TORONTO — Gavin McKenna scored on the power play in the third period as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the San Jose Sharks 3–1 at Scotiabank Arena on October 19.

The NHL’s completed game record lists McKenna’s goal at 4:56 of the third, breaking a 1–1 tie. Toronto’s final total included two power-play goals and a late empty-netter.

Toronto answers an early San Jose lead

Mason Marchment opened the scoring for the Sharks at 13:54 of the first period. Auston Matthews supplied Toronto’s equalizer on the power play with 12 seconds left in the second.

McKenna then moved the Leafs in front, and Nick Paul added the empty-net goal at 19:20 of the third. Matthews finished with a goal and two assists, according to the official box score.

Thirty saves for Bobrovsky

Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 30 of San Jose’s 31 shots. Yaroslav Askarov made 29 saves on 31 shots faced; Toronto’s final goal went into the empty net. The team shot totals were 32–31 for Toronto.

The NHL record marks game 2026020139 as completed. The league recap carries an October 20 UTC publication timestamp, corresponding to the evening of October 19 in Toronto; the game itself was played Monday, October 19.

Sources: NHL’s official final box score; NHL’s official scoring summary; NHL.com’s full game recap.

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