Facing a defensively-solid Albany Devils team that has won seven of their last eight games, Toronto struck twice in the opening five minutes to blow the game open.
The visiting Devils were outworked down low by Toronto’s fourth line before Frederik Gauthier turned and shot from the slot to score the game opener.
Colin Smith, who opened his Marlies account with a flourish on Saturday, decided to pay it forward for another newcomer, Tobias Lindberg. As the Marlies orchestrated an odd-man rush, Smith’s perfectly-weighted pass found Lindberg, who beat four trailing Albany players and scored backdoor.