Avalanche 3, Maple Leafs 6 on October 10, 2026

Recap

On October 10, 2026, the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Colorado Avalanche 6-3 at Ball Arena. Nick Blankenburg scored in his Toronto debut at 3:03 of the first off a pass from Nylander. Nathan MacKinnon answered twice to give Colorado a 2-1 lead before the second intermission.

Nylander tied it on the power play at 6:53 of the second, and Brock Nelson put Colorado ahead 3-2 at 12:25. Nylander and Easton Cowan scored 46 seconds apart late in the second for a 4-3 Toronto lead. Nylander's tying goal at 16:47 was his 700th NHL point.

Auston Matthews scored a power-play goal at 12:02 of the third and an empty-netter at 19:21. Nylander finished with two goals and three assists, and Matthews had two goals and two assists. Sergei Bobrovsky made 30 saves for Toronto's first road win. Mackenzie Blackwood had 17 saves in his first loss of the season for Colorado.

Scoring

Toronto Maple Leafs won 6–3 at Ball Arena.

Who scored

• Nick Blankenburg Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: William Nylander (4), Nick Paul (2)
• Nathan MacKinnon Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Brett Kulak (4), Devon Toews (3)
• Nathan MacKinnon Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Cale Makar (4), Martin Necas (3)
• William Nylander Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Gavin McKenna (3), Auston Matthews (5)
• Brock Nelson Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: none
• William Nylander Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Auston Matthews (6), Nick Paul (3)
• Easton Cowan Goal (3) Slap Shot, assists: Morgan Rielly (4), William Nylander (5)
• Auston Matthews Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: William Nylander (6), Kirill Marchenko (4)
• Auston Matthews Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: none

Goalies

• Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 30 of 33 for Toronto Maple Leafs.
• Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 17 of 22 for Colorado Avalanche.

Easton Cowan Goal (3) Slap Shot, assists: Morgan Rielly (4), William Nylander (5) That made the score 4–3 in the 2nd, and Toronto Maple Leafs stayed ahead.