Brock Nelson wasted no time showing why the Avalanche went out and paid him. The veteran center torched the Maple Leafs for a hat trick as Colorado kicked off its three-game road trip with a convincing 4–1 win Sunday afternoon at Scotiabank Arena.

Shane Wright scored two goals for the Seattle Kraken in a 5-2 win against the Toronto Maple Leafs at Climate Pledge Arena on Thursday. “We’re dialed into playing the right way,” Seattle coach Lane Lambert said.

The Sabres were once a bottom-feeding division rival team the Leafs used to regularly beat up on. The Leafs’ deep and talented roster used to rack up two points against teams like the Sabres on home ice easily en route to their highest point totals in franchise history.

TORONTO (AP) — Rasmus Dahlin had the first hat trick of his NHL career to go along with two assists and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 7-4 on Tuesday night. Tage Thompson, with a goal and an assist in his 500th NHL game,

McMann scored on the power play late in the first period, and Roy added a redirect goal just as another man-advantage situation expired. McMann tipped the puck to Roy. Nicholas Robertson helped set up both goals. McMann has four goals in his last six games.

The Buffalo Sabres remain as hot as ever thanks to a Rasmus Dahlin hat trick, topping the Maple Leafs 7-4 on Tuesday.

NHL Game recap for the Detroit Detroit Red Wings vs. Toronto Toronto Maple Leafs game on January 21, 2026. Follow every play as it happens throughout the NHL season on CBS Sports and the CBS Sports app.

Will the real Toronto Maple Leafs please stand up? Following their ugly 6-3 loss to Minnesota on Monday Night to kick off their pivotal five game homestand, it will be interesting to see how the Leafs respond against Detroit.