Gabriel Landeskog scored twice, including the winner, as the Colorado Avalanche defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-3 on Tuesday night at Scotiabank Arena.
Darren Raddysh opened the scoring at 3:33 of the first period, with assists from Auston Matthews and Jack Roslovic. Brock Nelson tied it 1-1 at 16:09 of the first period. Landeskog put the Avalanche ahead 2-1 at 17:26 of the first period. Devon Toews made it 3-1 at 3:31 of the second period. Easton Cowan pulled the Maple Leafs within 3-2 at 19:31 of the second period.
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Roslovic tied it 3-3 at 4:11 of the third period. Landeskog put the Avalanche ahead 4-3 at 5:02 of the third period, with assists from Nazem Kadri and Sam Malinski. Artturi Lehkonen made it 5-3 at 17:15 of the third period. Martin Necas made it 6-3 into an empty net at 17:30 of the third period.
For Colorado, Landeskog had two goals, Toews had a goal and an assist, Cale Makar had two assists, Nelson, Lehkonen and Necas each scored, and Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 28 of 31 shots.
For Toronto, Raddysh had a goal and an assist, Roslovic had a goal and an assist, Cowan had a goal and an assist, and Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 22 of 27 shots.
Toronto outshot Colorado 31-28. Colorado went 0 for 2 on the power play, and Toronto went 0 for 1. The Avalanche improved to 11-6-2. The Maple Leafs fell to 8-10-2.
The Avalanche sit fourth in the Western Conference and have won two straight. The Maple Leafs are 11th in the Eastern Conference and have lost four straight. The season series is tied 1-1. Toronto won the first meeting 6-3 on Oct. 10.
The Avalanche next visit the Ottawa Senators on Thursday, Nov. 12, at 7:00 p.m. ET. The Maple Leafs next host the Minnesota Wild on Thursday, Nov. 12, at 7:00 p.m. ET.
