“I thought we were more direct and physical. We were getting inside and making it hard on them. It would have been nice to get those two points, but I liked our team’s response [to Friday’s performance].”
– John Gruden
After getting dominated in the previous outing, the Toronto Marlies‘ performance in the rematch against Laval was a step forward despite the 3-2 shootout loss. A defensive breakdown and a terrible defensive-zone turnover spotted Laval a lead in a game that the Marlies should have won in regulation.
First Period
It took less than two minutes for Toronto to concede a quality scoring chance.