Avalanche beat Maple Leafs 6-3 as Landeskog scores twice

The Colorado Avalanche defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-3 on November 11 in Toronto, with Gabriel Landeskog scoring twice, including the go-ahead goal early in the third period. The loss was Toronto’s fourth in a row and its sixth in seven games.

Landeskog scored at 5:02 of the third, 51 seconds after Jack Roslovic tied the game 3-3 for Toronto. Landeskog’s goal put Colorado ahead for good. Artturi Lehkonen added a goal with less than three minutes remaining, and Martin Necas scored into an empty net.

Darren Raddysh opened the scoring for Toronto at 3:33 of the first period, his first goal for the team in his 20th game. Brock Nelson and Landeskog scored later in the period to give Colorado a 2-1 lead. Devon Toews extended the advantage in the second, before Eason Cowan scored in the final minute of the period to bring Toronto within one.

Toews finished with a goal and an assist, while Cale Makar recorded two assists. Mackenzie Blackwood made 28 saves for Colorado. Roslovic and Cowan each had a goal and an assist for Toronto; goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky made 22 saves.

The defeat left Toronto with four regulation losses in four home games during its current home stand, with two...