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Toronto Marlies handed third straight home defeat in sound beating by Abbotsford

The fact that rookie Alex Steeves felt he had to drop the gloves following a big (legal) hit on Brett Seney says a lot about this lacklustre effort from the Marlies.

First Period

The game took a little while to heat up, with the Canucks leading the shot count 3-1 through the opening five minutes.

The opening goal came out of the blue via Toronto’s fourth line. Listed as the seventh defenseman, Joseph Duszak was used primarily as a forward, where he contributed on a strong forecheck behind the Cancuks net that assisted Curtis Douglas to tee up Mac Hollowell to score from the top of the circles.