The Toronto Maple Leafs had a tough outing in their 7-4 loss to the Colorado Avalanche despite solid individual games from some of their star players. Mitch Marner and John Tavares each had two goals,

Valeri Nichushkin completed a hat trick with an empty-net score after Nathan MacKinnon knocked in the go-ahead goal with 4:15 remaining and the Colorado Avalanche rallied from two goals down to beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 7-4 .

The Toronto Maple Leafs are finding out the hard way that costly mistakes against elite competition can be unforgiving – especially against top contenders like the Colorado Avalanche and Vegas Golden Knights.

Two of the best from the NHL’s Eastern and Western Conference get together Saturday night in Denver, as the Colorado Avalanche host the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Maple Leafs forward Mitch Marner declined a trade that included Mikko Rantanen at the NHL trade deadline and gave his reaction.

The Avalanche host the Maple Leafs after each team made big moves at the trade deadline, including Toronto acquiring Scott Laughton.