The Toronto Marlies defeated the Abbotsford Canucks 5-3 on Saturday afternoon at Scotiabank Arena in the first half of a back-to-back. Toronto improves to 16-15-1-0 at Scotiabank Arena.
In the first period, it was the home team who got on the board first. Joey Anderson scored on the power-play at 1:16 to give the Marlies the early lead. Later, Noel Hoefenmayer scored at 11:48 to extend the lead to two heading into the second period.
During the second period, the Marlies power-play struck again with a goal by Semyon Der-Arguchintsev at 4:01 in the frame. Halfway through the period, Abbotsford responded with two goals by John Stevens and Linus Karlsson to make it 3-2 after 40 minutes.
Early in the third period, Abbotsford scored with a goal by Lane Pederson at 6:25 to tie the game at three. Later, Mikhail Abramov scored on the power-play at 13:13 to earn his first of the season. Shortly after, Adam Gaudette potted the empty net to earn his ninth of the season and make it 5-3 Marlies.
The two teams meet again November 20th at Coca Cola Coliseum. Puck drop is at 4:00pm on the Toronto Maple Leafs app and AHLTV.
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