John Tavares' hat trick snaps Maple Leafs' four-game skid

John Tavares notched a hat trick as the Toronto Maple Leafs snapped a four-game losing streak with a 5-2 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday night. (Getty Images)In the walkup to Scotiabank Arena, there was an unmistakable fog that canvassed the Toronto skyline, analogous to the murky form of the Maple Leafs.

Toronto returned home after a nearly two-week road trip from hell, including three losses during the California swing that rendered a routine regular season game into a referendum. Welcome to the land of a million takes.

And through the early going on Wednesday, it looked like the Maple Leafs were still lost in the clouds. Justin Holl — more on him below — failed to close…