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Jan 12, 2026; Denver, Colorado, USA; Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Troy Stecher (28) and Colorado Avalanche center Ross Colton (20) battle for the puck in the second period at Ball Arena. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images <\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\nWilliam Nylander scored at 3:59 of overtime and the Toronto Maple Leafs ended Colorado’s 17-game home winning streak with a 4-3 win in Denver on Monday night.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n It was the first home loss for Colorado since Oct. 23. The Avalanche remain unbeaten at home in regulation (17-0-3) but missed out on a chance to tie the franchise record for consecutive home victories. <\/p>\n<\/section>\n Nylander skated down the right side, took a pass from Oliver Ekman-Larsson and sent a shot through the pads of Trent Miner (27 saves).<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Nylander also had an assist, while Bobby McMann, Auston Matthews and Easton Cowan scored goals and Joseph Wall made 31 saves for Toronto, which is 8-0-2 in its last 10 games. Matthews added an assist and Ekman-Larsson had two assists.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Maple Leafs forward Nicholas Robertson left the game after taking a shot off the inside of his left knee in the first period. He did not return.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n <\/p>\n Cale Makar and Martin Necas had a goal and an assist each, Brock Nelson also scored for Colorado and Nathan MacKinnon had three assists to take the NHL scoring lead with 81 points.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Toronto got on the board first when Cowan’s pass to the front of the net hit Avalanche defenseman Brent Burns’ right skate and slipped by Miner at 11:15 of the first period.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Makar tied it when he got a pass through the slot from Necas and beat Woll with a wrister at 16:12 of the first. Nelson gave the Avalanche the lead 1:41 later when he scored on a one-timer from MacKinnon five seconds into a power play.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n McMann evened it up 2:12 into the second when he raced into the Colorado end ahead of two Colorado players and beat Miner with a wrister.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Matthews put the Maple Leafs back in front when he skated into the Colorado zone and wristed a shot over Miner’s left shoulder at 10:24 of the third. It was his 22nd goal of the season and seventh in six January games.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n The Avalanche responded a few minutes later when MacKinnon sent a pass to the front of the net where Necas tipped it just inside the right post at 12:55.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n