We didn't have a very good start. We got a little bit better in the second and didn't give them [Cleveland] much in the third [period], but we didn't do enough to win the game.
As good as the home team has won the last 12 meetings between the sides. The Toronto Marlies have started the 2024-25 campaign, this game was a stark wake-up call and a flashback to last season when Cleveland won all eight meetings against them.
Toronto didn't just stumble out of the blocks but fell backward in a heap. The Marlies were chasing shadows in the opening shifts, so it was no surprise when Cleveland struck after three minutes.
As the final penalty expired, Roni Hirvonen broke up a Cleveland zone entry at the Marlies' blue line, and the loose puck fell kindly for Dewar to collect as he exited the box. The Manitoba native made no mistake on the breakaway, finding the net with a backhand move on Toronto's first shot of the game.
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