Nashville Predators at Toronto Maple Leafs
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Matthews scores OT winner, McKenna gets his first NHL goal, as Maple Leafs beat Predators 5-4
William Nylander, Gavin McKenna — with his first as a professional — John Tavares and Jack Roslovic had the other goals for Toronto, which got 21 saves from Anthony Stolarz.
McKenna also picked up an assist on Tavares’ goal for his first NHL point. Nylander chipped in two assists and Roslovic added one.
Steven Stamkos scored twice for Nashville to move into 17th place on the NHL’s career goals list, while Nils Hoglander also scored twice. Filip Forsberg had two assists and Juuse Saros made 33 stops.
Stamkos opened the scoring at 7:13 of the first period on a power play. Nashville doubled its lead at 9:08 when Hoglander collected a rebound off the end boards and slotted it home before making it 3-0 at 3:03 of the second on another tap-in.
Tavares got Toronto going off the rush at 4:56 of the middle period and Nylander connected on a man advantage at 6:58 to make it 3-2. Stamkos scored his second to restore a two-goal lead at 13:30, but McKenna scored his first NHL goal 61 seconds later.
Roslovic tied things at 8:54 of the third.
Stamkos broke a tie with Joe Sakic and Jarome Iginla on the league’s career scoring list with his first-period goal — the 626th of his career — before adding another in the second. Dave Andreychuk is 16th in NHL history with 640 career goals.
Stamkos became the third active player to score 100 game-opening goals in his career. Alex Ovechkin leads with 154 followed by Sidney Crosby at 127.
Maple Leafs: At Vegas on Thursday.
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Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 7:13 | Steven Stamkos Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Matthew Wood (1), Roman Josi (2) |
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Goal | 1st Period 9:08 | Nils Hoglander Goal (2) Backhand, assists: Adam Wilsby (1), Filip Forsberg (2) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 3:03 | Nils Hoglander Goal (3) Backhand, assists: Filip Forsberg (3), Mavrik Bourque (1) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 4:56 | John Tavares Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Gavin McKenna (1), Anthony Stolarz (1) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 6:58 | William Nylander Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Auston Matthews (1), Kirill Marchenko (2) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 13:30 | Steven Stamkos Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Ryan O'Reilly (2), Brady Skjei (1) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 14:31 | Gavin McKenna Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Auston Matthews (2), Jack Roslovic (2) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 8:54 | Jack Roslovic Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Auston Matthews (3), William Nylander (2) |
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Goal | 4th Period 4:46 | Auston Matthews Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: William Nylander (3) |
Statistics
 NSH |
 TOR |
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|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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 |
Nashville Predators Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Mavrik Bourque, C | Day-To-Day | Oct 18 |
