Pre-game notes:
- Schiestel dresses again as Parker and JGL sit; is skating with Adam and Mancari.
1st period notes:
- RCH PENALTY as Rankin gets two for hooking; Ashton and Kadri with point-blank chances on a centering pass and rebound respectively, Leggio saves twice; a backdoor pass redirected on net, Leggio saves again; penalty expires.
- TOR PENALTY as Acton gets two for tripping Adam behind the net as Scrivens gave it away; left circle shot on SH 3-on-2 saved by Leggio; RCH counters as Porter takes a drop pass, but Scrivens flashes the glove; penalty expires.
- TOR PENALTY as McKegg gets two for holding; RCH barely can get past their blue line; SH chance for Hamilton saved; Rankin with three whacks from the goalmouth but can't put it past Scrivens and his right pad; penalty expires.
- RCH PENALTY as Biega get two for tripping...
- TOR GOAL! 1-0 TOR. Ashton; assists to Aucoin and Kostka. Pysyk whiffs on the poke check as Aucoin splits the defense and then dishes to Ashton on the left for the one-time goal.
- TOR GOAL! 2-0 TOR. Frattin; assists to Deschamps and Blacker. Just 0:15 later, Frattin picks the top corner after being left alone in the slot.
- TOR PENALTY as Ashton gets two for holding Brennan...
- END OF 1ST PERIOD. 2-0 TOR. SHOTS 14-10 TOR. RCH 5V4 1:14.
A definite advantage to the Marlies that period as Leggio came up on huge several occasions; conversely, the only real RCH chances were the Porter and Rankin opportunities noted above.