The Marlies opened up a three-game road trip with a tough 4-1 loss tonight in Bridgeport.
Toronto out chanced Bridgeport in the opening 20 minutes, testing Christopher Gibson with 13 shots, but found themselves down by one after Bridgeport’s Travis St. Dennis opened the scoring at 16:37 of the first period.
The home team extended their lead to 3-0 with a pair of unanswered goals in the second period, including a shorthanded marker from Kieffer Bellows.
The Marlies finally solved Gibson at 3:37 of the third period when Garrett Wilson buried a rebound to get Toronto on the board. Teemu Kivihalme picked up the assist on Wilson’s 10th of the season. The Marlies continued to press in the final frame, but couldn’t battle their way back despite peppering Gibson with 25 shots in the period. The Sound Tigers added an empty net goal late in the frame to seal a 4-1 win.
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