The sky is falling around the Toronto Maple Leafs now that the team is winless in four straight games. The Leafs are at home against the surprising Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday. Read on for our Flyers-Maple Leafs picks and predictions.
Finishing a West Coast-road trip by going winless across the last four games, the Maple Leafs are coming under fire. The Leafs have underachieved on the way to a 4-4-2 record, and there will be pressure for a bounce-back performance against the Flyers.
Coming into the season, the Flyers did not have great expectations but have been a surprise team early. Goaltender Carter Hart has been outstanding while leading the Flyers to a 5-2-2 record.
Philadelphia is dealing with a number of injuries, including to veteran forwards Sean Couturier, James van Riemsdyk, and Cam Atkinson. Toronto has injuries, too, most notably to defensemen Jake Muzzin and Timothy Liljegren.