“If I can step up in the first period, I know that they [my teammates] are going to score goals eventually.”
– Dennis Hildeby
The Toronto Marlies owed a significant debt of gratitude to their goaltender for keeping them in the game through the first two periods. After suffering from travel issues in their return from Providence, the Marlies played with heavy legs through the opening 40 minutes and were second-best to a Bruins team looking to exact revenge for an 8-2 beatdown last week.
First Period
Toronto stunned the Bruins by getting off to the perfect start just 69 seconds into the game.