Beginning with the action on the ice, it all began so well as Toronto put in a terrific performance in front of rookie goaltender Ryan Massa, who was making his AHL debut.
Toronto Marlies 3 vs. Syracuse Crunch 1
Syracuse were unable to live with the visitors, and fired just one shot on Massa during the opening twenty minutes. A powerplay goal from Josh Leivo in the first period was added to by a double blast from Sam Carrick and Frederik Gauthier, putting the Marlies up 3-0 seven minutes into the middle frame.
Syracuse would break Massa’s shutout bid in the third period with a powerplay marker, but Toronto kept the home team to the outside for the majority of the game, allowing just 17 shots on net through the sixty minutes for a 3-1 victory.