If he tuned in tonight, Keefe would not have been overly thrilled with the overall performance of his former club, but he certainly would have been proud of their commitment to sticking with the cause and finding a way to pick up another two points, especially with the mid-day coaching shuffle.
First Period
After a 50/50 first half of the first period with neither team imposing sustained control over the run of play, the Rocket broke the deadlock at the midway point.
David Sklenicka jumped up to grab Jeremy Bracco’s flipped clearance just outside the Marlies zone, and with Ben Harpur and Jordan Schmaltz caught napping, he sent Matthew Peca in alone on net to open the scoring past Michael Hutchinson with a tidy deke.