TORONTO - Spencer Abbott and Ryan Hamilton each scored twice as the Toronto Marlies beat the Syracuse Crunch 6-3 in American Hockey League action Wednesday.
Paul Ranger and Jesse Blacker also scored for the Marlies (30-19-6), who broke open a tie with three goals in the second period.
Philip-Michael Devos, J.T. Brown and Alex Hutchings scored for Syracuse (34-17-7).
The Marlies roared to life in the second period with Ranger, Blacker and Abbott all scoring in the first seven and a half minutes.
Ranger scored Toronto's second of three power play goals in the game at 1:31 of the second, then Blacker scored off his own rebound at 2:27.
The scoring spree ended on a power play at 7:24 when Abbott scored his second of the afternoon by finishing off a nice passing play with Ranger and Hamilton.
