Top Draft Pick Gavin McKenna Picks up First NHL Goal, Assist for Toronto Against Predators
The 18-year-old added an assist for his first NHL point after Toronto selected him first overall in June.
- On Tuesday, 18-year-old Toronto Maple Leafs rookie Gavin McKenna scored his first NHL goal, beating Nashville Predators goaltender Juuse Saros from the face-off circle during the second period.
- Selected first overall in the 2026 NHL Draft, the Whitehorse native joined the Maple Leafs after playing collegiate hockey at Penn State.
- McKenna also recorded his first NHL point earlier in the contest by assisting on a goal by William Nylander; John Tavares later scored after a pass from captain Auston Matthews.
- Toronto's off-season overhaul included the arrivals of goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky, defenseman Darren Raddysh, and winger Kirill Marchenko, who joined the team shortly before the regular-season opener.
- "Not where you want to be," McKenna said regarding his scoreless start, but he emphasized he is "just sticking with it" as he learns the professional game.
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Top draft pick Gavin McKenna picks up first NHL goal, assist for Toron
TORONTO (AP) — No. 1 draft pick Gavin McKenna scored his first NHL goal with the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday night. McKenna scored on Nashville Predators goaltender Juuse Saros in the second period of his fourth
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Top draft pick Gavin McKenna picks up first NHL goal, assist for Toronto against Predators
No. 1 draft pick Gavin McKenna scored his first NHL goal with the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday night. McKenna scored on Nashville Predators goaltender Juuse Saros in the second period of his fourth professional game. The 18-year-old took a…
Maple Leafs' Gavin McKenna Snipes Home 1st NHL Goal
For the first time since 2016, the Toronto Maple Leafs won the NHL Draft Lottery, and the rights to select with the first overall pick; they used the pick on Penn State Nittany Lions forward Gavin McKenna.While McKenna had gone pointless in each of his first three NHL contests, that wasn’t the case on Tuesday […]
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