Brock Nelson, Mackenzie Blackwood lead Avalanche past Maple Leafs

TORONTO — After a long and inconsistent homestand, the dominant version of the Colorado Avalanche returned Sunday afternoon. Brock Nelson scored a hat trick, including goals on back-to-back shifts, and Mackenzie Blackwood made 32 saves as the Avs handled the Toronto Maple Leafs, 4-1, in an impressive performance at Scotiabank Arena. Colorado finished its longest homestand of the season at 3-2-2, and came into this contest with losses in six of nine (3-4-2), but this looked a little more...