The Marlies‘ performance was inept through 40 minutes and the visiting Syracuse Crunch should have held a bigger lead than 2-0 at that stage. Dmytro Timashov and Brett Findlay both stepped up to the plate in the final frame to ensure the Marlies extended their recent run of good results.
First Period
The opening minute of play was about the only positive to take from the first period from the Toronto perspective, with Shane Conacher and Andreas Johnsson both testing Adam Wilcox early.
From that point on, the Marlies were second best in almost every facet of the game.