William Nylander scored at 3:59 of time beyond regulation and the Toronto Maple Leafs ended Colorado’s 17-game dwelling successful streak with a 4-3 win in Denver on Monday evening.
It was the primary dwelling loss for Colorado since Oct. 23. The Avalanche stay unbeaten at dwelling in regulation (17-0-3) however missed out on an opportunity to tie the franchise document for consecutive dwelling victories.
Nylander skated down the correct aspect, took a cross from Oliver Ekman-Larsson and despatched a shot by way of the pads of Trent Miner (27 saves).
Nylander additionally had an help, whereas Bobby McMann, Auston Matthews and Easton Cowan scored targets and Joseph Wall made 31 saves for Toronto, which is 8-0-2 in its final 10 video games. Matthews added an help and Ekman-Larsson had two assists.
Maple Leafs ahead Nicholas Robertson left the sport after taking a shot off the within of his left knee within the first interval. He didn’t return.
Cale Makar and Martin Necas had a purpose and an help every, Brock Nelson additionally scored for Colorado and Nathan MacKinnon had three assists to take the NHL scoring lead with 81 factors.
Toronto acquired on the board first when Cowan’s cross to the entrance of the web hit Avalanche defenseman Brent Burns’ proper skate and slipped by Miner at 11:15 of the primary interval.
Makar tied it when he acquired a cross by way of the slot from Necas and beat Woll with a wrister at 16:12 of the primary. Nelson gave the Avalanche the lead 1:41 later when he scored on a one-timer from MacKinnon 5 seconds into an influence play.
McMann evened it up 2:12 into the second when he raced into the Colorado finish forward of two Colorado gamers and beat Miner with a wrister.
Matthews put the Maple Leafs again in entrance when he skated into the Colorado zone and wristed a shot over Miner’s left shoulder at 10:24 of the third. It was his twenty second purpose of the season and seventh in six January video games.
The Avalanche responded a couple of minutes later when MacKinnon despatched a cross to the entrance of the web the place Necas tipped it simply inside the correct put up at 12:55.
–Area Stage Media
