Power Play Goals | 2 |
| 4 | Power Play Opportunities | 5 |
| 0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 40.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 31 | Faceoffs Won | 32 |
| 49.2 | Faceoff Win Percent | 50.8 |
| 18 | Giveaways | 12 |
| 6 | Total Penalties | 5 |
| 12 | Penalty Minutes | 10 |
Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| John Tavares, C | Injured Reserve | Oct 17 |
| Dakota Joshua, C | Injured Reserve | Oct 17 |
| Miles Wood, LW | Injured Reserve | Oct 15 |
| Chris Tanev, D | Injured Reserve | Oct 15 |
| Max Domi, C | Injured Reserve | Sep 30 |
San Jose Sharks Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander Wennberg, C | Out | Oct 20 |
| Quentin Musty, LW | Injured Reserve | Sep 28 |
| Kyle Keyser, G | Injured Reserve | Sep 28 |
