Game #49, #50 and #51

Toronto Maple Leafs 5, Colorado Avalanche 2 (from Colorado) - The Leafs improved to 27-20-5 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the Colorado Avalache, dropping them to 31-13-5

Goals:

TOR - Phil Kessel (25) - from Dion Phaneuf and Mason Raymond (3:56 1ST)

TOR - James van Riemsdyk PPG (20) - from Cody Franson and Tyler Bozak (17:41 1ST)

TOR - Nazem Kadri (13) - from Jake Gardiner and Joffrey Lupul (2:55 2ND) *GWG*

TOR - Phil Kessel (26) - from James van Riemsdyk and Tyler Bozak (5:17 2ND)

COL - Nathan MacKinnon (16) - from P.A. Parenteau and Nick Holden (18:35 3RD)

COL - Nathan MacKinnon (17) - from Max Talbot (5:07 3RD)

TOR - Jay McClement EN (2) - from Nikolai Kulemin and Joffrey Lupul (17:47 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - James Reimer (35 saves on 37 shots: 10-6-1) LG - Semyon Varlamov (7 saves on 10 shots: 24-9-5), J.S. Giguere (19 saves on 20 shots in relief of Varlamov)

Three Stars:

3. Nathan MacKinnon (2 goals) - Colorado

2. Phil Kessel (2 goals) - Toronto

1. James Reimer (35 saves on 37 shots for the win) - Toronto

Colorado Avalanche 3, Florida Panthers 2 (from Florida) - The Avalanche improved to 32-13-5 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Florida Panthers, dropping them to 20-24-7.

Goals:

COL - Ryan O'Reilly (19) - from Matt Duchene and Nick Holden (1:34 1ST)

COL - Paul Stastny (14) - from Gabriel Landeskog and Tanguay(16:13 1ST)

COL - Jamie McGinn (11) - from Ryan O'Reilly and Matt Duchene (13:00 2ND) *GWG*

FLA - Scottie Upshall (8) - from Tomas Fleischmann (5:18 3RD)

FLA - Scottie Upshall (9) - from Sean Bergenheim and Tom Gilbert (18:17 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Semyon Varlamov (34 saves on 36 shots: 25-9-5) LG - Tim Thomas (22 saves on 25 shots: 13-14-3)

Three Stars:

3. Scottie Upshall (2 goals) - Florida

2. Semyon Varlamov (34 saves on 36 shots for the win) - Colorado

1. Ryan O'Reilly (1 goal, 1 assist) - Colorado

Tampa Bay Lighting 5, Colorado Avalanche 2 (from Tampa Bay) - The Lightning improved to 31-16-5 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the Colordo Avalanche, dropping them to 32-14-5.

Goals:

TBL - Tyler Johnson (14) - from Victor Hedman and Ondrej Palat (7:15 2ND)

TBL - Mark Barberio (3) - from Valtteri Filppula and Alex Killorn (8:48 2ND)

TBL - Valtteri Filppula (19) - from J.T. Brown and Nikita Kucherov (18:04 2ND) *GWG*

COL - John Mitchell (5) - from Gabriel Landeskog and Tyson Barrie (18:33 2ND)

COL - Tyson Barrie (6) - from Nathan MacKinnon and P.A. Parenteau (19:03 2ND)

TBL - Tyler Johnson (15) - from Martin St. Louis and Victor Hedman (14:38 3RD)

TBL - Tyler Johnson (16 - Hat Trick) - from Victor Hedman and Sami Salo (16:55 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Ben Bishop (25 saves on 27 shots: 26-6-4) LG - Sami Aittokallio (15 saves on 18 shots: 0-1-0), Semyon Varlamov (9 saves on 11 shots in relief of Aittokallio)

Three Stars:

3. Valtteri Filppula (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Tampa Bay

2. Victor Hedman (3 assists) - Tampa Bay

1. Tyler Johnson (3 goals) - Tampa Bay

Game #52 - The Avs wrap up their 3-game road trip with a game in Dallas against the Stars on Monday night (@830PM ET)

-Joel Forman - Colorado Avalanche News