Nashville Predators vs Toronto Maple Leafs

Regular season · Tuesday, October 6, 2026 · Scotiabank Arena

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Recap

Matthews finishes overtime comeback as Maple Leafs edge Predators

The Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Nashville Predators 5-4 in overtime on Tuesday at Scotiabank Arena, erasing a three-goal deficit. Auston Matthews scored the winner at 4:46 of the extra period, assisted by William Nylander. Toronto outshot Nashville 37-25.

The Predators led 2-0 after the first period on goals from Steven Stamkos on the power play and Nils Hoglander. Hoglander and Stamkos struck again in the second to put Nashville up 4-2, but Toronto answered with John Tavares, William Nylander, Gavin McKenna and Jack Roslovic, with Roslovic tying it at 8:54 of the third to force overtime.

Matthews led the Maple Leafs with four points, a goal and three assists, while Nylander added a goal and two assists. McKenna, the first star, and Roslovic each had a goal and an assist. Hoglander and Stamkos each scored twice for Nashville, with Filip Forsberg chipping in two assists. Juuse Saros made 32 saves in the overtime loss; Anthony Stolarz stopped 21 for the win.

Written with AI from official NHL data and checked against it. The box score and play-by-play are the official record. How we write these

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	T	SOG
NSH	2	2	0	0	4	25
TOR	0	3	1	1	5	37

Three stars

Scoring

1st period

Steven Stamkos (2)Matthew Wood (1), Roman Josi (2)McCabe 1:42 into shift1–007:13 NSH · PPG
Nils Hoglander (2)Adam Wilsby (1), Filip Forsberg (2)2–009:08 NSH

2nd period

Nils Hoglander (3)Filip Forsberg (3), Mavrik Bourque (1)3–003:03 NSH
John Tavares (1)Gavin McKenna (1), Anthony Stolarz (1)O'Reilly 1:00 into shift3–104:56 TOR
William Nylander (3)Auston Matthews (1), Kirill Marchenko (2)3–206:58 TOR · PPG
Steven Stamkos (3)Ryan O'Reilly (2), Brady Skjei (1)4–213:30 NSH
Gavin McKenna (1)Auston Matthews (2), Jack Roslovic (2)Skjei 1:20 into shift4–314:31 TOR

3rd period

Jack Roslovic (1)Auston Matthews (3), William Nylander (2)Perbix 1:11 into shift4–408:54 TOR

OT period

Auston Matthews (2)William Nylander (3)Josi 1:28 into shift4–504:46 TOR

Tired legs

Seconds into the shift for every skater on the ice at each goal. Taller bar, longer shift.

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1:42

1–0 · 1st 7:13 · Stamkos. McCabe was 1:42 into his shift when it went in.

GoalNSH on iceTOR on iceDefenders’ longest

1–0 NSH

1st 7:13 · PP · Stamkos

Stuck out there: McCabe 1:42

Stuck out thereMcCabe 1:42

2–0 NSH

1st 9:08 · Hoglander

Paul 0:48

NormalPaul 0:48

3–0 NSH

2nd 3:03 · Hoglander

Paul 0:58

NormalPaul 0:58

3–1 TOR

2nd 4:56 · Tavares

Long shift: O'Reilly 1:00

Long shiftO'Reilly 1:00

3–2 TOR

2nd 6:58 · PP · Nylander

Kerfoot 0:35

Fresh legsKerfoot 0:35

4–2 NSH

2nd 13:30 · Stamkos

Rielly 0:25

Fresh legsRielly 0:25

4–3 TOR

2nd 14:31 · McKenna

Long shift: Skjei 1:20

Long shiftSkjei 1:20

4–4 TOR

3rd 8:54 · Roslovic

Long shift: Perbix 1:11

Long shiftPerbix 1:11

4–5 TOR

OT 4:46 · Matthews

Long shift: Josi 1:28

Long shiftJosi 1:28

Hover or tap a bar for the skater.

Across the league. Share of 5v5 unblocked shots that went in, by how far into his shift the defending team’s longest-serving skater was (2025–26).

3.9%

5.8%

6.5%

7.1%

7.3%

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1.9×

Shots against a skater 80s+ into his shift go in 1.9 times as often as against fresh legs (7.3% vs 3.9%).

30%

of 5v5 goals came with a defender 60s+ into his shift.

Team stats

NSHTOR

25Shots on goal37

36%Faceoff %64%

1/1Power play1/3

6Penalty minutes2

22Hits20

17Blocked shots11

20Giveaways14

5Takeaways5

Penalties

1st 05:31Morgan Rielly · tripping2 min
1st 19:47Jonathan Marchessault · tripping2 min
2nd 05:31Jack Drury · hooking2 min
2nd 15:06Ross Colton · cross checking2 min

Season series

Nashville Predators

Nashville Predators skaters

9Filip ForsbergL	0	2	2	+1	2	1	1	0	–	21:00
21Nils HoglanderL	2	0	2	+1	2	2	0	0	–	10:38
91Steven StamkosC	2	0	2	0	3	0	1	0	75	19:43
22Mavrik BourqueC	0	1	1	+1	1	1	0	0	20	19:15
71Matthew WoodR	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	31	16:54
90Ryan O'ReillyC	0	1	1	-2	1	0	1	0	50	23:40
2Adam WilsbyD	0	1	1	0	2	2	0	0	–	15:05
59Roman JosiD	0	1	1	-1	1	1	2	0	–	26:33
76Brady SkjeiD	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	–	22:53
14Alexander KerfootC	0	0	0	-2	1	1	0	0	–	18:50
18Jack DruryC	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	25	15:34
79Ross ColtonC	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	2	–	12:52
81Jonathan MarchessaultR	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	–	13:17
84Adam EdstromC	0	0	0	0	3	7	1	0	–	14:11
41Nicolas HagueD	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	0	–	19:12
47Jack AhcanD	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	0	–	07:58
48Nick PerbixD	0	0	0	-1	1	0	3	0	–	20:49
85William TrudeauD	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	–	10:38

Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
32Matt MurrayG		0	0	0	–	00:00
74Juuse SarosG	O	37	32	5	.865	64:35

Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs skaters

34Auston MatthewsC	1	3	4	+2	4	1	1	0	46	25:09
88William NylanderR	1	2	3	+2	1	0	0	0	33	22:48
92Gavin McKennaL	1	1	2	+1	4	0	1	0	–	14:45
96Jack RoslovicC	1	1	2	+1	4	0	0	0	25	17:46
86Kirill MarchenkoR	0	1	1	-1	3	0	1	0	–	21:35
91John TavaresC	1	0	1	0	6	0	0	0	94	18:46
15Colton SissonsC	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	0	75	13:39
20Nick PaulL	0	0	0	-2	2	3	0	0	43	13:27
24Brandon DuhaimeL	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	–	11:22
29Bo GroulxC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50	07:31
53Easton CowanR	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	0	–	16:01
73Teddy BluegerC	0	0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	100	09:53
8Chris TanevD	0	0	0	+1	0	1	3	0	–	18:38
22Jake McCabeD	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	0	–	19:59
28Troy StecherD	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	–	17:20
43Darren RaddyshD	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	–	25:51
44Morgan RiellyD	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	2	–	20:39
95Oliver Ekman-LarssonD	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	–	17:27

Toronto Maple Leafs goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
41Anthony StolarzG	W	25	21	4	.840	64:46
72Sergei BobrovskyG		0	0	0	–	00:00