Throughout the game, Toronto failed to match the intensity of the Belleville Senators, who seemed to revel in a chance to take the top-ranked club down a peg or two.
First Period
The Senators set the tone early, drawing the first power play five minutes in when Kerby Rychel headed to the box for tripping. The Marlies were indebted to Garret Sparks, who pulled off two excellent saves to keep Belleville off the board.
Rychel then had a chance to open the scoring after exiting the box but couldn’t apply the finishing the touch on a 2-on-1 break.