NHL Game Preview: Toronto Maple Leafs at Colorado Avalanche with Line Combinations 1/12/2026

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Toronto Maple Leafs (22-15-7, 51 pts) at Colorado Avalanche (33-4-7, 73 pts)

Venue: Ball Arena
Date: Monday, January 12
Time: 10:00 pm EST
How To Watch: ESPN+/SNO/TVAS/ALT/KTVD
Radio: Sportsnet 590/92.5 ALT

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Toronto Maple Leafs News & Notes:

The Maple Leafs picked up their third straight win with a 5-0 win over the Canucks on Saturday. They’ve won four of their last five games, averaging four goals per game while allowing 2.2 goals per game.

Colorado Avalanche News & Notes:

The Avalanche picked up their second straight win on Saturday with a 4-0 win over the Blue Jackets. They;re 3-2-0 in their last five games, averaging four goals per game while allowing 2.2 goals per game.

Toronto Maple Leafs Projected Lines

Knies-Matthews-Domi
Maccelli-Tavares-Nylander
Cowan-Roy-Robertson
Lorentz-Laughton-McMann

Rielly-Carlo
McCabe-Ekman Larsson
Benoit-Stecher

Woll
Hildeby

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Colorado Avalanche Projected Lines:

Lehkonen-MacKinnon-Necas
Colton-Nelson-Nichushkin
Kelly-Drury-Olofsson
Bardakov-Nynan-Brindley

Malinski-Makar
Manson-Burns
Girard-Solovyov

Wedgewood
Miner

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Players To Watch:

Toronto Maple Leafs

Auston Matthews had a point in each game against the Avalanche last season. In one game, he had a goal, and in the other, he had three assists.

Colorado Avalanche

Valeri Nichushkin had a goal in each of the two games against the Maple Leafs last season. In one game, he scored a goal, and in the other, he had a hat trick and an assist.

Injury Report:

Toronto Maple Leafs

Anthony Stolarz – IR
Chris Tanev – Out
Dakota Joshua – Out
Dakota Mermis – IR

Colorado Avalanche

Logan O’Connor – Out
F Joel Kiviranta – Out
G MacKenzie Blackwood – IR
D Devon Toews – Out
F Gabriel Landeskog – Out

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