""We got one more game before we go on the road here, we want to get back on the winning track," Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews said. "Especially when things are tough, and things are a grind, you've got to push even harder.""
""I think earlier in the week, just coming out flat in games, didn't feel like we had the energy that we needed to compete at a high level," Matthews said. "I thought today we came out better, forechecked better in that first period, then just made mistakes, and the puck ends up in your net.""
""There's just mental mistakes and times when we shoot ourselves, and then you're down 2-0 to the best team in the league, and you end up having to chase the game the rest of the night," Matthews said. "I think that the most frustrating part is just going through this adversity. It's on all of us, we all need to be better and execute.""
The Toronto Maple Leafs lost 4-1 to the Colorado Avalanche, marking a fourth straight defeat. Brock Nelson scored twice in a 1:12 span in the first period after Maple Leafs mistakes created an early deficit. The team produced slow starts earlier in the week but showed better forechecking early Sunday before errors led to goals against. The Leafs sit five points behind Boston for the final Eastern Conference wild-card spot. One remaining home game versus Buffalo precedes a four-game road trip before the Olympic break. Collective execution, energy, and individual contributions need improvement to reverse the slump.
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