Toronto Marlies mount unlikely third-period comeback to down Syracuse Crunch

Calle Rosen of the Toronto MarliesThe Toronto Marlies have struggled mightily when trailing this season, but they somehow found a way to erase a two-goal third-period deficit against one of the league’s best teams to secure a crucial 5-3 victory in their fight for a playoff berth on Monday at the Scotiabank Arena.

This was just the second time in 21 attempts that Toronto has pulled out a victory when trailing after 40 minutes this season.

“Credit to the players for digging in,” said Sheldon Keefe. “That is a lot of adversity against a very good team. We’ve seen at different times this year when we’ve gotten down like that it’s gotten ugly. Today, the guys didn’t let it happen.”

First Period

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