"It was one of the best starts we've probably had all year. Sometimes, when you have so much success and things are going well, you think it's going to be easy. Nothing's easy in this league. The momentum really kind of went to their advantage on that shorthanded goal. I think we had some breakdowns, and you can't just have those, but our guys worked hard. It was good to get a point."
"The Toronto Marlies got off to a dream start against the Cleveland Monsters, but they continue to be masters of their own demise. The power play gave up another shorthanded tally, and the Marlies decided not to show up in the second period until a fight fired them up. To give them some credit, the Marlies fought to the end to claim a point, but they should have won the game in regulation."
"The Marlies scored twice in the opening two minutes with the first line leading the way. Logan Shaw dispossessed Caleb McDonald along the right half-wall and found Vinni Lettieiri, who in turn set up Bo Groulx at the far post. More excellent quick puck movement led to Ryan Tverberg neatly rounding Ivan Fedotov and finishing behind the netminder, making it 2-0."
The Toronto Marlies opened the game by scoring twice in the first two minutes, with Logan Shaw dispossessing Caleb McDonald and finding Vinni Lettieiri, who set up Bo Groulx, and Ryan Tverberg rounding Ivan Fedotov to make it 2-0. Toronto allowed a shorthanded goal after a lax defensive 2-on-1 as Justin Pearson cut the lead. Goaltender Artur Akhtyamov made key saves, including a breakaway stop on Hunter McKown and a glove save on a 3-on-1. Luke Haymes missed a high-quality chance from a Travis Boyd pass. The Marlies failed to assert themselves in the second period until a fight sparked them, and they ultimately salvaged one point.
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