Maple Leafs bring losing streak into home matchup with the Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche (10-6-2, in the Central Division) vs. Toronto Maple Leafs (8-9-2, in the Atlantic Division)Toronto; Tuesday, 7 p.m. ESTBOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Maple Leafs take on the Colorado Avalanche after losing three in a row.Toronto is 8-9-2 overall and 4-5-1 at home. The Maple Leafs have committed 83 total penalties (4.4 per game) to rank sixth in the league.Colorado is 10-6-2 overall and 3-5-0 on the road. The Avalanche have gone 10-2-0 in games they score at least three goals.Tuesday's game is the second time these teams match up this season. The Maple Leafs won 6-3 in the last meeting. William Nylander led the Maple Leafs with two goals.TOP PERFORMERS: Auston Matthews has 11 goals and 16 assists for the Maple Leafs. Nylander has six goals and four assists over the last 10 games.Artturi Lehkonen has 12 goals and five assists for the Avalanche. Nazem Kadri has scored five goals with three assists over the past 10 games.LAST 10 GAMES: Maple Leafs: 5-5-0, averaging 3.5 goals, 6.3 assists, 4.9 penalties and 11.8 penalty minutes while giving up 2.9 goals per game.Avalanche: 5-4-1, averaging 3.6 goals, 6.8 assists, 4.1 penalties and nine penalty minutes while giving up 3.1 goals per game.INJURIES: Maple Leafs: Morgan Rielly: day to day (lower body), Kirill Marchenko: out (lower-body), Cade Webber: out (elbow), Elvis Merzlikins: out (shoulder), Max Domi: out (back), Miles Wood: out (undisclosed), Nick Blankenburg: out (upper-body), William Villeneuve: out (knee), Jack Roslovic: day to day (lower-body), Marshall Rifai: out (lower body).Avalanche: Zachary L'Heureux: out (upper body), Josh Manson: out (lower body).___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.