HAMILTON, Ont. - Brandon Kozun scored his first goal of the season in the third period and it stood as the winner as the Toronto Marlies beat the Hamilton Bulldogs 3-1 in American Hockey League action on Friday.

Connor Brown tied the game at 10:42 of the third period for the Marlies (7-12-2), the Toronto Maple Leafs affiliate. Troy Bodie added an empty-net goal to round out the offence.

Sven Andrighetto opened the scoring for Hamilton (10-10-2), the Montreal Canadiens' farm team.

Antoine Bibeau made 26 saves in the victory. Mike Condon kicked out 20-of-22 shots in 59:35.

Toronto was scoreless on four power-play opportunities while the Bulldogs went 0 for 6.