The Marlies dressed eight AHL rookies, including a professional debut for defenseman William Villeneuve, while Laval bolstered its ranks with the additions of Carey Price and Brendan Gallagher. Despite the experience deficit, a dogged performance from the young Marlies backstopped by Michael Hutchinson extended Toronto’s winning streak to four games.
“Testing [Price] who is coming back from injury and hasn’t played in a while, you want to get to him early,” said Greg Moore. “I thought we did a good job of that, especially with how we moved our feet, drew penalties, and got on the power play.