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<p>The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins scored two quick goals, but Toronto erased them with six straight scores and went on for a 7-4 victory Saturday afternoon at Coca-Cola Coliseum in Toronto.</p><p>The Penguins (9-10-3-1) came out swinging when Jean-Sebastien Dea found Adam Johnson wide open in the slot and Johnson slammed it in just 51 seconds into the contest. Less than three minutes later Anthony Angello buried on a breakaway for his team-leading eighth goal of the season and a 2-0 lead for WBS.</p><p>Toronto&#8217;s special teams shifted momentum with two back-to-back, 5-on-3 man advantage tallies and then a go-ahead goal during the run-off power-play time from the previous two-man advantage. The Marlies suddenly were ahead 3-2 as the two clubs had combined for five goals in the first 7:21 of the game.</p><p>The second period was far less eventful than the first. However, Toronto broke through when Jeremy Bracco redirected a puck past Anthony Peters for a 4-2 Marlies lead midway through the frame.</p><p>Josh Jooris carried the Marlies&#8217; energy into the final stage, scoring a shorthanded goal 16 seconds into the third period. Bracco found another goal with 13:02 left in regulation, making it a 6-2 Toronto advantage.</p><p>Ethan Prow played with a purpose during a Penguins mid-period power play and unloaded a slap shot that went sailing into the net. WBS proceeded to follow Prow&#8217;s lead and pepper Marlies goalie Kasimir Kaskisuo with shot after shot. Linus Olund tucked in a rebound and cut the deficit down to 6-4 at 14:04 of the third period.</p><p>WBS continued to furiously test Kaskisuo after Olund&#8217;s tally, mustering 20 shots on goal in the third period. Despite the effort to comeback, Morgan Klimchuk scored the empty netter and sealed the 7-4 victory for the Marlies.</p><p>Peters made 24 saves for the Penguins, while Kaskisuo finished the contest with 36 stops on 40 shots faced.</p><p>The Penguins return home on Friday to play the Cleveland Monsters at 7:05 p.m.</p><style>
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Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins fall to Toronto