TOR @ VGK Gameday Thread
TOR @ VGK
Venue: T-Mobile Arena
Puck drop: Thu Oct 8, 2026 10:00pm EDT
Use this thread to talk about the game before, during, and after.
Game Preview
TOR
- Record 2-7-1
- Streak W1
- GF/GP · GA/GP 2.8 · 4.2
- Power play 8/27 (29.6%)
- Last game W vs NSH (5–4)
VGK
- Record 8-1-1
- Streak W2
- GF/GP · GA/GP 4 · 2
- Power play 10/33 (30.3%)
- Last game W vs SEA (6–2)
Recent meetings:
- 2026-01-23 VGK 6 @ TOR 3
- 2026-01-15 TOR 5 @ VGK 6 OT/SO
Players to watch (last 5 team games):
TOR
- William Nylander 7 pts · 4 G · 12 SOG
- Auston Matthews 5 pts · 2 G · 14 SOG
- Easton Cowan 4 pts · 1 G · 9 SOG
- John Tavares 3 pts · 1 G · 14 SOG
VGK
- Jack Eichel 12 pts · 2 G · 12 SOG
- Tomas Hertl 6 pts · 3 G · 15 SOG
- Victor Olofsson 5 pts · 4 G · 9 SOG
- Brayden McNabb 5 pts · 0 G · 5 SOG
Prediction:
Expected goals: TOR 2.44 · VGK 4.29 · Win odds: TOR 21.9% · VGK 78.1% · OT/SO chance: 13.1%
- 2-4 37.4%
- 2-3 32.1%
- 1-4 30.6%
Box Score
TOR 3
Final
VGK 3
2026-10-08
| Stat | TOR | VGK |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 3 | 3 |
| Shots | 24 | 43 |
| Power Play | 0/1 (0.0%) | 0/4 (0.0%) |
| PIM | 8 | 2 |
| Faceoffs | 37 / 25 | 25 / 37 |
| Blocks | 16 | 15 |
| Saves | 40 | 21 |
| TOR Scorers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| G | A | PTS | |
| Easton Cowan | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jack Roslovic | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Paul | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Auston Matthews | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Chris Tanev | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Darren Raddysh | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gavin McKenna | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kirill Marchenko | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| VGK Scorers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| G | A | PTS | |
| Jack Eichel | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Brett Howden | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Stone | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ivan Barbashev | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mitch Marner | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| William Karlsson | 0 | 1 | 1 |