TORONTO — Kasperi Kapanen's power-play goal late in the first period stood as the winner as the Toronto Marlies hung on to beat the Syracuse Crunch 2-1 on Saturday for their third straight win in American Hockey League action.

Andreas Johnsson also scored on the man advantage for Toronto (12-4-0), the Maple Leafs' AHL affiliate. The Marlies finished the game 2 for 6 on the power play.

Adam Erne opened the scoring on the power play for Syracuse (4-8-3). The Crunch converted once on five opportunities with the man advantage.

Garret Sparks stopped 31 shots for the win in net as Louis Domingue turned away 25 shots in defeat.