“There’s no quitting with this group. They haven’t quit all year. It’s just nice for them to get rewarded and to pull it off [the win] at the end there.”
– John Gruden
This 5-4 overtime win over Grand Rapids was far from a perfect performance by the Marlies, but their head coach was accurate in his summation. His team did not quit, even when faced with third-period adversity at the hands of the officials.
First Period
The Marlies created more high-quality scoring chances in the opening frame but found themselves trailing through 20 minutes.