Maple Leafs in trouble if woes in back-to-backs persist

The Toronto Maple Leafs would be having a much better 2016-17 campaign if they could just get their legs under them in back-to-back contests.

The club dropped its game against the Colorado Avalanche 3-1 on Sunday night despite massively outshooting the opposition, marking the sixth time this season the Maple Leafs failed to earn a victory in the second game when playing on back-to-back nights.

Sunday's loss makes the club 0-5-1 in those games, and if this trend continues, Toronto will squander its fair share of points.

The Maple Leafs face another 12 situations this season where they play on back-to-back nights, meaning nearly one in five games the rest of the way will come after playing the previous night.

At their current pace, the Maple Leafs would manage the equivalent of a single win in those 12 games - or two of a possible 24 points.

Had the Maple Leafs managed to win just half of their latter games on back-to-back nights so far, they'd be tied with the Boston Bruins for the final playoff spot in the Atlantic Division.

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