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Marlies Beat Rocket 6-2 to Even North Division Semifinal

A four-goal power play plus Easton Cowan’s three points swung momentum to set up a home Game 3.

Overview

  • Toronto leveled the best-of-five series 1-1 with a 6-2 Game 2 win after falling behind 2-0 on goals by Laurent Dauphin and Joshua Roy.
  • Laval’s penalties handed the Marlies 10 power plays, and Toronto cashed in four times with the extra skater.
  • Luke Haymes scored the go-ahead goal on the power play at 18:09 of the second period after earlier tallies by Logan Shaw and Vinni Lettieri.
  • Easton Cowan posted three points, including his first pro playoff goal early in the third, and William Villeneuve recorded three assists.
  • Artur Akhtyamov stopped 29 of 31 shots in his return to the crease, and Game 3 will be played in Toronto with the series tied.