A day after Chris Mueller buried the OT winner for Toronto, it was another veteran and previous Calder Cup champion who scored the winning goal for the Marlies, whose 5-2 victory gives them a commanding 2-0 advantage in the best-of-five with the series heading back to Utica, NY for an elimination Game 3.
First Period
The first penalty of the game came just 61 seconds in, setting the tone for a period in which the officials handed out six penalties before the first intermission buzzer sounded.
Andrew Cherniwchan had the game’s first chance with four minutes on the clock, but Garret Sparks continued his form from Game 1 as he stretched out his right pad to deny the Utica winger.