Toronto Maple Leafs at Colorado Avalanche

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Toronto Maple Leafs

23-15-7

Final
4 - 3

Colorado Avalanche

33-4-8

William Nylander's OT goal gives Leafs 4-3 victory, snaps Avalanche's 17-game home win streak

Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Colorado Avalanche: Game Highlights

Nylander took a pass from Oliver Ekman-Larsson and lined it past Trent Miner.

Auston Matthews, Easton Cowan and Bobby McMann also added goals as the Maple Leafs improved to 8-0-2 over their last 10 games.

Joseph Woll turned back 31 shots. He also helped the Maple Leafs withstand a late penalty at the end of regulation.

It was Colorado’s first home loss since Oct. 23. The Avalanche came within a win of matching the franchise’s longest home streak, which was set by the 2021-22 Stanley Cup-winning team. Colorado (19-0-3) hasn't lost in regulation at Ball Arena this season.

Cale Makar, Brock Nelson and Martin Necas scored for Colorado, while Nathan MacKinnon finished with three assists. MacKinnon nearly had the winner in OT, but his shot rang off the crossbar.

Miner, fresh off a 29-save shutout win Saturday, appeared again in net and stopped 27 shots. He was called on to make consecutive starts with Scott Wedgewood dinged up and Mackenzie Blackwood out with a lower-body injury.

Martin Necas tied the game at 3-apiece with 7:05 remaining in regulation after Matthews gave Toronto the lead.

MacKinnon had a pair of assists in the first period to help the Avalanche grab a 2-1 lead. It was the 313th multipoint game of MacKinnon's career, tying him with Peter Stastny for second-most in franchise history. Joe Sakic leads the way with 473.

Toronto scored first when Cowan's pass bounced off the skate of Avalanche defenseman Brent Burns and into the net.

Later in the period, Nicholas Robertson was helped off the ice after being hit by the puck in the left leg.

Up next Maple Leafs: At Utah on Tuesday.

Avalanche: Host Nashville on Friday.

Regular Season Series

TOR leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal	1st Period 11:15	Easton Cowan Goal (7) , assists: none
Goal	1st Period 16:12	Cale Makar Goal (14) Wrist Shot, assists: Martin Necas (36), Nathan MacKinnon (43)
Goal	1st Period 17:53	Brock Nelson Goal (22) Slap Shot, assists: Nathan MacKinnon (44), Cale Makar (39)
Goal	2nd Period 2:12	Bobby McMann Goal (14) Wrist Shot, assists: none
Goal	3rd Period 10:24	Auston Matthews Goal (22) Wrist Shot, assists: William Nylander (30), Oliver Ekman-Larsson (19)
Goal	3rd Period 12:55	Martin Necas Goal (21) Tip-In, assists: Nathan MacKinnon (45)
Goal	4th Period 3:59	William Nylander Goal (16) Wrist Shot, assists: Oliver Ekman-Larsson (20), Auston Matthews (15)

Statistics

TOR		COL
22	Blocked Shots	12
13	Hits	14
8	Takeaways	3
31	Shots	34
0	Power Play Goals	1
2	Power Play Opportunities	3
0.0	Power Play Percentage	33.3
0	Short Handed Goals	0
0	Shootout Goals	0
28	Faceoffs Won	27
50.9	Faceoff Win Percent	49.1
15	Giveaways	22
4	Total Penalties	3
8	Penalty Minutes	6

Colorado Avalanche Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Joel Kiviranta, LW	Out	Jan 8
Devon Toews, D	Out	Jan 6
Gabriel Landeskog, LW	Out	Jan 6
Mackenzie Blackwood, G	Injured Reserve	Jan 2

Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Nicholas Robertson, LW	Out	Jan 12
Dakota Mermis, D	Injured Reserve	Jan 12
Anthony Stolarz, G	Injured Reserve	Jan 10
Chris Tanev, D	Injured Reserve	Dec 31
Dakota Joshua, C	Injured Reserve	Dec 31