Avalanche Pick Their Spots and Pile Up Six in Toronto
The Leafs fired more pucks, but Colorado's sharper looks beat Bobrovsky while Blackwood handled nearly every dangerous one
Toronto threw more pucks at the net, but Colorado got the chances that mattered and won 6-3 at Scotiabank Arena.
The Leafs had slightly more shot attempts, but the Avalanche's looks were better. By expected goals (how many goals a team's chances were worth), Colorado earned 3.42 to Toronto's 2.60. Then the Avs scored well beyond even that.
The gap showed in net. Sergei Bobrovsky allowed five goals on 27 shots and stopped five of eight high-danger shots. Mackenzie Blackwood made 28 saves on 31 shots. He wasn't spectacular overall, giving up about what Toronto's chances were worth, but he turned aside eight of nine high-danger shots. Gabriel Landeskog scored twice and also rang a post.
Toronto still got two-point nights from Jack Roslovic, Easton Cowan and Darren Raddysh. Colorado's finishing, not its volume, settled this one.
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