BOSTON — Bad things are starting to snowball for the Toronto Maple Leafs, and we’re about to learn if the mounting adversity will embolden or unravel them.

If surrendering another five goals and losing another decision in regulation to a division rival wasn’t enough of a hard pill to swallow, the Maple Leafs also saw their best goaltender, Anthony Stolarz (upper body), and top centreman, Auston Matthews (lower body), leave the loss early to injury.

Factor in recent injuries to their best defender, Chris Tanev (upper body), and their fourth-line glue guy, Scott Laughton (same), and the leaky Leafs will now be forced to claw out of their self-dug hole undermanned.

“It’s adversity, for sure,” Max Domi said, following Tuesday’s 5-3 road loss to the Boston Bruins. “Every guy in here is champ

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