- Age
- 18
- Height
- 5′11″
- Weight
- 164 lb
- Shoots
- L
- Born
- Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, CAN
- GP
- 7
- G
- 2
- A
- 3
- P
- 5
- +/-
- -2
- SOG
- 12
2026–27 regular season
Drafted 2026 · Round 1, #1 overall (TOR)
Advanced · 2026–27
- CF%
- 50.3
- Share of 5v5 shot attempts while on ice
- xGF%
- 47.3
- Share of 5v5 expected goals while on ice
- Rel CF%
- +2.8
- vs. team with the player off ice
- PDO
- 0.964
- On-ice Sh% + Sv% (≈1.000 is average)
- ixG
- 1.0
- Individual expected goals
- G − xG
- +1.0
- Finishing above expectation
- OZS%
- 60.6
- Offensive-zone start share
- 5v5 TOI/GP
- 12:50
- Even-strength minutes per game
Shot attempts
17 attempts, attacking the net on the right. Filled = goal; bigger = higher expected-goal value.
How McKenna is used
#92 · L · Toronto Maple Leafs
Gavin McKenna
How he’s used · 2026–27 · 6 games with shift charts
- Line 2
- PP2
- Ice time / game
- 14:55
- 12:50 at 5v5
- Offensive-zone starts
- 60.6%
- of his 5v5 zone faceoffs
- Expected goals share
- 47.3%
- at 5v5 with him on
- Shot attempt share
- 50.3%
- at 5v5 with him on
Shift profile · against NHL forwards
Average shift
McKenna50.2s
NHL average47.4s
Shifts that ran 60 seconds or longer
McKenna35%
NHL average24%
Shifts include power-play and penalty-kill time. Across the league, 5v5 shots go in nearly twice as often against a skater 80s+ into his shift.
Most-used linemates · 5v5
Nick Paul30.6 min together42%shot attempts
Oliver Ekman-Larsson30.5 min together60%shot attempts
William Nylander29.3 min together54%shot attempts
daily.hockeyUpdated after every game
| Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Opp | TOI | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Oct 13 | @ UTA | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 17:08 |
| Sat, Oct 10 | @ COL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15:21 |
| Thu, Oct 8 | @ VGK | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 14:08 |
| Tue, Oct 6 | vs NSH | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 4 | 14:45 |
| Sat, Oct 3 | vs OTT | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 12:46 |
| Wed, Sep 30 | vs NYI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:32 |
| Tue, Sep 29 | vs MTL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 15:19 |
| Team / League | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | Penn State Univ. · NCAA | 35 | 15 | 36 | 51 |
| 2025–26 | Canada U20 · WJC-20 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 14 |
| 2025–26 | Canada U20 · International-Jr | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024–25 | Medicine Hat Tigers · WHL | 56 | 41 | 88 | 129 |
| 2024–25 (P) | Medicine Hat Tigers · WHL | 16 | 9 | 29 | 38 |
| 2023–24 | Medicine Hat Tigers · WHL | 61 | 34 | 63 | 97 |
| 2023–24 (P) | Medicine Hat Tigers · WHL | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2022–23 | Medicine Hat Tigers · WHL | 16 | 4 | 14 | 18 |
| 2022–23 (P) | Medicine Hat Tigers · WHL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021–22 | RINK HA Kelowna U18 Prep · CSSHL U18 | 35 | 23 | 42 | 65 |
| 2021–22 | Pro Hockey Selects U15 · WSI U15 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 22 |
| 2021–22 (P) | RINK HA Kelowna U18 Prep · CSSHL U18 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2019–20 | Yukon Zone U15 AA · BC Zone U15 | 20 | 22 | 17 | 39 |
| 2018–19 | Pro Hockey Hutson Selects U12 · WSI U12 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
McKenna in the news
Guenther, Sergachev each have goal and assist in Mammoth’s 5-4 win over Maple LeafsAuston Matthews, Jack Roslovic, John Tavares and rookie Gavin McKenna scored for Toronto, while Anthony Stolarz stopped 23 shots.The Globe and Mail Hockey · 2026-10-14
McKenna wires home second career goal to cut into Mammoth’s leadWatch as the Maple Leafs set up Gavin McKenna, who wires home his second career goal and cuts the Mammoth’s lead to just one goal in the third period.Sportsnet Hockey (all hockey) · 2026-10-14
Jim Hiller on Tavares returning to PP1 and McKenna to PP2: “We’re talking about John Tavares. It’s a pretty easy decision to get John back in there”Ahead of Tuesday’s game in Utah, head coach Jim Hiller discussed the defense stepping up in Chris Tanev’s absence, the penalty kill’s strong start, Anthony Stolarz’s start, Kirill Marchenko’s chemistry with Auston…Maple Leafs Hotstove · 2026-10-13
Should McKenna have a permanent spot on the Maple Leafs’ top power-play?The Real Kyper and Bourne discuss whether Gavin McKenna has already earned a spot on the Maple Leafs’ top power-play unit, after John Tavares’ return pushed him back to the second unit.Sportsnet Hockey (all hockey) · 2026-10-13
Hiller explains ‘easy decision’ to put Tavares back on first power playToronto Maple Leafs head coach Jim Hiller discusses his decision of putting John Tavares back on the first power play in place of rookie Gavin McKenna, saying “we’re takling about John Tavares” which made the choice…Sportsnet Hockey (all hockey) · 2026-10-13- Hiller explains ‘easy decision’ to put Tavares back on first power playToronto Maple Leafs head coach Jim Hiller discusses his decision of putting John Tavares back on the first power play in place of rookie Gavin McKenna, saying “we’re takling about John Tavares” which made the choice…Sportsnet Hockey (all hockey) · 2026-10-13