Maple Leafs 6, Avalanche 3 — October 10, 2026: recap and analysis

TORTOR
Toronto Maple Leafs
2-2-1 · OT1 · L10: 2-2-1
SO
W
L
W
L
Final
6—3
Oct 10, 2026 · Ball Arena
COLCOL
Colorado Avalanche
3-1-0 · W1 · L10: 3-1-0
W
L
W
W

Final score: Toronto Maple Leafs 6, Colorado Avalanche 3. Maple Leafs won with fewer expected goals, 2.39 to 4.74. 1 empty-net goal padded the final margin. PuckLab's first star: Sergei Bobrovsky (30/33 saves, .909 SV%, +2.2 GSAX). Pre-game PuckLab Edge: Avalanche, 83% (lost).

xG Flow

CUMULATIVE
012341ST2ND3RD
TOR xG
2.39
ACTUAL
6 — 3
COL xG
4.74
Empty-net goals are marked but add no xG.

Scoring Timeline

0.38
HIGH xG
TOR1P 03:03Even Strength
TOR 1 - 0 COL
0.09
MED xG
COL1P 10:46Even Strength
TOR 1 - 1 COL
0.06
MED xG
COL1P 15:14Even Strength
TOR 1 - 2 COL
0.24
HIGH xG
TOR2P 06:53Power Play
TOR 2 - 2 COL
0.41
HIGH xG
COL2P 12:25Even Strength
Brock Nelson
11
Brock Nelson(2)
C · COL · #11
TOR 2 - 3 COL
0.13
HIGH xG
TOR2P 16:47Even Strength
TOR 3 - 3 COL
0.15
HIGH xG
TOR2P 17:33Even Strength
TOR 4 - 3 COL
0.14
HIGH xG
TOR3P 12:02Power Play
TOR 5 - 3 COL
TOR3P 19:21Even StrengthEN
Auston Matthews
34
Auston Matthews(4)
C · TOR · #34
TOR 6 - 3 COL

Three Stars

PUCKLAB PICKS
★1
Sergei Bobrovsky
72
Sergei Bobrovsky
G · TOR · #72
30/33 saves, .909 SV%, +2.2 GSAX
★2
William Nylander
88
William Nylander
R · TOR · #88
2G, 3A, 4 SOG
★3
Auston Matthews
34
Auston Matthews
C · TOR · #34
2G, 2A, 5 SOG

Team Stats

TORCOL
23Shots33
2.39xGF4.74
39.85v5 CF%60.2
46.9FO%53.1
2/4PP0/5
22Hits16
22Blocks10
10Giveaways15
5Takeaways6
12PIM10

Period Breakdown

PeriodTOR SOGCOL SOGTOR xGCOL xG
1st8110.931.06
2nd4130.802.12
3rd1190.651.56
Total23332.394.74

Penalties

11 TOTAL
1P 00:24
TOR
Kirill MarchenkoTripping (2 min)
Drawn by Martin Necas
1P 18:59
TOR
Jack RoslovicHooking (2 min)
Drawn by Nazem Kadri
2P 00:51
TOR
Troy StecherTripping (2 min)
Drawn by Nathan MacKinnon
2P 06:34
COL
Jaden SchwartzHigh-sticking (2 min)
Drawn by Kirill Marchenko
2P 19:32
COL
Cale MakarCross-checking (2 min)
Drawn by Kirill Marchenko
3P 06:41
TOR
Brandon DuhaimeRoughing (2 min)
Drawn by Zachary L'Heureux
3P 06:41
TOR
Brandon DuhaimeTripping (2 min)
Drawn by Josh Manson
3P 06:41
COL
Zachary L'HeureuxRoughing (2 min)
Drawn by Brandon Duhaime
3P 11:20
COL
Nathan MacKinnonTripping (2 min)
Drawn by Auston Matthews
3P 13:59
COL
Fedor SvechkovTripping (2 min)
Drawn by Auston Matthews
3P 17:09
TOR
Darren RaddyshTripping (2 min)
Drawn by Gabriel Landeskog