Kraken edge Maple Leafs 5–4 on Montour's goal with 34 seconds left — McKenna's first two-goal game spoiled
Sports · The Canadian Chronicle
Published Wednesday, October 28, 2026
The Seattle Kraken beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5–4 on Wednesday night at Climate Pledge Arena. Brandon Montour scored the winner on a slap shot with 34 seconds left in the third period, after Auston Matthews had tied the game at 18:30 of the third with the Toronto net empty. Gavin McKenna, the No. 1 overall pick in this year's draft, scored two power-play goals and added an assist — his first two-goal game and first three-point game. Matthews finished with a goal and two assists, and Jack Roslovic scored and added an assist. Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 12 of 17 shots for Toronto.
Chandler Stephenson had a goal and an assist for Seattle, and Berkly Catton, Josh Mahura and Ryker Evans also scored. Toronto is 1–2–0 on its four-game road trip, which concludes Saturday in Vancouver.