The Marlies were the dominant team for all but the second half of the middle frame and probably deserved a greater margin of victory than the 4-1 final over Grand Rapids on Saturday.
“All five guys on the ice did a good job of executing our structure,” said Moore. “We have talked about being connected in all three zones, and we executed that plan today.”
First Period
Pontus Holmberg, a threat from the opening puck drop, should have put the Marlies ahead inside two minutes. After the Swedish forward took possession from Joey Anderson just inside the Griffins’ blue line and danced around three defenders, Graham Slaggert would’ve had an empty net if he was able to corral Holmberg’s cross-crease pass.