Overview
- The Toronto Maple Leafs fell 6-3 to the Colorado Avalanche at Scotiabank Arena on Tuesday, their fourth straight regulation loss that leaves Toronto 8-10-2 through 20 games.
- Less than a minute after Jack Roslovic tied the game early in the third, a sequence of slow reactions and a bad line change left Gabriel Landeskog unmarked for the go-ahead goal, a play coach Jim Hiller singled out as one of several poor decisions.
- Veteran goalie Sergei Bobrovsky continued a difficult stretch, surrendering five goals on 27 shots in the loss and extending a run that has left him with a 3-8-2 record and an .881 save percentage in recent starts.
- Colorado got two goals from Landeskog, a goal and an assist from Devon Toews who now has 18 points in 19 games, and 28 saves from Mackenzie Blackwood as the Avalanche improved to 11-6-2.
- Injuries and load management have limited Toronto’s lineup continuity, Hiller has publicly taken responsibility for tactical errors, and the club faces a stretch of tough opponents that will test whether the team’s promised work can halt the slide.