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Nylander ties a career high with 5 points, Maple Leafs beat Avs 6-3

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Kelly, M. (2026, October 11). Nylander ties a career high with 5 points, Maple Leafs beat Avs 6-3. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/leafs/nylander-ties-a-career-high-with-5-points-maple-leafs-beat-avs-6-3/article_64a5be45-4e99-5c77-8c4d-58c94d282837.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-10-11 · by Michael Kelly

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William Nylander scored two goals and tied his career high with three assists to lead the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 6-3 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday night in Denver. The game saw Nylander's five-point performance help turn the tide after Nathan MacKinnon had given Colorado a brief lead, leading to eventual losses for the Avs despite their strong first-half play and eight seconds of a two-man advantage early in the second period.
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On Saturday, the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Colorado Avalanche 6-3 at Bell Arena in Denver. Coach Jim Hiller chose Sergei Bobrovsky over Anthony Stolarz as the starting goaltender, and Bobrovsky's performance was pivotal to the victory despite the Avalanche outshooting the Leafs 33-21. William Nylander had a standout game with five points (two goals and three assists), tying his career high. Auston Matthews also contributed significantly with two goals and two assists. The Leafs' resilience, particularly in the second half of the game, was highlighted by consecutive goals from Nylander and Easton Cowan late in the second period. This win marked Toronto's third victory of the season and Bobrovsky’s first.

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Michael Kelly
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Avalanche Avs Colorado Toronto the Maple Leafs

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Colorado GPE · 3× Nylander PERSON · 3× Toronto GPE · 3× Avalanche ORG · 2× Avs ORG · 2× the Maple Leafs ORG · 2× DENVER GPE · 1× Easton Cowan PERSON · 1× William Nylander PERSON · 1× the Toronto Maple Leafs ORG · 1×

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William Nylander and Easton Cowan scored 46 seconds apart late in the second period and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Colorado Avalanche 6-3 on Saturday night.
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🔮 William Nylander and Easton Cowan scored 46 seconds apart late in the second period and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Colorado Avalanche 6-3 on Saturday night.
2026-10-11 · Toronto Star
Nylander ties a career high with 5 points, Maple Leafs beat Avs 6-3 · assertive framing

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William Nylander and Easton Cowan scored 46 seconds apart late in the second period and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Colorado Avalanche 6-3 on Saturday night. asserted
Leafs → score → night
Nylander finished with two goals and had a career-high three assists to finish with five points, also tying a career high. asserted
Nylander → finish → high
Auston Matthews had two goals and two assists for Toronto, which has alternated wins and losses to start the season. asserted
which → have → season
Nathan MacKinnon scored twice for Colorado, which suffered its first loss in three home games. asserted
which → score → games
Brock Nelson also scored and Mackenzie Blackwood had 16 saves in his first setback of the season. asserted
Blackwood → score → season
The Avs finished 0-for-5 on the power play, which included eight seconds of a 5-on-3 early in the second period. asserted
which → finish → period
After Nick Blankenburg gave the Maple Leafs a 1-0 lead 3:03 into the game, MacKinnon’s bull-rush through the Toronto defence tied it midway through the first. asserted
rush → give → first
He gave Colorado the lead with his second of the night at 15:14. asserted
He → give → 15:14
Nylander tied it 19 seconds after Jaden Schwartz took a high-sticking minor early in the second, the first power-play goal the Avs allowed this season. asserted
Avs → tie → second
Nelson scored off his own rebound later in the period to give Colorado a 3-2 lead before the Maple Leafs grabbed control in the second. asserted
Leafs → score → second
Nylander’s second of the night tied it at 16:47 and Cowan scored a one-timer off a pass from Morgan Reilly that gave Toronto the lead at 17:33. asserted
that → tie → 17:33
Then Matthews made it 5-3 with a power-play goal midway through the third and sealed it when he scored into an empty net in the final minute. asserted
he → make → minute
Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 30 shots. asserted
Bobrovsky → stop → shots
Avalanche forward Logan O’Connor was away from the team following the sudden passing of his father, former NHL defenceman Myles O’Connor. asserted
O’Connor → follow → father
Maple Leafs: Visit the Utah Mammoth on Tuesday. asserted
Leafs → visit → Tuesday
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