It’s a sentence that has been spoken and written many times in the past weeks and months, but it is now officially a factually true statement. An overtime victory over the Lake Erie Monsters secured the North Division title, the Eastern Conference award, as well as the MacGregor Kilpatrick Trophy for best record in AHL.
They didn’t always play like the best team in this eventful contest, but as the Marlies have done on many occasions this season — as all great teams do — they found a way to win.
The team exchanged a pair of early goals with both team’s defences at fault.