Gabe Landeskog scores twice, Avalanche shakes off blown lead to win at Maple Leafs

Corey Masisak, The Denver Post on Nov 10, 2026

Published in Hockey

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TORONTO — Given some of the effort-based issues the Colorado Avalanche have had away from home this season, the resilience shown Tuesday night could be a significant development.

It’s not that the Avs came to Scotiabank Arena and defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs — but how they had to do it. Colorado survived an early goal against and gave up a multi-goal advantage en route to a 6-3 victory. Mackenzie Blackwood made 28 saves in the victory.

Gabe Landeskog scored twice for the Avs, including the go-ahead goal on the shift after Toronto rallied to tie this game at 3-3 in the final period.

Colorado had a two-goal advantage late in the second period, but a late tally before the intermission and Jack Roslovic’s goal 4:11 into the third brought the Maple Leafs level.

Landeskog, Nazem Kadri and Nicolas Roy went over the boards after Roslovic’s goal and put together a dominant shift. There were several chances, and Landeskog banged home a one-timer from Kadri near the left post at 5:02 to put the Avs back in front.

It was the seventh goal of the season for the Avs captain.

A pair of goals 77 seconds apart helped the Avs grab the lead late in the opening period. Brock Nelson pulled Colorado even at 1-1 with 3:51 remaining in the first. Cale Makar intercepted a centering pass from Toronto rookie Gavin McKenna to ignite a transition the other way.

T.J. Hughes, who turned 25 years old Monday, made a clever flick-on to Nelson after Jaden Schwartz sent the puck in. That play sent Nelson in alone behind the defense and he slipped a shot underneath Maple Leafs goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky for his fifth goal of the year.

Landeskog put the Avs in front with 2:24 left in the opening period. Nicolas Roy, who began last season with the Maple Leafs before joining Colorado ahead of the trade deadline, had the puck along the left boards. He turned and went by Leafs forward John Tavares and right to the net. Landeskog was there to clean up the rebound.

It looked like there was an opportunity for Toronto to challenge for goaltender interference. The Avs’ luck in those borderline situations has not been great, but no dispute came.

Devon Toews made it a 3-1 lead early in the second. His shot from the left point went through three layers of bodies untouched, but Bobrovsky didn’t see it through all the traffic and Toews had his sixth goal of the campaign. That’s already double his goal output (three) from last season.

Logan O’Connor had the primary assist as the fourth line set up the goal. He now has points in back-to-back games.

After the early blip, Blackwood settled in and had a strong second period while Toronto made a push … until the final minute. The Avs killed off a penalty and appeared poised to get to the second intermission with a two-goal advantage, but Leafs forward Easton Cowan snuck one through Blackwood near

Darren Raddysh put the Maple Leafs in front at 3:33 of the opening period. Jack Roslovic won a faceoff in the right circle to Auston Matthews, who set up Raddysh for a one-timer from the left point that went off Blackwood’s shoulder and in. It was the first goal for Raddysh with the Leafs, who signed an eight-year, $68 million contract with Toronto after a breakout season in Tampa Bay last year.