nhl Game Recap
Toronto Falls 5-3 to Avalanche - Recap
The Maple Leafs came up short Saturday against the Avalanche, falling 5-3.
The Avalanche were a +113 underdog in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 6.5.
Colorado got goals from Andrew Cogliano, Mikko Rantanen, Ross Colton, Nathan MacKinnon, and Jonathan Drouin in the victory. Drouin opened the scoring at 5:27 of the second period.
Alexandar Georgiev turned in a 26-save effort for the Avalanche.
Morgan Rielly, Max Domi, and Timothy Liljegren scored for the Maple Leafs, finding the net behind Alexandar Georgiev.
Toronto got a 28-stop effort from Martin Jones in the loss.
Colorado scored 1 times on 4 chances on the power play, while Toronto went 0-for-1 with the man advantage.
Toronto lost the shots on goal battle to Colorado by a margin of 33-29.
Next game, Colorado takes its act on the road to face Montreal looking for another win. For Toronto, they head home to face Detroit.