"The opening frame represented the Toronto Marlies' best chance to take anything from this game. After surviving a barrage in the opening five or six minutes, the Marlies generated a plethora of quality scoring chances. A lack of traffic in the crease and some subpar finishing led to only one Toronto goal. Ultimately, the Maries' performance in the second period sealed their fate."
"There was a heart-stopping moment for the entire Maple Leafs organization just 75 seconds into the game. Devin Kaplan's rising shot hit Joseph Woll directly in the mask, knocking his helmet clean off. Thankfully, the netminder shook off the early scare and went on to stop Grade-A scoring chances for Hunter McDonald, Jacob Gaucher, and Karsen Dorwart. Toronto generated five high-danger chances to break the deadlock, but Easton Cown, Bo Groulx, Cedric Paré, William Villeneuve, and Henry Thrun all couldn't convert."
"The middle frame was an unmitigated disaster from Toronto's perspective. Lehigh was able to cycle the puck with impunity, carrying the play and dominating possession. Kaplan levelled the game inside two minutes when his point shot took a deflection into the roof of the net past Woll. Toronto mustered a momentary response through an effort from Valis, but it represented just one of four shots recorded by the Marlies in th"
The Toronto Marlies dominated early play and created multiple high-danger chances but converted only one, as poor crease traffic and finishing limited scoring. Joseph Woll suffered an early blow when Devin Kaplan's shot struck his mask but recovered to make key saves on Grade-A chances. Borya Valis scored late in the first after a sequence involving Ryan Tverberg and Jacob Quillan. Lehigh seized control in the second, cycling the puck effectively and converting when Kaplan's deflected point shot tied the game. Toronto recorded very few second-period shots and ultimately fell 3-2 as the middle frame determined the outcome.
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