Avalanche Falls to Maple Leafs 4-3 in Overtime

Picked Up a Point

Martin Necas' game-tying goal helped the Avalanche pick up a point in a 4-3 overtime loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs at Ball Arena on Tuesday. Cale Makar and Brock Nelson added tallies for Colorado, while Nathan MacKinnon posted three assists.

How It Happened

Toronto's Easton Cowan opened the scoring at 11:15 of the first period with a shot from below the left circle that deflected into the net.

Makar tied the game at 16:12 of the first period with his 14th goal of the season via a right-circle shot set up by Necas, who performed a highlight-reel spin-o-rama move around Maple Leafs defenseman Jake McCabe before sending a cross-ice feed to the two-time Norris Trophy winner.

The Avs took a 2-1 lead on the power play at 17:53 of the first period when Nelson scored his 22nd goal of the season via a one-timer from the slot set up by MacKinnon. With his second assist of the game, MacKinnon tied Peter Stastny for the second-most multi-point games in franchise history (313).

Bobby McMann tied the game at 2:12 of the second period with a breakaway goal.

The Maple Leafs took a 3-2 lead at 10:24 of the third period when Auston Matthews scored a four-on-four goal via a left-circle wrist shot.

Necas tied the game at 12:55 of the third period with his 21st goal of the season via a shot from the doorstep set up by MacKinnon.

William Nylander scored the game-winning goal for Toronto at 3:59 of the frame via a right-circle shot off the rush.

Next Up

The Avalanche hosts the Nashville Predators on Friday at 7 p.m. MT on KTVD-20, Altitude, Altitude+ and Altitude Sports Radio 92.5 FM.