Maple Leafs 6–2 Avalanche — Final Score & Stats (Dec 31, 2022)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

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1st star 🍁 TOR

Michael Bunting

2 G

4 shots · 16:51 TOI

2nd star 🍁 TOR

Auston Matthews

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 17:42 TOI

3rd star 🍁 TOR

William Nylander

2 A

2 shots · 17:14 TOI

Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🍁 Mitchell Marner Go-ahead 1st · 06:51

Assists: Calle Jarnkrok, John Tavares · beat Alexandar Georgiev

1–0

🍁 Pierre Engvall 1st · 09:27

Assists: David Kampf, Alexander Kerfoot · beat Alexandar Georgiev

2–0

🏔️ J.T. Compher 1st · 17:28

Assists: Logan O'Connor, Evan Rodrigues · beat Matt Murray

2–1

2nd period

🍁 Michael Bunting PP 2nd · 00:34

Assists: John Tavares, Auston Matthews · beat Alexandar Georgiev

3–1

🏔️ Devon Toews 2nd · 09:45

Assists: J.T. Compher, Denis Malgin · beat Matt Murray

3–2

🍁 Auston Matthews 2nd · 15:00

Assists: William Nylander · beat Alexandar Georgiev

4–2

🍁 TJ Brodie 2nd · 15:24

Unassisted · beat Alexandar Georgiev

5–2

3rd period

🍁 Michael Bunting 3rd · 16:11

Assists: William Nylander

6–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🍁Maple Leafs

L1 Matthews · Marner · Nylander 17:42

L2 Bunting · Tavares · Jarnkrok 16:28

L3 Engvall · Kampf · Kerfoot 14:38

L4 Hunt · Aston-Reese · Holmberg 11:30

D1 Holl · Brodie 21:06

D2 Rielly · Giordano 18:24

D3 Liljegren · Timmins 16:39

🏔️Avalanche

L1 Compher · MacKinnon · Rodrigues 22:19

L2 Lehkonen · Rantanen · O'Connor 20:06

L3 Newhook · Cogliano · Malgin 13:10

L4 MacDermid · Meyers 6:43

D1 Makar · Toews 25:04

D2 Girard · Johnson 21:20

D3 Englund · Hunt 10:44

D4 MacDonald 5:13

Team stats

Away left · home right

🍁TOR COL🏔️

32 Shots on goal 28

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3

12 Hits 24

25 Blocked shots 10

10 Takeaways 8

8 Giveaways 5

6 Penalty minutes 8

TOR shooting 18.8% (6/32) COL shooting 7.1% (2/28)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🍁Maple Leafs

Matt Murray

26/28

.929 SV% · 2 GA · 59:39 TOI

🏔️Avalanche

Alexandar Georgiev

19/24

.792 SV% · 5 GA · 35:24 TOI

Jonas Johansson Shutout

7/7

1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 23:15 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 2–1

Maple Leafs

Maple Leafs — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 7-3-1 (64% win rate, 11 games)

Avalanche

Avalanche — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 4-3-1 (50% win rate, 8 games)

After 2nd — 5–2

Maple Leafs

Maple Leafs — leading by 3 goals after 2nd: 4-0 (100% win rate, 4 games)

Avalanche

Avalanche — trailing by 3 goals after 2nd: 0-3 (0% win rate, 3 games)

Last meetings

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Maple Leafs lead the season series 1–0

Jan 82022 🍁TOR @ 🏔️COL 4–5 OT Dec 12021 🏔️COL @ 🍁TOR 3–8 Dec 42019 🏔️COL @ 🍁TOR 3–1 Nov 232019 🍁TOR @ 🏔️COL 5–3 Feb 122019 🍁TOR @ 🏔️COL 5–2

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Who won Maple Leafs vs Avalanche on December 31, 2022?

Maple Leafs won 6–2. The final score was Maple Leafs 6, Avalanche 2.

Who scored for Maple Leafs?

Michael Bunting (2), Auston Matthews, Mitchell Marner, Pierre Engvall, TJ Brodie.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Devon Toews, J.T. Compher.

How did the Maple Leafs goalie play?

Matt Murray made 26 saves on 28 shots (.929 save percentage).

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Alexandar Georgiev made 19 saves on 24 shots (.792 save percentage).

Where is Maple Leafs vs Avalanche played?

At Ball Arena in Denver, the Avalanche home rink.

What is the Maple Leafs vs Avalanche season series?

Maple Leafs lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🍁 Maple Leafs

BeforeDec 29 🍁TOR @ 🌵ARI 3–6 AfterJan 3 🎵STL @ 🍁TOR 6–5

🏔️ Avalanche

BeforeDec 29 👑LAK @ 🏔️COL 5–4 AfterJan 2 🎰VGK @ 🏔️COL 3–2

Also on December 31

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