Patrick Roy after 7-4 loss to the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs:
Toronto has 20 power-play goals on the season — seven against the Avalanche. Entering Monday’s game between the teams, the Maple Leafs had just three power-play goals on the road. They doubled that at the Pepsi Center, and finished the home-and-home set 7-of-8 with the man-advantage..
Big night for two former Wisconsin Badgers, Jake Gardiner (four assists) of the Leafs and the Avs’ Jack Skille (two goals). … Toronto’s Leo Komarov had two goals and an assist to tie his career-high in points; he also had three points Saturday in a 5-0 win over Los Angeles. … Second-career hat trick for Toronto’s Tyler Bozak, who lives in Denver in the off-season. … Leafs goalie Jonathan Bernier began the season on an 11-game winless skid (0-8-2) but is since 2-0.
Bozak’s second goal of the night was a back-breaker, making it 5-3:
John Mitchell goal’s goal tied it 3-3 after two periods:
