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Toronto Maple Leafs at Colorado Avalanche

Pepsi Center, Denver Regular Season Final

Final score

The Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Colorado Avalanche 7–4 on Monday, December 21, 2015 on the road.

Team Goals 2015-2016 record
Toronto Maple Leafs 7 29-42-11
at Colorado Avalanche 4 39-39-4

Goals by period

Team Total
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 1 4 7
Colorado Avalanche 1 2 1 4

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Toronto Maple Leafs 8 3 11 22
Colorado Avalanche 7 7 14 28

Three stars

  1. T. Bozak, Toronto Maple Leafs (3 goals)
  2. L. Komarov, Toronto Maple Leafs (2 goals, 1 assist)
  3. J. Gardiner, Toronto Maple Leafs (4 assists)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 02:27 Colorado Avalanche Jack Skille (5) Erik Johnson (7), Cody McLeod (4) Even strength TOR 0, COL 1
1st 13:34 Toronto Maple Leafs Leo Komarov (14) Jake Gardiner (5), Nazem Kadri (10) Power play TOR 1, COL 1
1st 17:42 Toronto Maple Leafs Joffrey Lupul (9) Leo Komarov (9), Jake Gardiner (6) Power play TOR 2, COL 1
2nd 01:07 Colorado Avalanche John Mitchell (8) Alex Tanguay (8), Jarome Iginla (9) Even strength TOR 2, COL 2
2nd 12:03 Toronto Maple Leafs Leo Komarov (15) Peter Holland (8), Jake Gardiner (7) Power play TOR 3, COL 2
2nd 18:43 Colorado Avalanche Erik Johnson (6) Gabriel Landeskog (18), Tyson Barrie (18) Power play TOR 3, COL 3
3rd 00:49 Toronto Maple Leafs Tyler Bozak (6) James van Riemsdyk (11), PA Parenteau (8) Even strength TOR 4, COL 3
3rd 06:47 Toronto Maple Leafs Tyler Bozak (7) Unassisted Even strength TOR 5, COL 3
3rd 10:40 Toronto Maple Leafs James van Riemsdyk (11) Jake Gardiner (8), Dion Phaneuf (15) Even strength TOR 6, COL 3
3rd 16:20 Toronto Maple Leafs Tyler Bozak (8) James van Riemsdyk (12) Even strength, Empty net TOR 7, COL 3
3rd 17:31 Colorado Avalanche Jack Skille (6) Zach Redmond (3), Nick Holden (9) Even strength TOR 7, COL 4

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Stat Toronto Maple Leafs Colorado Avalanche
Shots on goal 22 28
Power play 3 of 3 1 of 4
Penalty minutes 8 6
Hits 23 20
Blocked shots 9 16
Giveaways 1 4
Takeaways 12 7
Faceoffs won 33/70 (47.1%) 37/70 (52.9%)

Box score

Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs skaters
Player
15 P. Parenteau R 0 1 1 +4 0 0 2 0 0 15:42
19 J. Lupul L 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 12:59
21 J. van Riemsdyk L 1 2 3 +4 0 3 1 0 0 16:25
23 S. Matthias L 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 1 0 13:48
24 P. Holland C 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 1 0 10% 13:42
26 D. Winnik L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 12:32
28 B. Boyes R 0 0 0 -2 2 0 0 0 0 10:23
40 M. Grabner L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 0 16:55
42 T. Bozak C 3 0 3 +4 0 5 1 0 0 45% 15:43
43 N. Kadri C 0 1 1 -1 0 0 1 0 0 70% 14:37
47 L. Komarov R 2 1 3 -1 2 5 2 0 2 100% 16:26
56 B. Froese C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 36.4% 14:29
2 M. Hunwick D 0 0 0 +1 2 0 2 0 0 21:24
3 D. Phaneuf D 0 1 1 -1 0 3 6 1 0 20:38
44 M. Rielly D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 3 0 0 25:16
46 R. Polak D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 3 5 0 100% 22:28
51 J. Gardiner D 0 4 4 +1 2 0 0 1 0 18:59
52 M. Marincin D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 09:57
Toronto Maple Leafs goalies
Goalie
45 J. Bernier 28 24 4 .857 60:00 Win

Colorado Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche skaters
Player
7 J. Mitchell C 1 0 1 +1 0 1 0 1 0 66.7% 13:14
8 J. Skille R 2 0 2 +2 0 3 0 0 0 50% 08:03
9 M. Duchene C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 1 0 60% 21:28
12 J. Iginla R 0 1 1 -1 0 2 1 0 0 75% 17:08
14 B. Comeau L 0 0 0 -2 2 2 0 0 0 40% 13:03
25 M. Grigorenko C 0 0 0 +2 0 1 0 0 0 50% 08:42
27 A. Martinsen L 0 0 0 -2 0 2 6 0 0 12:43
29 N. MacKinnon C 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 0 0 44.4% 20:52
34 C. Soderberg C 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 1 0 54.5% 18:11
40 A. Tanguay L 0 1 1 +1 2 1 0 0 0 17:41
55 C. McLeod L 0 1 1 +2 0 0 5 0 0 08:13
92 G. Landeskog L 0 1 1 -2 0 1 3 0 0 20:20
2 N. Holden D 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 26:16
4 T. Barrie D 0 1 1 -1 0 4 0 3 0 24:24
5 N. Guenin D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 06:40
6 E. Johnson D 1 1 2 -2 0 2 0 1 1 22:51
22 Z. Redmond D 0 1 1 +1 0 2 2 2 0 15:18
32 F. Beauchemin D 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 24:31
Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie
1 S. Varlamov 21 15 6 .714 58:47 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 08:58 Toronto Maple Leafs Jake Gardiner High sticking 2
1st 12:59 Colorado Avalanche Francois Beauchemin Tripping 2
1st 16:50 Colorado Avalanche Blake Comeau Hooking 2
2nd 02:07 Toronto Maple Leafs Brad Boyes High sticking 2
2nd 11:55 Colorado Avalanche Alex Tanguay Holding 2
2nd 17:06 Toronto Maple Leafs Matt Hunwick Slashing 2
3rd 02:01 Toronto Maple Leafs Leo Komarov Slashing 2

Game information

Toronto Maple Leafs head coach
Mike Babcock
Colorado Avalanche head coach
Patrick Roy
Referees
Francis Charron, Tom Chmielewski
Linesmen
Lonnie Cameron, Ryan Galloway
Toronto Maple Leafs scratches
Rich Clune, Frank Corrado, Garret Sparks
Colorado Avalanche scratches
Brandon Gormley, Chris Wagner

2015-2016 season series

Matchup Status Details
Colorado Avalanche 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 5 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 7 at Colorado Avalanche 4 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 21

Matchup Status Details
Anaheim Ducks 2 at New York Islanders 5 Final Game page
St. Louis Blues 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 4 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 1 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Nashville Predators 5 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 6 at Minnesota Wild 3 Final Game page
Winnipeg Jets 1 at Edmonton Oilers 3 Final Game page

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