Gavin McKenna's "filthy" pass puts his vision in focus

The Maple Leafs' fast-starting Short has viewers discussing deception, passing lanes and William Nylander's part in the play.

Channel: Toronto Maple Leafs Story of October 12, 2026Trari Newsroom

Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 52,306 views a day, 12 times a normal first day on this channel (4,288).

FILTHY GAVIN MCKENNA PASS 🤢🤯

Gavin McKenna doesn't need to score to get the Leafs' comment section talking. After the first NHL goal we covered earlier, the club's latest spotlight falls on his passing, with viewers picking apart how he finds an opening.

The Short drew about 52,000 views in its first day, compared with roughly 4,000 for a usual Leafs Short. The comments arrived more than eight times as quickly as usual, and there is a specific hockey conversation beneath the excitement.

One viewer points to McKenna not looking toward William Nylander before the pass, reading that as the deception that leaves him unmarked. Others focus on McKenna's awareness of passing lanes, while Nylander's own move gets a share of the attention. These are viewers' interpretations of the play, but they explain why the discussion goes beyond a simple celebration of a goal.

The club's uploads also offer the longer aftermath of Saturday's win over Colorado. Its full postgame media availability drew an unusually large first-day audience, with Auston Matthews, Nylander, Nick Blankenburg and head coach Jim Hiller taking questions. A quick piece of playmaking and the extended postgame conversation are both finding room on the Leafs' watch list.

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The numbers

McKenna's Short ran well beyond the Leafs' usual first-day audience. The full Colorado postgame media session also had a much faster start than a regular longer upload.

the video's first day

usual first day here

4,288

this video

52,306

subscribers

173,000

▲ 1,000 in the last 7 days

total views

120,787,207

views per day

454,252

typical day: 154,274

the video

views

59,691

likes

1,101

comments

91

days online

1

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

Delta Highlights

187,000

Toronto Raptors

182,000

NFL on CBS

177,000

Toronto Maple Leafs

173,000

NBC Sports Philadelphia

173,000

MLB SZN

161,000

As of October 12, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.