After facing the league’s top team and the North Division leaders in the past two outings, this was an easier task on paper. The Americans had lost two straight heading into the game and were dealing with injuries as well as a sickness bug that has been sweeping through their room.
After a promising first 15 minutes that saw the Marlies dominate proceedings and open the scoring, Toronto shot themselves in the foot yet again.
First Period
The Marlies began brightly, drawing a penalty 21 seconds in. Toronto couldn’t cash in, but a shoot-on-sight approach with traffic in front was the right idea.