Colorado Avalanche (11-6-1, fourth in the Central) vs. Toronto Maple Leafs (16-6-1, first in the Atlantic)
Toronto; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EST
LINE: Maple Leafs -118, Avalanche -103
BOTTOM LINE: Toronto is looking to keep its four-game win streak going when the Maple Leafs take on Colorado.
The Maple Leafs are 9-3-1 at home. Toronto is 21st in the league with 33.8 shots per game and is averaging 2.9 goals.
The Avalanche are 4-4-0 on the road. Colorado averages 10.8 points per game to lead the Western Conference, recording 4.0 goals and 6.8 assists per game.
The matchup Wednesday is the first meeting this season for the two teams.
TOP PERFORMERS: Auston Matthews leads the Maple Leafs with 10 goals and has 19 points. William Nylander has four goals over the last 10 games for Toronto.
Nazem Kadri has 27 total points while scoring seven goals and totaling 20 assists for the Avalanche. Cale Makar has 14 points over the last 10 games for Colorado.
LAST 10 GAMES: Maple Leafs: 9-1-0, averaging 3.3 goals, 6.1 assists, 2.5 penalties and 5.3 penalty minutes while giving up 1.2 goals per game with a .961 save percentage.
Avalanche: 7-2-1, averaging 4.9 goals, 8.1 assists, 3.4 penalties and 8.2 penalty minutes while giving up 2.8 goals per game with a .903 save percentage.
INJURIES: Maple Leafs: Ondrej Kase: day to day (upper body).
Avalanche: J.T. Compher: out (upper-body), Nathan MacKinnon: out (lower-body).
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