Flames beat Maple Leafs 5–2 in Calgary — Gridin scores twice as Toronto's win streak ends at four
Sports · The Canadian Chronicle
Published Tuesday, October 27, 2026
The Calgary Flames beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5–2 on Monday night, October 26, at Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, completing a perfect four-game homestand and ending Toronto's four-game winning streak. Matvei Gridin opened the scoring at 10:05 of the first period, and Mikael Backlund made it 2–0 less than two minutes later. Gridin scored his second of the night on a power play 25 seconds into the second period for a 3–0 lead.
Easton Cowan answered for Toronto at 12:54 of the second, and William Nylander brought the Maple Leafs within one at 6:06 of the third. Toronto could not find the tying goal. Joel Farabee scored into an empty net at 18:35, and Martin Pospisil added a second empty-net goal at 19:21.
Gridin finished with two goals and an assist. Backlund's goal moved him into a tie for fifth place on the Flames' all-time points list. Calgary outshot Toronto 34–28. It was Calgary's fourth straight win. Toronto's next game is tonight in Seattle, and Calgary's homestand is complete.