TORONTO -- It took just two playoff games for Drew MacIntyre to accomplish what he couldnt do in 21 regular season games for the Toronto Marlies -- record his first shutout. MacIntyre made 25 saves as the Toronto Marlies beat the Rochester Americans 2-0 on Sunday in Game 2 of their American Hockey League first-round series. "A bunch of people were saying Im saving them for the playoffs," said MacIntyre, who joined the Marlies in February. "They always found a way a bunch of times. It was 20-some games and not one." Jerry DAmigo and Mike Zigomanis each scored their first goals of the playoffs to give Toronto a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five first round series. It was a much-improved performance for the Marlies, who managed to pick up a 6-3 win in the first game of the series on Saturday despite being outshot 34-18. "We started off strong, definitely coming off not as good a game as we wanted to (Saturday) so that was huge," said DAmigo. "That was huge coming out with (MacIntyre) having a great game, and a lot of other guys came out and contributed and had great games as well." Matt Hackett stopped 18 shots for the Americans. After MacIntyre almost single-handedly kept the Marlies in Saturdays game, head coach Dallas Eakins was pleased his goalie finally got that first shutout. "He gives our group confidence and just a sense of calm back there. Thats what you want from your goalie," said Eakins. "You want your goalie to give your team a real sense of calm knowing that hes going to make the saves that hes supposed to and once in a while hes going to make the saves that hes not supposed to." After a scoreless first period where the teams combined for only nine shots, Rochester succumbed to a discipline problem in the second. Toronto went on the power play on five occasions in the second and Zigomanis gave Toronto the lead on the third of those opportunities at 12:39. After DAmigos initial shot from the left side was saved, Greg Scott had the first chance at the rebound from close range but Zigomanis was there to bang in the second rebound. DAmigo put Toronto up by two goals at 1:45 of the third after the Marlies capitalized on some poor team play by Rochester. In his two seasons as a pro, the playoffs have been DAmigos time to shine. He scored five goals in the first round last season and has four points in the first two games this year. His two points on Saturday gives him 17 career playoff points, which makes him the Marlies franchise leader in playoff scoring. "Im trying to explain myself the same thing," said DAmigo of his post-season success. "I think its just the big games, the big atmosphere, how there might not be a tomorrow and you go series to series. I think I take it step by step in that sense and try to do my best." In the lead-up to DAmigos goal, Hackett had gone behind the net to play the puck and was challenged by the Marlies Greg McKegg. Hackett got the puck out to teammate Alex Biega who mistakenly knocked the puck right back behind the net. McKegg was the beneficiary on that play and he put the puck in front to DAmigo, who had the whole net to shoot at as Hackett was still stuck behind the goal. The Marlies went 1 for 8 on the power play while the Americans were scoreless in five opportunities. Toronto can clinch the series on Wednesday as the series moves to Rochester, N.Y. for Game 3. If necessary, Game 4 would be in Rochester on Thursday and Game 5 would be back in Toronto next Saturday. wholesale nfl jerseys . -- Ryan Getzlaf and Jonas Hiller propelled the Anaheim Ducks into the second half of their season with the NHLs best record and ample reason to think they could get even better in the new year. cheap jerseys . At least he could smile. The Chicago Cubs? Numb, just like always. 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"It was nerve-wracking, but we pulled through," said Collaros, who threw four touchdown passes to lead the Toronto Argonauts (8-4) to a 33-27 win over the Calgary Stampeders (9-3) in front of 28,781 fans at McMahon Stadium. Late in the fourth quarter with Toronto clinging to a 32-26 lead, Brad Sinopli caught a pass from Calgary quarterback Kevin Glenn and appeared to run for a 57-yard touchdown, but the play was called back after Arthur was flagged for offensive pass interference. "Its just kind of unfortunate that we were on the wrong side of the call," said Arthur, who finished the game with seven catches for 68 yards and a touchdown. "Its definitely a little bit frustrating. Its a play thats called 100 times a game. I thought it was good." In the games final seconds with the Argos leading 33-26 and Bo Levi Mitchell in at