Nylander has five points as Maple Leafs beat Avalanche 6-3
William Nylander scored twice and added three assists, Auston Matthews had four points, and Toronto picked up its first road win of the season in Denver.
What's newToronto took the lead on goals 46 seconds apart, while Colorado finished 0-for-5 on the power play.
William Nylander's two goals and three assists helped the Toronto Maple Leafs defeat the Colorado Avalanche 6-3 in Denver on Saturday. Auston Matthews contributed two goals and two assists.
Toronto earned its first road victory of the season. Nick Paul had two assists and Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 30 shots.
Nick Blankenburg scored at 3:03 of the first period in his Maple Leafs debut. Nathan MacKinnon responded with two goals, giving Colorado a 2-1 lead at the first intermission.
The teams exchanged goals in the second period. Nylander's power-play goal at 6:53 tied the score before Brock Nelson restored Colorado's lead at 12:25. Nylander struck again at 16:47, and Easton Cowan put Toronto ahead 46 seconds later at 17:33.
Matthews scored on the power play at 12:02 of the third period and added an empty-net goal at 19:21. Toronto improved to 3-2-1; Colorado fell to 3-2-0.
Colorado did not score on any of its five power plays.
