Overview
- The Toronto Marlies beat Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 2-1 in Game 2 to go up 2-0 in the Eastern Conference Final with Michael Pezzetta scoring his second consecutive overtime winner.
- The overtime goal underwent a lengthy video review and was upheld after officials found no goaltender interference or high stick on the play.
- Artur Akhtyamov and Penguins goalie Sergei Murashov traded key stops in a goaltending duel that saw both netminders make more than 30 saves and kept the game low scoring.
- Coach John Gruden credited the team’s depth and the fourth line for stepping up and said he will manage Easton Cowan’s upper-body ‘maintenance’ issue to keep him healthy for the upcoming stretch.
- The Marlies, the Toronto Maple Leafs’ AHL affiliate, have built this playoff run on depth scoring and hot goaltending and now return to Toronto with three home games that could decide the series' momentum.