Landeskog’s late goal lifts Avalanche past Maple Leafs in Toronto
TORONTO (Interstat) — Gabriel Landeskog scored his second goal of the game early in the third period to put Colorado ahead for good in a 6-3 National Hockey League win over Toronto on Tuesday night at Scotiabank Arena. Devon Toews had a goal and an assist, and Brock Nelson, Artturi Lehkonen and Martin Necas, with an empty-net goal, also scored for the Avalanche. Cale Makar added two assists, and Mackenzie Blackwood made 28 saves. Jack Roslovic and Easton Cowan each had a goal and an assist for Toronto, while Auston Matthews added an assist. Darren Raddysh opened the scoring for Toronto in the first period, and Roslovic tied the game at 3 in the third before Landeskog answered. Nazem Kadri and Sam Malinski had assists on Landeskog’s go-ahead goal. Attendance was 18,853. Colorado improved to 11-8, and Toronto fell to 8-12. The Avalanche are next scheduled to visit Ottawa on Thursday.