(My Sportsbook) - A visit from the Toronto Maple Leafs could be just what the Colorado Avalanche need to get their current homestand on track. Colorado will play host to Toronto tonight at the Pepsi Center having not suffered a home loss to the Leafs in nearly 12 years.

Colorado is just 1-3-0 thus far on a season-long eight-game homestand -- the second-longest stretch in franchise history. The Avalanche resumed the residency on Tuesday, but failed to generate any offense in their first game after the All-Star break, getting blanked by San Jose, 3-0.

Scoring goals hadn't been the problem for Colorado prior to Tuesday. The club had netted 13 goals over the first three games of the stand before getting shut out for the fifth time this season. Overall, it was the Avalanche's fifth loss in their last six games and they fell to 14-11-0 at home.

Andrew Raycroft turned in a solid effort between the pipes by stopping 35 shots, but still suffered his fourth straight setback following a personal career-high seven-game win streak. Raycroft, who spent his previous two seasons with Toronto and matched a franchise record with 37 wins in 2006-07, has a 3.11 goals against average over his skid.

Raycroft appeared to have won the No. 1 job from Peter Budaj with his win streak, but hasn't made a case to keep that spot. He is 3-5-1 with a 2.73 GAA in his career against Toronto, while Budaj won his previous and only start against the Maple Leafs by halting 27-of-28 shots faced.

Colorado, last in the Northwest Division with 47 points, saw Ian Laperriere and David Jones both return to the lineup from back ailments on Tuesday, but Jones left in the first period thanks to a shoulder injury that has him questionable for tonight's clash. Jones had missed the last four games, while Laperriere sat out eight straight.

Colorado has won two straight and three of its last four meetings with the Maple Leafs, including a 4-1 road win when the two clubs last met on October 18, 2006. The Avalanche have won three straight at home in the series, having not lost to Toronto in Denver since March 29, 1997, when Colorado played at the McNichols Sports Arena.

Toronto, which is visiting the Pepsi Center for only the second time ever, will look to avoid dropping a season-high fifth straight game for the third time this campaign. The franchise lost five in a row from October 11-21 and November 15-27.

The Maple Leafs' latest consecutive setback came on Tuesday in Minnesota, a 6-1 defeat. Jason Blake had the lone goal for Toronto, while Justin Pogge allowed six goals -- four in the second period -- on 21 shots faced in just his second-career start.

Pogge was assigned to the AHL on Wednesday, meaning Vesa Toskala should return to net tonight. Toskala is 3-3-0 with a tie and 2.56 GAA lifetime against Colorado.

Toronto, which has also lost eight of its last nine overall, is 9-13-3 on the road this year and has dropped six of its last seven as the traveling club.