On Friday night, it was the home team who got off to a flying start, although they were unable to make it count on the scoreboard. Manitoba fired 13 shots in the opening period and brought the best out of Rob Madore in net.
From the middle frame onwards, it was Toronto who held the upper hand, but it would take until the 16th minute of the second period for the deadlock to be broken. Josh Leivo slammed home a one-timer from the left side on a power play, assisted by T.J Brennan and Jeremy Morin, as the latter recorded his first point for Toronto.