The Colorado Avalanche are bad and they spent 60 minutes tonight trying to prove to you, me and anyone else watching of this fact. The beneficiary of this bumbling ineptitude was the Toronto Maple Leafs, who scored six times on their way to victory while also shutting out their opponent—because who scores anymore, right?
You may not have heard, but Auston Matthews has scored more than his fair share of goals in the early going of his rookie season. Naturally, the Avalanche would have to give one up too, so they did, just over seven minutes into the period, putting the team at its customary 1-0 deficit.