Despite not arriving back in Toronto until 3 a.m. after playing in Rochester Friday evening, the Marlies stomped all over the rested Rockets during the opening 20 minutes.
First Period
Toronto earned the first power play of the game but were unable to generate a scoring chance. Instead, Kyle Baun had a shorthanded breakaway opportunity for Laval, and who knows how the complexion of the game may have changed if Calvin Pickard hadn’t denied the Laval right winger at that point.
The scoring parade started for the Marlies seven minutes in when Jeremy Bracco escaped down the right wing on an odd-man rush.