Words that have not been uttered since Oct. 23: The Colorado Avalanche lose at home.

Words that still have not been uttered this season: The Colorado Avalanche lose in regulation at Ball Arena.

William Nylander took the puck away from Nathan MacKinnon in overtime, and then seconds later beat the Avalanche superstar up the ice to win the game 4-3 for his Toronto Maple Leafs. It’s the first loss at Ball Arena in over two months for the Avalanche, but a late Martin Necas goal allowed them to pick up a point, something they’ve done in all 22 home games this season.

With Mackenzie Blackwood still on injured reserve and Scott Wedgewood “dinged up,” the Avalanche turned to Trent Miner yet again. The 24-year-old was coming off his first career NHL win and played well against Toronto. He just couldn’t come up with one more save than Joseph Woll at the other end.

It didn’t help that his teammate deposited one in the net behind him.

After Woll came up strong on a few early chances by Brock Nelson, the Maple Leafs got the scoring started as Easton Cowan sent a puck towards the net and Brent Burns accidentally kicked it into the net behind Miner. It wouldn’t take long for the Avalanche to tie it up, as five minutes later Cale Makar scored off some beautiful work by Martin Necas in the corner. One hundred one seconds later, the Avalanche had the lead as Nelson scored just five seconds into the first power play of the evening for the Avalanche.

After that, the game got away from Colorado a bit.

It took the Avalanche nearly 13 minutes to register a shot on goal in the second period. Before they could even do that, the Leafs tied the game up, taking advantage of some miscommunication between Victor Olofsson and his two defensemen. Olofsson dropped it off but Bobby McMann was the one who took it, beating both Sam Girard and Ilya Solovyov up the ice to tie the game on a breakaway.

“I thought we kind of started dwindling already at the end of the first with our checking game,” Jared Bednar said. “It starts with winning races, winning battles, and competing defensively. I didn’t think we did that.”

With it all tied up heading into the third, more space opened up on the ice halfway through the period. The refs decided to take both Necas and Scott Laughton to the box, making it 4-on-4. Auston Matthews took advantage of that extra space, using Josh Manson as a screen and ripping a shot over Miner’s glove hand. It’s safe to say you don’t see shooters like that in the AHL.

As they’ve shown frequently this season, the Avalanche didn’t just go away. Necas tied it off a great feed from Nathan MacKinnon less than three minutes later. The Avalanche had a late power play opportunity with Matthews in the box, but failed to even enter the zone with possession.

In overtime, it looked like the Avalanche had won the game, as Necas fed MacKinnon for a one-timer off the rush, but MacKinnon’s shot rang off the crossbar, so the game kept going. With just over a minute left, Nylander finished the game off moments after taking the puck off MacKinnon’s stick, giving the Maple Leafs the win.

With the overtime loss, the Avalanche fall to 19-0-3 on home ice and maintain a 12-point lead in the Central Division.

Maple Leafs 4, Avalanche 3

What happened: Overtime woes continued for the Avalanche, who remain unbeaten in regulation at home.

What went right: Martin Necas drove the bus offensively for Colorado. His spin move on Jake McCabe on Makar’s first-period goal got the fans out of their seats and the Czech forward tied the game up late to guarantee the Avalanche at least get a point.

What went wrong: This was not Colorado’s crispest game of the season, as passing wasn’t where it typically is for the Avalanche. The absence of a few depth forwards was felt for Colorado, who essentially went down to three forward lines for the second half of the game.

Avalanche goal scorers: Makar (14), Nelson (22), Necas (21)

Maple Leafs goal scorers: Cowan (7), McMann (14), Matthews (22), Nylander (16)

Between the pipes: Trent Miner was in net again for Colorado and took the loss with 27 saves.

What’s next: The Avalanche will get a rare three-day break before they’re back in action on Friday at home against the Nashville Predators.