Game Review #17: Toronto Marlies 4 vs. Utica Comets 1

It may not have been Ricoh ice, but a return to Toronto was all the Marlies needed to get back on track after some poor recent results.

Utica, visiting the ACC for a matinee encounter, entered the game looking like a team far removed from the pushover Comets group that Toronto beat in a pair of games to start the season. Having bolstered their roster, Vancouver’s affiliate won four straight in the buildup to this game, including a decisive victory in Rochester on Friday night.

First Period

There was a pair of firsts in the respective nets of these two teams in this game: Michael Garteig made his AHL debut between the pipes for Utica, while veteran Jeff Glass made his first appearance in…