Toronto’s perfect home record was broken by St. John’s, though the main feature of the game was the Marlies‘ inability to generate scoring opportunities despite owning the lion’s share of possession.
Toronto opened the scoring early through Kasperi Kapanen on the powerplay, but were unable to build on that lead through the first or second periods. The Icecaps capitalized on two errors in the middle frame to turn the game on its head.
The Marlies were unable to beat Charlie Lindgren in the St. John’s net. Despite holding the visitors to one shot in the final period, they registered only seven of their own.