Hate to play the I told you card (I don't actually)
But I told everyone that all those goals the leafs were letting in had a lot to do with the team being on the road after a crazy trip. The d and goaltending was bad but this will be a different team at home
They will be different at home I agree, but I don't think it's purely a correlation between home or road games.
The D were sloppy, and Andersen hasn't been steady the past few games. Last night the D played much much better in their own end(forwards playing defensively too) and McElhinney stood on his head stopping 39 of 40 shots.
It was a nice change to see, and if that D Zone play from last night continues, and improves, that will help Andersen get out of his slump a bit faster, and in turn will help the D have more confidence in their netminder again.
I'd personally give McBackup the next start, so Freddie can have a bit more rest to prepare for the next string of games he'll be in.