Gavin McKenna
Age 18 · Shoots left · 5′11″ · 164 lb · Born Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, CAN
Drafted 2026, #1 overall by Toronto
at Vegas · 10:00 PM ETGavin McKenna scored 2 points (1 goal, 1 assist) in 4 games in 2026-27, 8th on Toronto.
This season
2026-27 regular season · 4 games Small sample2 points in 4 games for the 18th-placed Toronto
Where he ranks among NHL forwards with 2+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.
Points per game · rolling blocks
Dashed line: season average (0.5). Dark blocks sit at or above it.
Where he ranks
See all: Where he ranks →A depth forward who runs the first power play
Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of Toronto's power play went through him.
Special teams
Power-play involvement
Team power-play goals from the season team report; involvement is his power-play points.
Most of the goals come at even strength
How the 1 goal and 1 assist were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.
Goals by period
Goals by game state
0 of 1 goal broke a tie; 1 came with Toronto trailing.
Most attempts from the wing, goals from the wing
Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.
By zone
11 attempts across the 4 games with a stored shot map. Small sample
Expected goals
See all: Expected goals →2026-27 · 4 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.
Every unblocked attempt he took, weighed by its chance of scoring from that spot, shot type and strength. Above zero is finishing better than the chances.
xG leadersDistance per 60 in the 84th percentile of forwards: 10.13 miles
How fast he skated, how far, how hard he shot and where on the ice his shifts were spent, against the average NHL forward.
Where his shifts were spent
Share of his time on ice in each zone.
Fastest moments
- 21.64vs
NYI30 Sep · 1st 04:46 - 21.03vs
OTT3 Oct · 1st 08:32 - 21.00vsOTT3 Oct · 1st 12:58
- 20.79vs
MTL29 Sep · 1st 19:07 - 20.53vsOTT3 Oct · 2nd 12:38
- 20.44vsNYI30 Sep · 1st 14:08
- 20.09vsOTT3 Oct · 3rd 18:24
- 19.81vsOTT3 Oct · 3rd 17:17
His fastest bursts in mph.
Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.
Hardest shots
- 74.46vsMTL29 Sep · 1st 13:17
- 51.16vsOTT3 Oct · 1st 16:39
- 44.40vsNYI30 Sep · 3rd 15:22
Shot speed in mph, every attempt type.
Shot attempts per speed band.
Distance, last 10 games
- 2.54vs
NSH6 Oct · 14:45 TOI - 2.25vsOTT3 Oct · 12:46 TOI
- 2.47vsNYI30 Sep · 15:32 TOI
- 2.60vsMTL29 Sep · 15:19 TOI
Miles per game with his time on ice. Season average 2.46 a game. Small sample: these numbers move a lot in the first weeks of a season.
Physical play, discipline and faceoffs
Possession events, penalties drawn against penalties taken, and faceoffs.
Possession and physical
The last ten games
NSHW 5-4 OT1124+114:45OTTL 2-30001−112:46NYIW 2-10001015:32MTLL 2-30001−215:1917% for the Calder Trophy
Season ladders and award futures he is priced for, as the venues' average midpoint.
Kalshi
Polymarket
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$1.08M a season through 2028-29
Cap hit is the average annual charge against the salary cap, not a yearly salary; cap value is cap hit times the years of the deal, not a reported total. As of 1 Oct 2026.
With Toronto
One season · 2026-27 to 2026-27Auston Matthews sets him up more than anyone
Built from goal and assist records: who assists on his goals, whose goals he assists, and his scoring against each opponent.
Who sets him up
Assists on his 1 goal, 2026-27.
Franchise ranks
See all: Franchise ranks →Career
Regular season and playoffsOne season, all with the Maple Leafs
Career · regular season
Season rows reconcile with the official career totals.
Draft
Updated after every final · through 6 Oct