With 26 seconds left in the first period, Logan Shaw stripped a defender of the puck in the offensive zone and backhanded a shot under the goaltender’s pads for a short-handed goal, giving Toronto a 2-1 lead.From the slot, Alex Steeves saucered a pass to Dylan Gambrell in front of the goaltender, where he pulled it to the backhand and flipped it inside the near post, tying the game at 1-1 with 3:54 left in the first frame.
Luke Toporowski protected the puck around the defenseman along the right-side boards, cut hard to the net, and flipped a shot on cage that rebounded out to Megna at the left post, who jammed it across the goal line, giving the P-Bruins a 1-0 lead with 6:05 remaining in the first period.Jayson Megna and Georgii Merkulovscored goals for the P-Bruins. Providence, RI - Eight unanswered goals allowed gave the Providence Bruins their second straight loss as they fell to the Toronto Marlies 8-2 on Friday night at the Amica Mutual Pavilion.
