Against a struggling Laval team, who were pumped 7-2 the night before and had won just two of their last ten heading into this matchup, Toronto failed to impose themselves on the game in a sustained enough fashion en route to a 4-3 overtime loss on Saturday.
First Period
The Marlies actually made their brightest start to a game in some time as they dominated possession and offensive zone-time in the opening five minutes. Unfortunately, they had nothing to show for it and recorded just four shots on goal before Laval broke the deadlock with 10:30 on the clock.