TORONTO — Flyers coach John Tortorella is finding out that for his team, it’s much harder to protect a lead than it is to play from behind.
Going into their Wednesday night game against the Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena, the Flyers had plenty of experience playing from behind, relinquishing the first goal in eight of their first nine games of the season. But after jumping out to an early 1-0 lead against the Leafs on the second night of a back-to-back, the Flyers failed to preserve their margin, as the Leafs scored three straight to help themselves to an eventual 5-2 victory.
The Leafs gave the Flyers a gift in the first two periods, handing them five power-play opportunities with the potential to score or carry momentum into five-on-five play. But the Flyers couldn’t do either, generating just five shots total on the man advantage and handing control right back over to the Leafs.
