""I don't know that we necessarily want to get into that type of game [run and gun] with [Rochester]. Once we started to structure it up, get above them, and create some turnovers, they didn't have the same success as in the first period. Credit to our players for turning it around right from the first shift of the second period. It was pretty dominant from that point on. Not a recipe for success in the first period, but in the second and third, 100%.""
""The Toronto Marlies were completely outplayed in the first period and trailed three separate times in this game against the Rochester Americans. It was hardly a recipe for success against an offensively talented opponent, but two key factors allowed the Marlies to prevail by a score of 6-4: s coring by committee (12 players plus the goalie registered a point), and Artur Akhtyamov winning his duel with Devon Levi.""
The Toronto Marlies were outplayed in the first period and trailed three separate times against the Rochester Americans. Artur Akhtyamov kept Toronto in the game with multiple incredible saves, stopping eight shots in the early minutes and making key saves on grade-A chances. Toronto tied and then regained momentum with balanced scoring; 12 players plus the goalie registered a point. The Marlies adjusted by structuring play, getting above the opponent and creating turnovers, leading to dominant second and third periods. The Marlies prevailed 6-4, with Akhtyamov's goaltending and scoring by committee as decisive factors.
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