Joseph Woll was outstanding in making 38 saves and Steven Lorentz scored short-handed early in the third period as the Toronto Maple Leafs topped the Colorado Avalanche 2-1 on Wednesday night.

The Colorado Avalanche have been playing well lately, needing every point they can get in the race for the second seed in the Central Division. They have won seven of their last eight games, the only blemish being a shootout loss to the Minnesota Wild.

The Toronto Maple Leafs scored a short-handed goal vs. the Colorado Avalanche after the puck hit referee Kelly Sutherland.

Analyzing Wednesday’s Colorado Avalanche at Toronto Maple Leafs odds and lines, with NHL expert picks, predictions and best bets.

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The Maple Leafs complete back-to-back games as they visit the New York Rangers. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Maple Leafs-Rangers prediction and pick. The Maple Leafs come into Wednesday night sitting at 40-24-3 on the year,

The Toronto Maple Leafs won their second game in a row coming off of arguably their best effort of the season against the Calgary Flames on Monday, defeating the Colorado Avalanche 2-1 to split the season series against the Western Conference juggernauts.

Joseph Woll has come off the bench for the Maple Leafs the last two playoffs. The goaltender is making a case to get the opening-night nod this spring. Woll put in a third straight solid performance Wednesday,