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("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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TORONTO - Auston Matthews scored at 4:46 of a chaotic overtime and added three assists in regulation as the Toronto Maple Leafs erased a 3-0 deficit to defeat the Nashville Predators 5-4 on Tuesday.
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Leafs → score → Tuesday
Matthews took a pass from William Nylander in the extra period to end a wild night at Scotiabank Arena.
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Matthews → take → Arena
Nylander, No. 1 overall pick Gavin McKenna — with his first as a professional — John Tavares and Jack Roslovic had the other goals for Toronto (2-2-0), which got 21 saves from Anthony Stolarz.
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which → have → Stolarz
McKenna also picked up an assist on Tavares’ goal for his first NHL point.
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McKenna → pick → point
Nylander chipped in two assists and Roslovic added one.
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Roslovic → chip → one
Steven Stamkos scored twice to move into 17th place on the NHL’s all-time list for Nashville (1-1-1), while Nils Hoglander added two of his own.
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Hoglander → score → own
Juuse Saros made 33 stops.
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Saros → make → stops
Filip Forsberg chipped in two assists.
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Forsberg → chip → assists
Stamkos opened the scoring at 7:13 of the first period on a power play after Stolarz made a couple of huge stops.
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Stolarz → open → stops
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.
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it → double → in
Tavares got Toronto going off the rush at 4:56 of the middle period — McKenna picked up the primary assist — and Nylander connected on a man advantage at 6:58 to make it 3-2.
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it → get → 6:58
Stamkos scored his second to restore a two-goal lead at 13:30, but McKenna buried his first in the NHL just 61 seconds later.
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McKenna → score → NHL
Roslovic tied things at 8:54 of the third when he went bar down on Saros to set up the late drama that included Toronto failing to connect a 3-on-0 in OT before Matthews fired past Saros for the victory.
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Matthews → tie → victory
Colton Sissons played parts of 11 seasons with Nashville.
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Sissons → play → Nashville
The 32-year-old winger spent 2025-26 with the Vegas Golden Knights before signing with Toronto.
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winger → spend → Toronto
Stamkos broke a tie with Joe Sakic and Jarome Iginla on the league’s all-time scoring list with his first-period goal — the 626th of his career — before adding another in the second.
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Stamkos → break → second
Dave Andreychuk sits 16th in NHL history with 640 career goals.
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Andreychuk → sit → goals
KEY MOMENT
McKenna took a pass from Matthews and ripped his first in the NHL upstairs on Saros at 14:31 of the second before dropping to one knee in celebration.
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McKenna → take → celebration
KEY STAT
Stamkos became the third active player to score 100 game-opening goals in his career.
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Stamkos → become → career
Alex Ovechkin leads with 154 followed by Sidney Crosby at 127.
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Ovechkin → lead → 127
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 6, 2026.
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report → publish → Press
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