Tyler Bertuzzi celebrated his 29th birthday in style with a hat trick as the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Colorado Avalanche 4-3 on Saturday.

The Maple Leafs have won seven consecutive games for the first time since the 2003-04 campaign.

Bertuzzi is the first player in Maple Leafs history to record a hat trick on his birthday. He had one goal in his previous 23 games.

Ilya Samsonov made 26 saves as he won his sixth consecutive start. Mitch Marner tallied a goal and an assist as his point streak reached nine games.

Toronto won 10 games to commence the 1993-94 campaign, which stands as the longest streak in team history.

The Maple Leafs will look to match the eight-game win streak from 2003-04 on Tuesday against the Vegas Golden Knights.

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