Avalanche win 4-1, tie for division lead
TORONTO - Darcy Tucker had a goal and an assist against his former team to help the Colorado Avalanche beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-1 on Tuesday night.

It was his first game in Toronto since having his contract bought out in the summer of 2008. He's still being paid $1 million per year by the Maple Leafs.

Brett Clark, David Jones and John-Michael Liles had the other goals for Colorado (4-1-1). Craig Anderson made 30 stops to earn his fourth victory of the season.

Francois Beauchemin scored the lone goal for the Leafs (0-5-1).

Toronto coach Ron Wilson tried to shake up its team by benching forwards Matt Stajan and Niklas Hagman. He also started third string goalie Joey MacDonald. It didn't work.