Toronto should have swept past Providence in this game — outshooting them 38-26 and carrying the lead for much of the game — but a mixture of dubious officiating and costly mistakes by the Marlies allowed the visitors to stick around and almost steal the two points.
First Period
The opening period began in the worst possible way for the Marlies as a pair of consecutive penalties put them down by two men for 60 seconds. With Colin Greening and Kyle Baun in the box, Toronto’s excellent penalty kill did its job without two of the shorthanded units’ main stalwarts.