Rychel has been far from a passenger, however, filing a number of fine performances that went unrewarded on the score sheet — until tonight, that is. Rychel finally bucked the monkey off his back with a double strike to lead Toronto to an impressive road victory over Wilkes-Barre Scranton.
First Period
The first-placed Penguins began strongly and generated the first powerplay of the game less than two minutes in. Antoine Bibeau was called upon to make just one save; despite some good looks for the home team, Toronto’s penalty kill stood up to the early test.
The Marlies had to wait until around the six-minute mark for their first real spell of pressure as the Leivo-Gauthier-Kapanen line took the hosts to task inside their own zone.