TORONTO — After trailing for the first time in 10 games — briefly — the Avalanche used comeback hockey to win its 10th consecutive game Monday.
With 7:43 left in regulation at the Air Canada Centre, Blake Comeau and Carl Soderberg worked a give-and-go to perfection, with Comeau tapping in Soderberg’s centering pass on the doorstep of Maple Leafs goalie Frederik Anderson. The goal broke a 2-2 tie and Colorado went on to win 4-2 after captain Gabe Landeskog scored an empty-netter in the final minute.
The Avs scored first for the 10th consecutive game but trailed for 1 minute, 34 seconds in the second period — the first time they weren’t tied or leading in their remarkable 10-game stretch.