Greg Moore will certainly take this result — regardless of the process behind the victory — in a tight playoff race, but the Marlies were outplayed through the majority of regulation and overtime before escaping with an unlikely two points.
First Period
14 seconds into the game, Syracuse scored after imposing its will on Toronto from the drop of the puck. A heavy forecheck resulted in the Marlies turning the puck over behind their net before Cole Koepke redirected a point shot from Fredrik Claesson to give the Crunch the perfect start.
Toronto simply wasn’t ready to play in the opening frame.