It was an encouraging start in which the Marlies won both games, outshot the Moose 76-53, and carried 66% of possession in score close situations.
New Marlie captain Andrew Campbell and Byron Froese scored in both games, William Nylander started his season with a multi-point game, and Josh Leivo had a three-point game on Friday.
Lines from Games 1 & 2
Richard Clune – William Nylander – Connor Brown
Richard Panik – Byron Frose – Zach Hyman
Brendan Leipsic – Sam Carrick – Josh Leivo
Nikita Soshnikov – Frederik Gauthier – Matt Frattin
Andrew Campbell – Rinat Valiev
Stuart Percy – TJ Brennan
Viktor Loov – Justin Holl
Game 1 Goalie: Antoine Bibeau
Game 2 Goalie: Garret Sparks
Game Summaries
Game 1 – Marlies 5 vs.