Game #26 Review: Albany Devils 3 vs. Toronto Marlies 1

devils marliesMany who attended this Saturday matinee game will have left the Air Canada Centre thinking the Toronto Marlies were unlucky to lose.

They were certainly less than fortunate in the third period as they struck the iron a number of times, were denied a certain goal, missed a penalty shot, and couldn’t buy a bounce in front of goal. However, that doesn’t excuse what was mostly another inconsistent and disjointed Marlies performance.

First Period

An early man advantage for the Marlies was quickly negated by an interference penalty assessed to Andreas Johnsson. On the shortened powerplay for the Devils, an excellent backcheck from Marc-Andre Cliché denied Joe Blandisi a chance to open…