Woll was ultimately rewarded for his outstanding performance as his team rallied around their netminder’s outstanding play to claim an unlikely but much-needed victory in extra time.
First Period
It was obvious which team had won five straight games heading into this contest as Laval put Toronto on the back foot from the get-go.
An early turnover by Nic Petan was pounced on by Jake Lucchini, but Joseph Woll bailed out his teammate with a confidence-boosting pad save early in the game.
The Marlies responded with a chance of their own — a shot by Martin Marincin through traffic resulted in a rebound for Kalle Kossila, but Micheal McNiven responded a split second before the Marlies forward to smother the puck.