McKenna faces Burns as Maple Leafs visit high-scoring Avalanche
Toronto visits Ball Arena on Saturday, with Colorado scoring 23 goals in its first four games.
Toronto rookie Gavin McKenna faces Brent Burns and the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday at Ball Arena, where the Maple Leafs will try to contain an offence averaging 5.75 goals per game. The game starts at 7 p.m. ET.
Toronto enters with two wins, two regulation losses and one overtime or shootout loss. Colorado has three wins and one loss, scoring 23 goals in its opening four games.
Nathan MacKinnon has three goals and five assists through four games. He and Toronto forwards McKenna and Auston Matthews were all first overall picks: MacKinnon in 2013, Matthews in 2016 and McKenna in 2026.
Burns brings a streak of 1,011 consecutive games into the matchup, according to the NHL's Saturday preview. At 41, the defenceman is 23 years older than McKenna, who is 18.
