DENVER (Interstat) — William Nylander had two goals and three assists, tying a career high with five points, and Auston Matthews added two goals and two assists as the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Colorado Avalanche 6-3 on Saturday at Ball Arena. Toronto improved to 3-3, while Colorado fell to 3-2. Toronto has alternated wins and losses to start the season. Nylander scored twice and Easton Cowan added another in the second period for Toronto, which trailed 2-1 after the first. Nathan MacKinnon scored twice for Colorado and finished with eight shots and two penalty minutes, while Brock Nelson also scored. Cale Makar had an assist for Colorado. Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 30 shots for Toronto. Nick Blankenburg also scored for Toronto, Nick Paul had two assists and Morgan Rielly added an assist. Matthews recorded four shots and three hits. Attendance was 18,091. The Maple Leafs next visit Utah, while the Avalanche travel to Dallas. Nylander was Toronto’s top star.