Golden Knights rally past Maple Leafs in shootout
Preview
Puck drops Thursday, October 8, 2026, 10:00 p.m. ET. The Toronto Maple Leafs leave Ontario to play the Vegas Golden Knights in the NHL's 2026-27 regular season. The game is at T-Mobile Arena, which holds 20,000. Toronto has not played a road game yet this season: no games played.
Toronto carries a 2-2-0 record into the trip, with a win in its last outing. The sequence reads W, L, W, L. The most recent game came Tuesday, October 6, 2026: a 5-4 overtime win over the Nashville Predators at home. Before that, a 2-3 regulation loss to the Ottawa Senators, a 2-1 win over the New York Islanders, and a 2-3 loss to the Montréal Canadiens, all at home. Toronto came into this game 5th in the Atlantic Division and 8th in the Eastern Conference, with 4 points and a 2-2-0 mark over its last 10 games.
Vegas brings a 2-1-0 record, also winners of its last game, with a sequence of W, L, W. The Golden Knights' last game was a 3-2 win on the road against the Vancouver Canucks, following a 3-4 home loss to the Anaheim Ducks and a 5-2 home win over the Chicago Blackhawks. Vegas came into this game 4th in the Pacific Division and 8th in the Western Conference, with 4 points and a 1-1-0 home record.
Our feed has 2 meetings between these two clubs from the 2025-2026 regular season: Vegas Golden Knights won 6-5 in overtime on Thursday, January 15, 2026, then Vegas Golden Knights won 6-3 on Friday, January 23, 2026.
After the game TOR 3 – VGK 4 (SO) Loss
Vegas Golden Knights 4, Toronto Maple Leafs 3, in a shootout. The game was played Thursday, October 8, 2026 at T-Mobile Arena. Toronto built an early 3 to 0 lead. Vegas clawed all the way back before the extra frames.
J. Roslovic opened the scoring at 00:34, set up by A. Matthews and K. Marchenko. E. Cowan doubled the lead at 03:20, assisted by C. Tanev. N. Paul added a third goal at 08:37, with helpers from D. Raddysh and G. McKenna. Vegas answered before the first intermission. M. Stone scored at 17:36, fed by J. Eichel and I. Barbashev, and the first period ended 3 to 1 for Toronto.
The second period belonged to the Golden Knights. B. Howden cut the gap at 01:12, off a play from M. Marner and W. Karlsson. J. Eichel tied it at 03:58. The third period settled nothing, and neither did overtime.
The shootout decided it. That deciding goal counts as a single goal in the final score. T. Connelly took first star, ahead of J. Eichel and M. Stone, both Golden Knights. Toronto leaves the road trip with a loss after leading 3 to 0.
Published Oct 7, 2026 · Updated Oct 9, 2026