Toronto Maple Leafs (32-16-8, third in the Atlantic Division) vs. Colorado Avalanche (35-18-5, second in the Central Division)
Denver; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Maple Leafs visit the Colorado Avalanche after Max Domi scored two goals in the Maple Leafs' 7-3 win against the Vegas Golden Knights.
Colorado has a 35-18-5 record overall and a 22-5-0 record in home games. The Avalanche rank 10th in NHL play with 232 total penalties (averaging 4.0 per game).
Toronto is 17-6-6 in road games and 32-16-8 overall. The Maple Leafs are fourth in the league with 206 total goals (averaging 3.7 per game).
The matchup Saturday is the second time these teams play this season. The Avalanche won 5-3 in the last meeting.
TOP PERFORMERS: Nathan MacKinnon has 34 goals and 59 assists for the Avalanche. Artturi Lehkonen has scored four goals with four assists over the past 10 games.
William Nylander has 31 goals and 44 assists for the Maple Leafs. Auston Matthews has 13 goals and six assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Avalanche: 4-4-2, averaging 2.8 goals, five assists, 3.9 penalties and 7.8 penalty minutes while giving up 2.8 goals per game.
Maple Leafs: 8-2-0, averaging 4.8 goals, 7.4 assists, 4.1 penalties and 10.2 penalty minutes while giving up 2.7 goals per game.
INJURIES: Avalanche: Andrew Cogliano: day to day (illness), Gabriel Landeskog: out for season (knee), Pavel Francouz: out for season (groin).
Maple Leafs: Conor Timmins: out (illness), John Klingberg: out for season (hip), Matt Murray: out (hip), Calle Jarnkrok: out (knuckle), Jake Muzzin: out for season (back).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
