Avalanche 6, Maple Leafs 3: Colorado Puts Toronto's Night on Ice

Colorado came into Toronto and walked out with a 6-3 win, and the scoreboard does most of the talking. Six goals on the road is a loud night, and the Avalanche made it look like they wanted it more when it counted.

The Maple Leafs put up three, which in this league is not nothing. Toronto has the kind of roster that should turn a game like this into a coin flip, and instead the home crowd spent a lot of the evening watching the visitors pile on. Three goals is a respectable number, but respectable is not the same as winning, and that is the bitter arithmetic of this one.

What we can say with confidence is simple: Colorado scored more, and that was the difference. We won't pretend to know which line dominated or who the hero was, because the final score is the only thing on this sheet we can verify. Plenty of fans will want to hand out grades based on highlight clips and gut feelings. Fair enough, but six beats three, and the Avalanche leave Scotiabank with the win and a reason to feel good about the night.