Maple Leafs bring losing streak into home matchup with the Avalanche
EST BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Maple Leafs take on the Colorado Avalanche after losing three in a row.
- TOP PERFORMERS: Auston Matthews has 11 goals and 16 assists for the Maple Leafs.
- Toronto Maple Leafs (8-9-2, in the Atlantic Division) Toronto; Tuesday, 7 p.m.
- William Nylander led the Maple Leafs with two goals.
LAST 10 GAMES: Maple Leafs: 5-5-0, averaging 3.5 goals, 6.3 assists, 4.9 penalties and 11.8 penalty minutes while giving up 2.9 goals per game.
The Maple Leafs have committed 83 total penalties (4.4 per game) to rank sixth in the league.
- INJURIES: Canucks: Thatcher Demko: out (hip), Tom Willander: day to day (lower body), Akil Thomas: out (undisclosed), Mackenzie MacEachern: out (undisclosed), Filip Chytil: out (upper body).
- Avalanche: Zachary L'Heureux: out (upper body), Josh Manson: out (lower body).
- The Avalanche have gone 10-2-0 in games they score at least three goals.
- Artturi Lehkonen has 12 goals and five assists for the Avalanche.
- EST LINE: Flyers -136, Canucks +112; over/under is 6.5 BOTTOM LINE: The Vancouver Canucks aim to break a five-game slide when they take on the Philadelphia Flyers.
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