Sergei Bobrovsky allowed five goals as the Toronto Maple Leafs dropped a 5-4 decision to the Seattle Kraken on Oct. 28, 2026.
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The Toronto Maple Leafs couldn’t overcome a series of defensive miscues in a 5-4 loss to the Seattle Kraken at Climate Pledge Arena on Wednesday.
A milestone night for Toronto forward Gavin McKenna was overshadowed by the team’s overall battle with consistency and a tough outing from goalie Sergei Bobrovsky. McKenna scored two power-play goals, his first two-goal game in the NHL, but they weren’t enough to overcome Seattle’s late push.
Seattle took the lead with 34 seconds left in regulation when Kraken defenceman Brandon Montour scored on a slapshot after Matty Beniers won the draw over Colton Sissons in the Toronto end. Bobrovsky finished with 17 shots against and was beaten enough times that his struggles continued as the Kraken closed out the win.
Toronto tied the game 4-4 with 1:30 to play when captain Auston Matthews scored on Philipp Grubauer with a one-timer from a pass by Darren Raddysh while playing six-on-five.
Jack Roslovic scored for Toronto eight minutes into the third period, but the Leafs were also missing Kirill Marchenko with a lower-body injury.
McKenna added to his night by becoming the youngest Leafs player since Jack Hamilton in 1943-44 to record a multi-goal game, doing so at 18 years and 312 days. He also registered an assist for his first three-point game in the NHL, with Matthews credited with the primary assist on both of McKenna’s goals.
The scoring began in the first period when Berkly Catton scored at 1:59. McKenna responded at 19:14, beating Grubauer high blocker to even the game heading into the first intermission.
In the second period, Chandler Stephenson scored on the power play after McKenna’s second goal tied the game 2-2. Josh Mahura then put Seattle ahead 2-1 at 16 seconds of the period on a two-on-one, and Ryker Evans extended the Kraken’s lead to 4-2 at 10:58 with a shot off the post past Bobrovsky.
In the middle frame, Seattle had three goals while Toronto managed just two shots on goal, and Toronto took four minor penalties in the second period—disrupting its rhythm as the game tightened.
Following the loss, the Leafs will attempt to salvage their latest trip west when they visit the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday to finish a four-game set.
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