quarterback for the Stamps, Calgary receiver Anthony Parker hauled in a pass that was tipped at the goal line, but officials deemed that he fell out of bounds as time expired. The Argos were assessed an offside penalty on the play, so Calgary was given one more shot to tie up the game with no time left on the clock. Mitchell completed a pass to Arthur, who booted the ball into the end zone. A chase for the ball ensued, but Torontos Alonzo Lawrence got to it first and smothered it to preserve the victory. "I was wishing I was still in college so we could just take a couple knees and run the clock out," said Collaros, who completed 24-of 36 passes for 330 yards. "That doesnt happen up here." Toronto coach Scott Milanovich praised his team for finding a way to win their third straight road game with Collaros in at quarterback for Ricky Ray, whos out with a shoulder injury. "We showed a lot of character," Milanovich said. "You dont just win these games. Teams dont just -- on the road with back-up players -- win them without character and resolve and belief in the guys next to them. Were proud of them." Collaros also threw TD passes to John Chiles, Andre Durie and Dontrelle Inman as Toronto halted Calgarys four-game winning streak overall and 10-game streak at home. "We take care of each other and we want to play for each other," Collaros said. "That in itself is special and we believe in each other. Were going to have to continue to do that down the stretch here." Swayze Waters added a field goal and a pair of singles for the Argos. After watching Calgarys previous two games from the sidelines with a knee injury, Glenn returned to throw a pair of touchdown passes to Arthur and Marquay McDaniel. "As a team we cant get complacent and just keep riding the wave," Glenn said. &quuot;Weve got to make sure that we come out every week and get better and we didnt do that tonight.dddddddddddd" Back-up quarterback Drew Tate also ran for a one-yard TD, Rene Parades kicked a field goal and a single, and Rob Maver booted a single. Arthur was also credited with a single for kicking the ball into the end zone on the final play. Early in the first quarter, Glenn was intercepted by Pat Watkins, who ran the ball back to the Calgary three-yard line. Two plays later, Collaros tossed a four-yard touchdown pass to Chiles to give Toronto an early 7-0 lead. The Stamps answered right back with a 52-yard field goal by Parades, before Glenn threw an 11-yard strike to Arthur in the end zone to give the Stamps a 10-7 lead. Rob Maver kicked a 59-yard single for Calgary late in the first quarter, before Waters responded right back with an 80-yard single for Toronto early in the second. After Tate ran for a one-yard touchdown, Collaros responded by engineering a six-play, 65-yard drive that he capped off by tossing a two-yard touchdown pass to Durie to pull the Argos within three points. Larry Taylor ran the opening kickoff of the second half back 34 yards to give the Stamps great field position at their own 54-yard line. Calgary took advantage as McDaniel caught a 17-yard touchdown pass from Glenn just four plays later to put the Stamps up 25-15. The Argos responded right back on their next drive as Collaros threw a 28-yard pass to Inman, who was wide open in the end zone. The Stamps had a great chance to extend their lead, but Watkins hauled in his second interception of the game when he picked off a pass by Glenn that was intended for Kenny Stafford. Waters then kicked a 40-yard field goal late in the third quarter before Collaros led the Argos on a four-play, 70-yard drive that he finished off by throwing the game-winning touchdown to Bradwell. "Were kind of rolling right now," Bradwell said. "These last few wins weve had in a row, its just something to build on. Weve just got to keep getting better every week and keep rolling." Notes: Parades had kicked 15 straight field goals until he missed a 34-yarder late in the fourth quarter that went through the end zone for a 47-yard single. a Argos running back Chad Kackert missed the game with a concussion he suffered during Torontos 31-29 road win in Regina over the Saskatchewan Roughriders last Saturday. Kackert also missed the six games leading up to the win over the Riders with a knee injury. a The Stampeders honoured former owner Sid Gutsche, who passed away last week at the age of 64, with a moment of silence before the game. Players also wore memorial decal on their helmets. a The Stamps and Argos now have all-time records of 42-42-1 against each other. a The Argos were also the last team to beat the Stamps at home when they won 22-14 on Aug. 18, 2012. cheap jerseys wholesale jerseys ' ' '