The Toronto Maple Leafs face the possibility of falling out of the mix for a postseason berth before the first quarter of the regular season is complete. The Leafs take on the Colorado Avalanche in the fourth game of their six-game November homestand that cannot be described as anything other than disastrous so far. Toronto is coming off a lost weekend where they lost 4-2 to Montreal and were shut out 4-0 by Connor Hellebuyck and the New Jersey Devils.
In the loss to the Devils, the Leafs were without winger Jack Roslovic (who had teeth knocked out in the third period on Saturday), defensemen Morgan Rielly and Chris Tanev. Forward Colton Sissons was injured during the game, and with Tanev being scratch for a veteran rest day, both Dakota Mermis and Cole McWard were inserted on the blueline.
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Roslovic took part in the Leafs morning skate, resuming his spot on the right side with Easton Cowan and Auston Matthews, and the club made a roster move, sending veteran minor leaguer Vinni Letteri to back to the AHL and calling up forward Ryan Tverberg. The 24-year-old Richmond Hill, ON native made his NHL Debut at the end of last season, and this year with the Marlies has seven points (4 goals, 3 assists) in 14 games.
Tverberg skated on the left side with John Tavares and William Nylander, while rookie Gavin McKenna went through rushes on the right side with Dakota Joshua and Nick Paul.
The club also provided updates on Tuesday morning on their injured players. Sissons is out week-to-week with a lower body injury, as are Kirill Marchenko and Marshall Rifai. Nick Blankenburg is out week-to-week with an upper body injury, and Rielly is out day-to-day with a lower body injury. Taney skated with Oliver Ekman-Larsson on Tuesday, with Troy Stecher pairing with Dakota Mermis.
Sergei Bobrovsky was in the starter’s net for Toronto, and it is expected that MacKenzie Blackwood will get the start for Colorado, after he shut out the Detroit Red Wings 4-0 on Saturday.
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (8-9-2 – 18 POINTS) vs. COLORADO AVALANCHE (10-6-2 – 22 POINTS)
11/10/26, 7 PM, Â SCOTIABANK ARENA (TORONTO, ON)
TV: TSN ▪ RADIO: TSN 1050
TORONTO’S HISTORY vs. COLORADO
| All-Time Record: | 38-43-9-5 (95 Games) |
| All-Time Home Record: | 20-24-4-2 (50 Games) |
| 2025-26: | 1-1-0 |
| Last Five: | 3-2-0 |
| Last 10: | 5-3-2 |
| First Matchup Between Clubs: | November 18, 1979 (Toronto 2 at Quebec 4) |
| All-Time Record: | 38-43-9-5 (95 Games) |
| All-Time Home Record: | 20-24-4-2 (50 Games) |
| All-Time Road Record: | 18-19-5-3 (45 Games) |
| Last Home Win vs. Opponent: | March 19, 2025 (Toronto 2 vs Colorado 1) |
MAPLE LEAFS / AVALANCHE – 2026-27 TEAM STATS
| TORONTO | COLORADO | |
| Team Rank: | 7th – Atlantic | T2nd – Central |
| Current Form: | L3 | W1 |
| Goals For Per Game: | 3.37 (12th) | 4.00 (3rd) |
| Goals Against Per Game: | 3.32 (21st) | 3.06 (T-13th) |
| Power Play %: | 28.6 (T-5th) | 23.3 (11th) |
| Penalty Kill %: | 85.9 (4th) | 78.2 (14th) |
| Shots For Per Game: | 27.9 (11th) | 30.6 (3rd) |
| Shots Against Per Game: | 29.6 (27th) | 27.2 (T-13th) |
| Faceoff %: | 51.7 (9th) | 49.1 (21st) |
| (NHL rank in parenthesis – as of 11/10/2026 at 8:30 a.m. EST) | ||
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