Overview
- Colorado opened a four-game road trip with a 6-3 win in Toronto on Tuesday as Gabriel Landeskog scored twice, including the go-ahead goal created by Nazem Kadri’s pass from behind the net.
- Defenseman Devon Toews continued his early-season scoring surge with a goal and an assist, leaving him with 18 points in 19 games after coach Jared Bednar split Toews from Cale Makar to free him up offensively.
- Mackenzie Blackwood stabilized the Avalanche net with 28 saves and reached 10 wins for the season, a marked rebound from earlier inconsistency.
- The Maple Leafs committed a series of late-game defensive breakdowns on the sequence that conceded Landeskog’s winner, and coach Jim Hiller said the club’s results were unacceptable as the team extended its regulation losing streak.
- Sergei Bobrovsky again struggled, allowing five goals on 27 shots, while injuries and slow line changes have stretched Toronto’s depth and left the club searching for simple defensive fixes that could halt the slide.