Colorado Avalanche at Toronto Maple Leafs, NHL, November 10, 2026, Scotiabank Arena, Toronto.
Key points before puck drop:
- Toronto had lost three straight at home, and Auston Matthews said the players had to "look in the mirror."
- Toronto's penalty kill went 37 of 38 early in the season but was at 68% over the last seven games.
- Cale Makar left Sunday's practice (Jared Bednar called it "precautionary") but skated Tuesday morning and was expected to play.
- Toronto took the sixth-most penalties in the NHL, and Colorado's power play went 3-for-5 against Detroit.
- Last meeting: the Leafs won 6-3 in Denver on Oct 10 despite being outshot 33-22.
Final: Colorado Avalanche 6, Toronto Maple Leafs 3. Makar played and picked up two assists. Gabriel Landeskog scored twice, including the go-ahead goal at 5:02 of the third, 51 seconds after Jack Roslovic had tied it 3-3. Artturi Lehkonen and Martin Necas added late goals. The special-teams battle never really happened: there were only three power plays in the game, and nobody scored on one. Darren Raddysh had a goal and an assist for Toronto, and Easton Cowan also scored. Mackenzie Blackwood made 28 saves, while Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 22 of 27. Toronto's home losing streak reached four. Colorado moved to 11-6-2, and Toronto fell to 8-10-2.
Sources: NHL.com, ESPN, The Associated Press, TSN, Colorado Hockey Now, Denver Sports.
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