Maple Leafs snap a 2-game losing streak with a 7-4 victory over the Predators
Nashville Predators' Ozzy Wiesblatt (89) checks Toronto Maple Leafs' Easton Cowan (53) as goaltender Cayden Primeau (30) looks on during third period NHL hockey action in Toronto on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025. Credit: AP/Nathan Denette
TORONTO — Oliver Ekman-Larsson and John Tavares each had a goal and two assists and the Toronto Maple Leafs snapped a two-game skid with a 7-4 win over the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night.
Auston Matthews had two goals, including an empty-netter, and Jake McCabe and Bobby McMann also scored for Toronto. Cayden Primeau made 26 saves. William Nylander had two assists and added an empty-net goal. Matthew Knies finished with three assists.
Nick Perbix had a goal and an assist, and Michael McCarron, Erik Haula and Roman Josi scored for Nashville. Justus Annunen stopped 21 shots in a matchup of backup goaltenders.
Primeau, who was picked off waivers from the Carolina Hurricanes last week with Joseph Woll away from the Maple Leafs due to a family matter, registered his first NHL victory since Nov. 27, 2024, with the Montreal Canadiens.
Toronto head coach Craig Berube called a timeout after Nashville scored goals 44 seconds apart in the second period to erase a 2-0 deficit. The Maple Leafs pushed ahead when Tavares scored his first goal of the season by banging home a loose puck after a nifty give-and-go between Nylander and Ekman-Larsson. McMann made it 4-2 through 40 minutes.
Toronto was coming off a 3-2 home loss to Detroit on Monday, while Nashville picked up a 4-1 victory over the Senators in Ottawa.
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Predators: Play the third game of a four-game trip at Montreal on Thursday.
Toronto Maple Leafs' Auston Matthews is stopped by Nashville Predators goaltender Justus Annunen the second period of an NHL hockey game in Toronto on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025. Credit: AP/Nathan Denette
Maple Leafs: Host the New York Rangers on Thursday in the third game of a five-game homestand.
