"Slow starts and conceding the first goal have become a theme for the Toronto Marlies in recent road games. Once they found their feet in the middle frame, the Marlies held the upper hand against a league-leading Grand Rapids team that was missing several key pieces and started an ECHL call-up between the pipes. The Marlies recorded just four shots in the opening frame, only one of which originated from the offensive zone."
"Meanwhile, Joseph Woll faced six Grade-A scoring chances, and the Griffins made good on one of them. A missplay from Travis Boyd resulted in Grand Rapids transitioning the other way with speed. In alone on goal, Sheldon Dries made a nice move and beat Woll with a top-shelf finish to break the deadlock with eight minutes played."
"The Marlies carried the play for the majority of the middle frame and turned the game around with two quick goals. Toronto's struggling power play came within a whisker of tying the game as Matthew Barbolini redirected a shot through the netminder's five-hole. As the puck looked set to bobble over the goal line, a brilliant last-ditch intervention swept it clear."
The Toronto Marlies began the game sluggishly, registering only four shots in the opening period and conceding an early goal after a Travis Boyd misplay. Joseph Woll faced six Grade-A chances and surrendered a top-shelf finish to Sheldon Dries. The Marlies failed to convert several high-danger chances but killed an early penalty to limit damage. The team dominated much of the second period, scoring two quick goals and nearly tying on a redirected power-play chance by Matthew Barbolini that was cleared on the goal line. The Marlies found energy and improved significantly after the first period.
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