It’s no secret that teams tend to struggle on the second leg of back-to-backs. Players are physically and mentally exhausted from the game played the night before, and teams often times tend to start their backup goalies in the latter half of back-to-back tilts. Not necessarily a recipe for success.
Wednesday night, the Philadelphia Flyers completed yet another back-to-back in the season’s early going. And much like in their first pair of back-to-backs, they were unable to earn a victory to wrap up the set. The Toronto Maple Leafs, in the middle of an inauspicious start to their campaign, looked much like what fans have come to expect from them in recent seasons, putting up five goals to earn the victory over the Flyers at Scotiabank Arena.