The struggling Phantoms had lost four straight games heading into Toronto and played in Rochester on Friday evening.
Instead, Toronto came out of the blocks slowly and never truly got going at any point. At no stage did the Marlies impose themselves on their opposition, and they were pretty fortunate to register two points in the standings after this performance.
First Period
Before the game, Greg Moore spoke of the response needed from his team, but there was little sign of it from the opening faceoff.
In yet another undisciplined performance from Toronto, Kurtis Gabriel took a boarding penalty inside the first two minutes.