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Red Wings continue to learn painful lessons after coughing up game to Maple Leafs

Detroit — About 10 minutes. That's how far away the Red Wings were from one of their best back-to-back victories in recent memory.

Instead, in that span, the Toronto Maple Leafs left the Wings stunned.

A five-goal barrage carried the Leafs to a 7-4 victory Saturday and left the Wings frustrated and disappointed.

“We just let them have their way,” said Wings forward Dylan Larkin, who had two goals. “We just sat back, they came at us in waves, and you can’t do that for 20 minutes in this league. They’re too good a team offensively and we have to make them defend.