Brian Elliott makes 28 saves, Flyers hand Maple Leafs second straight loss
TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs’ offence has hit a wall.
Brian Elliott made 28 saves as the Flyers avoided a third straight loss with a 4-2 win over the Maple Leafs on Saturday.
After winning six of seven to open the season, Toronto (7-4-0) has now dropped three of four. The Leafs have been limited to 2.5 goals per game in those four games after putting up 4.9 per game in their first seven.
“Things were easy for us early, now teams have done real nice job in the neutral zone and made it harder of us,” said Leafs coach Mike Babcock. “We had 10 neutral zone turnovers in the first period. Anyway you look at it, that’s the National Hockey League: clog up the neutral zone, make it competitive.”