Toronto Maple Leafs rookie Easton Cowan scored his first NHL point on Tuesday night, and that earned him a one-word reaction from Leafs captain Auston Matthews.

It may be too early to genuinely entertain the idea of a bounce-back game, as we haven’t reached Halloween yet, but the Toronto Maple Leafs submitted a much better effort in a 7-4 victory over the Nashville Predators.

A dangerous hit from Nashville Predators forward Ozzy Weisblatt on Toronto Maple Leafs rookie Easton Cowan could receive some attention from Player Safety.

Easton Cowan is enjoying life up in the NHL with the Toronto Maple Leafs. The 20-year-old made his NHL debut on Monday against the Detroit Red Wings, playing alongside Auston Matthews and Matthew Knies on Toronto's top line. Cowan finished with one shot, three hits, and 14:05 of ice time.

Maple Leafs defenceman Brandon Carlo jokes about rookie Easton Cowan trying new foods for the first time, while Predators forward Luke Evangelista jokes about teammate Brady Martin getting adventurous with his taste buds as well.

Can rookie Easton Cowan spark the Maple Leafs, or will Detroit expose more cracks in Toronto’s lineup Monday night?”

Toronto Maple Leafs forward Easton Cowan will not make his NHL debut against the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday. Cowan, Sammy Blais and Philippe Myers are among the Maple Leafs’ healthy scratches for Saturday’s contest.

In April 2025, the Department of Accountancy’s professor Mark Cowan presented his paper, “When the Deadline Falls: The Promise and Problems of Equitable Tolling in Taxation,” at the Pacific Northwest Chapter of the Academy of Legal Studies in Business Regional Meeting in Boise, Idaho.