LW · TOR · NHL id 8486067
Gavin McKenna has played 2 games for the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2026-27, scoring 0 goals and 0 assists (0 points) on 2 shots while averaging 15:26 a night (12:19 at even strength, 2:54 on the power play and 0:03 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 78% of his 5v5 minutes with John Tavares and 75% with William Nylander over the last 2 games, and the Maple Leafs have controlled 28% of shot attempts with McKenna on the ice (0-2 in goals, 86% offensive-zone starts). In the Maple Leafs' most recent game against NYI he was on L2 with John Tavares and William Nylander and on PP2; moved up to L1 (from L2) in the last game.
Right now
From the Sep 30 game vs NYI, detected from shift data
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 2 games, 15:15 average time on ice, PP1 in 0 games, 1 line changes.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- 5-game average
- Did not play
- ▲ promoted · ▼ demoted
NHL EDGE tracking
2026-27 percentiles among skaters at his position
Only 2 GP in 2026-27: NHL EDGE percentiles are noisy before about 15-20 games.
Season-level NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, refreshed nightly. The percentile is the league rank among skaters this season; the label at the right is the raw value.
Shot map
2026-27 · 3 attempts, 2 on goal, 0 goals
Shot map, OPP at TOR: 3 attempts, 2 on goal, 0 goals, 0.13 expected goals; best chance Gavin McKenna at 0.07 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Puck luck
2026-27 · cumulative goals against expected goals from his own shots
- Actual goals
- Expected
- ±1σ
- Above expected
- Below expected
Player analytics
Compare with another player →2025-26 regular season. Rank is among all qualified players; the bar is his percentile among forwards. Each stat links to its explainer.
- Gavin McKenna is an NHL rookie: this is his first season.
- 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 2 SOG.
Fantasy box score
- Games played2
- Goals0
- Assists0
- Points0
- Shots on goal2
- Hits0
- Blocked shots0
- Plus/minus−2
- Penalty minutes0
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
Usage
- Ice time per game15:26
- Offensive-zone start %—
Special teams & discipline
Luck & trend
NHL EDGE tracking
Unranked rows are below the sample minimum (20 GP, 200 five-on-five minutes, 100 draws or 10 goalie games).
Beyond the box score
2026-27 regular season · 2 of 2 games through the sequence engine
- −0.175
- Season net
- −0.07xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 60
- 0.00
- Attempts
- 0
- 0.000
5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.
Linemates
2026-27 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without McKenna
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% McKenna apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Tavares | C | 2 | 19:17 | 78% | 28.9% | 0% (0-2) | 25.0% 5:20 | 88.9% 3:00 |
| William Nylander | RW | 2 | 18:32 | 75% | 21.4% | 0% (0-2) | 54.5% 6:05 | 68.8% 4:49 |
| Oliver Ekman-Larsson | D | 2 | 9:51 | 40% | 34.6% | — (0-0) | 22.2% 14:46 | 53.8% 17:37 |
| Darren Raddysh | D | 2 | 9:07 | 37% | 38.1% | 0% (0-2) | 21.9% 15:30 | 56.5% 22:53 |
| Chris Tanev | D | 2 | 8:38 | 35% | 11.8% | — (0-0) | 36.1% 15:59 | 47.4% 21:13 |
| Morgan Rielly | D | 2 | 8:35 | 35% | 33.3% | 0% (0-2) | 25.7% 16:02 | 56.1% 23:27 |
| Troy Stecher | D | 2 | 7:51 | 32% | 27.8% | — (0-0) | 28.6% 16:46 | 50.0% 20:17 |
| Jake McCabe | D | 2 | 5:03 | 21% | 0.0% | — (0-0) | 31.9% 19:34 | 54.1% 19:16 |
| Colton Sissons | C | 1 | 2:09 | 9% | 40.0% | — (0-0) | 27.3% 10:31 | 54.5% 10:41 |
| Nick Paul | LW | 1 | 2:06 | 9% | 0.0% | — (0-0) | 36.4% 10:34 | 50.0% 9:12 |
| Jack Roslovic | C | 1 | 1:06 | 4% | 0.0% | — (0-0) | 30.8% 11:34 | 61.9% 13:48 |
| Auston Matthews | C | 1 | 1:05 | 4% | 100.0% | — (0-0) | 24.0% 10:52 | 58.8% 11:25 |
Game log
2 games in 2026-27, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 | vs NYI | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 15:32 | 11:57 | 3:14 | 0:06 |
| Sep 29 | vs MTL | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 15:19 | 12:40 | 2:33 | — |
Season splits by strength
2026-27 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data
| Strength | GP | TOI/GP | SA | GF | GA | GF% | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All situations | 2 | 30:51 | 15:26 | 23 | 38 | 37.7% | 38.3% | 12 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 33% | 1.3 | 1.9 | 90% |
| Even strength | 2 | 24:37 | 12:19 | 15 | 38 | 28.3% | 29.3% | 9 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0% | 0.7 | 1.9 | 86% |
| 5v5 | 2 | 24:37 | 12:19 | 15 | 38 | 28.3% | 29.3% | 9 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0% | 0.7 | 1.9 | 86% |
| Power play | 2 | 5:47 | 2:54 | 8 | 0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 0.6 | 0.0 | 100% |
| Penalty kill | 1 | 0:06 | 0:06 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — |
| 5v4 | 2 | 5:47 | 2:54 | 8 | 0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 0.6 | 0.0 | 100% |
Career by season
Seasons in Edgehalla's data (2025-26 is being backfilled; earlier seasons follow)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | TOI/GP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | TOR | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 15:26 |
Gavin McKenna news
- NHL Rumours: Larkin Gets Booed, Carlo’s Kneeing Major & Bobrovsky ApologizesThe Hockey Writers
- NHL Trade Talk Recap: Maple Leafs, Oilers & Our Weekly PodcastNHL Trade Talk
- Maple Leafs Rookie Makes Shocking Decision Before NHL Debutheavy.com
- NHL Legend Wayne Gretzky Sends Strong Message on Maple Leafs' Gavin McKennaAOL.com
- Maple Leafs' Sergei Bobrovsky Responds After Gavin McKenna Incidentheavy.com
- Leafs' Sergei Bobrovsky admits he made a mistake in joining Gavin McKenna for rookie lapThe New York Times
- 'Wasn't A Swagger Thing': Maple Leafs Rookie Gavin McKenna Explains Why He Missed Morning Skate Before NHL DebutYahoo Sports
- Gavin McKenna | Practice | October 2, 2026NHL.com
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On-ice and deployment numbers are derived by Edgehalla from NHL play-by-play and shift data. Tracking percentiles are from NHL EDGE. Data updates after every game.