Craig Berube Admits the Maple Leafs Don't Have a Plan to Face Nathan MacKinnon and the Avalanche

The Toronto Maple Leafs host the Colorado Avalanche at Scotiabank Arena tonight with everything to play for.

The teams previously met on March 8, when the Avs mounted a dramatic third-period comeback from 4-2 down to notch a 7-4 win over the Leafs at Ball Arena.

Valeri Nichushkin stole the show with his first career hat trick, and Nathan MacKinnon added two of his own to lead Colorado past one of the East's top teams. Toronto will be looking for revenge this time around, so the Avs will need to be on their toes.

Colorado has been on fire since the trade deadline, going 8-1-1 in their last 10 and outscoring teams 41-20. Their special teams have also been clicking, with 10 power-play goals on their resume.

After that fireworks victory over Toronto, they shut out Chicago 3-0, illustrating they can blow out anyone in multiple ways.

The Avs are heating up at the right moment, and with weeks left in the season, a fight for second in the Central with Dallas is within reach.

Leafs coach Craig Berube paid tribute to MacKinnon's dominating play by saying he doesn't know how his team is going to stop him tonight, a confidence-lowering comment towards his team.

Both squads will go with their usual starters because they are preparing for the playoffs. If anything, their recent games would suggest that this is how their lineups could look during the playoffs.