This was just the second time in 21 attempts that Toronto has pulled out a victory when trailing after 40 minutes this season.
“Credit to the players for digging in,” said Sheldon Keefe. “That is a lot of adversity against a very good team. We’ve seen at different times this year when we’ve gotten down like that it’s gotten ugly. Today, the guys didn’t let it happen.”
First Period
The Marlies could not have gotten off to a worse start, with the first two shots of the game both finding the back of their net.