It wasn’t a true home return for Marlies fans with this game hosted at Scotiabank Arena, but it was noticeable how the players fed off the atmosphere created by the 5,285 patrons in attendance en route to a 6-2 win over Laval.
First Period
Intent on banishing the slow starts that were the basis of two recent losses against Belleville, the Marlies fired the first three shots of the game without reply. They then broke the game open with a pair of special teams goals just two minutes apart.
Inserted back into the lineup, Joseph Duszak drew a penalty with an outrageous spin-o-rama maneuver in the Belleville zone.