to went on the power play on five occasions in the second and Zigomanis gave Toronto the lead on the third of those opportunities at 12:39.After D'Amigo's initial shot from the left side was saved, Greg Scott had the first chance at the rebound from close range but Zigomanis was there to bang in the second rebound.D'Amigo put Toronto up by two goals at 1:45 of the third after the Marlies capitalized on some poor team play by Rochester.Hackett had gone behind the net to play the puck and was challenged by the Marlies' Greg McKegg. Hackett got the puck out to teammate Alex Biega who mistakenly knocked the puck right back behind the net.McKegg was the beneficiary on that play and he put the puck in front to D'Amigo,Marian Gaborik Authentic Jersey, who had the whole net to shoot at as Hackett was still stuck behind the goal.The Marlies went 1 for 8 on the power play while the Americans were scoreless in five opportunities.Toronto can clinch the series on Wednesday as the series moves to Rochester, N.Y. for Game 3. If necessary, Game 4 would be in Rochester on Thursday and Game 5 would be back in Toronto next Saturday.
It wasn't the most memorable postseason for the Rimouski Oceanic of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, but two of their players will go into the offseason with positive feelings.Frederik Gauthier's goal with 3:32 left in the second period put Canada ahead, and teammate Philippe Desrosiers made 33 saves to preserve the lead and help Canada take the gold medal at the 2013 IIHF World Under-18 Championship with a 3-2 win against the United States on Sunday."Just indescribable, a great feeling," Gauthier told reporters at Bolshoy Ice Dome in Sochi, Russia. "I don't know what to say. Amazing. One of the best feelings in the world."Gauthier, ranked No. 8 by NHL Central Scouting in its final ranking of North American skaters for the 2013 NHL Draft, found space in the slot and buried a pass from Nicholas Baptiste for the game-winner."We went on a 3-on-2 and Baptiste made a really great pass, and I just shot it right away and it went in," Gauthier said.McDavid named tournament MVPConnor McDavid is 16 years old and isn't eligible for the NHL draft until 2015,Authentic Shane Doan Jersey, but no doubt teams already are counting the days until they have a chance to select him.Playing for Canada, McDavid was voted the Most Valuable Player and best forward at the 2013 IIHF World Under-18 Championship after finishing with tournament highs of eight goals and 14 points. His six assists tied him for the top spot, his plus-8 rating was tied for second,Authentic Zach Parise Jersey, and he won 64.2 percent of his faceoffs. He had three three-point games,Mark Messier Authentic Jersey, and had a hat trick in back-to-back games, against Sweden in the final game of the preliminary round and against the Czech Republic in the quarterfinals."I think Connor McDavid really showed what type of player he is to the world," Canada coach Don Hay told reporters in Sochi, Russia,Authentic Ilya Kovalchuk Jersey, after Canada beat the United States 3-2 in the gold-medal game Sunday. "He is a younger player who is really committed to improving as