Maple Leafs 2, Avalanche 1

Colorado 0 1 0 — 1 Toronto 0 1 1 — 2

First Period: None. Penalties: Lehkonen, COL (Elbowing), 6:02. Knies, TOR (High Sticking), 6:02. Drury, COL (High Sticking), 19:22.

Second Period: 1, Toronto, Matthews 27 (Marner, Tavares), 0:28 (pp). 2, Colorado, Nichushkin 18 (Makar, MacKinnon), 2:48 (pp). Penalties: Carlo, TOR (Tripping), 1:48. Kelly, COL (Roughing), 15:47. Tavares, TOR (Roughing), 15:47.

Third Period: 3, Toronto, Lorentz 6 (Benoit), 2:53 (sh). Penalties: Toronto bench, served by Robertson (Too Many Men on the Ice), 1:31.

Shots on goal: Colorado 13-15-11: 39. Toronto 5-10-10: 25.

Power-play opportunities: Colorado 1 of 2. Toronto 1 of 1.

Goalies: Colorado, Blackwood 24-17-6 (26 shots-24 saves). Toronto, Woll 24-12-0 (39-38).

A: 18,731 (18,819). T: 2:28.

Referees: Kendrick Nicholson, Kelly Sutherland; Linesmen: Shandor Alphonso, Ryan Gibbons.