Overview

• Toronto, dressing a Marlies-heavy group, beat Ottawa 4-3 on the road, with goals from Calle Järnkrok, Nick Robertson, William Villeneuve and Matthew Barbolini.
• Nick Robertson scored, wore an alternate captain’s letter and logged 5-on-5, power-play and penalty-kill minutes in a standout bid to secure a roster spot.
• First-rounders Easton Cowan and Ben Danford were noticeable without points, with Danford taking two penalties and earning Berube’s “good, solid” assessment after a breakaway miss.
• Young goalies Artur Akhtyamov and Vyacheslav Peksa were composed under pressure, with Akhtyamov stopping 16 of 17 shots before Peksa finished the game.
• Veterans Järnkrok and David Kämpf led with heavy minutes as the main group in Toronto worked special teams, featuring Morgan Rielly running the first power-play unit.