TORONTO MARLIES (15-3-2-1 – 33 Points) vs. UTICA COMETS (13-8-1-0 – 27 Points)
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2019
1 2 3 OT FINAL
UTICA 2 1 0 – 3
TORONTO 1 0 4 – 5
GAME SUMMARY | GAME SHEET | PHOTOS | SCRUMS
SCORING SUMMARY
Utica: J. Gadjovich (4) (J. Bailey, L. Jasek), L. Jasek (4) SH (C. Bancks, B. Rafferty), J. Bailey (6) PP (R. Boucher, B. Rafferty) Goaltender: M. DiPietro (17/22)
Toronto: A. Brooks (3) PP (J. Bracco, P. Aberg), H. Elynuik (1) (J. Schmaltz, T. MacMaster), A. Brooks (4) (E. Korshkov, M. Marincin), J. Lindgren (1) (A. Brooks, J. Bracco), A. Brooks (5) (J. Bracco, D. Archibald) Goaltender: K. Kaskisuo (17/20)
ON THE SCORESHEET
• Adam Brooks opened the scoring on the power play at 4:55 of the first period, scored his second goal at 10:48 of the third period and scored his third goal to complete the hat trick at 17:39 of the third period. He also added the primary assist on Lindgren’s third period goal. This was Brooks’ first four-point game of his AHL career. This was his first hat trick of the season and second of his career.
• Hudson Elynuik scored Toronto’s second goal at 9:19 of the third period. This was his first goal of the season. Elynuik has three points (1 goal, 2 assists) through 19 games this season.
• Jesper Lindgren scored Toronto’s fourth goal and the game-winner at 14:45 of the third period. This was his first career AHL goal. Lindgren has five points (1 goal, 4 assists) in 15 games this season.
• Jeremy Bracco assisted on all three of Brooks’ goals. This was his 100th career AHL assist. This was his third threepoint game of the season.
• Pontus Aberg recorded the secondary assist on Brooks’ first period goal. Aberg has points (3-9-12) through nine games.
• Jordan Schmaltz registered the primary assist on Elynuik’s third period goal. • Tanner MacMaster picked up the secondary assist on Elynuik’s third period goal. MacMaster has picked up a point (4-5-9) in each of his last nine games. Egor Korshkov registered the primary assist on Brooks’ first third period goal. Korshkov has 15 points (8 goals, 7 assists) through 21 games.
• Martin Marincin recorded the secondary assist on Brook’s first third period goal. • Darren Archibald picked up the secondary assist on Brook’s second third period goal. Archibald has five points (3 goals, 2 assists) in five consecutive games.
• Kasimir Kaskisuo stopped 17 of the 20 shots he faced. Kaskisuo is now 8-1-1-0 on the season with a .924 Save Percentage and a 2.20 Goals Against Average.
OF NOTE…
• The Toronto Maple Leafs announced that Greg Moore was named head coach of the Toronto Marlies. • Assistant coaches Rob Davison and A.J. MacLean assumed duties behind the bench for today’s game against Utica. Toronto is 5-1-0-0 under Davison and MacLean.
• Toronto last recorded a hat trick on November 16, 2019 against Texas. Kenny Agostino scored three goals in the 8-4 win. • Two Marlies (Kenny Agostino and Nic Petan) last recorded four-points in Toronto’s matchup against Belleville on November 1, 2019. • Toronto was 5-for-6 on the penalty kill and was 1-for-5 on the power play. Toronto has scored a goal on the power play in their last four games (5/17). • Toronto had a 22-20 edge in shots in all situations. Adam Brooks led the Marlies with six shots on goal. • The Marlies are 7-1-2-1 against North Division opponents and are 1-1-0-0 against the Utica Comets.
REGULAR SEASON LEADERS
• Goals: K. Agostino (11) • Assists: J. Bracco (17) • Points: P. Aberg (24) • PPG: E. Korshkov (4) • Shots: P. Aberg (66) • +/-: P. Aberg, B. Harpur, T. Kivihalme (+11) • PIMS: G. Wilson (45)
RECORD WHEN…
• Toronto is 11-3-1-1 when scoring first. • The Marlies are 5-0-1-0 when trailing after the first period and 3-1-2-0 when trailing after the second period. • Toronto is 7-1-1-0 when outshooting their opponent. • The Marlies are 4-0-1-0 in Sunday games and are 1-0-0-0 in December.
CURRENT POINT STREAKS
• Pontus Aberg has points (2-6-8) in five consecutive games. • Darren Archibald has points (3-2-5) five consecutive games. • Jeremy Bracco has assists (4) in consecutive games. • Egor Korshkov has assists (3) in three consecutive games. • Tanner MacMaster has points (4-5-9) in nine consecutive games. • Jordan Schmaltz has assists (2) in consecutive games.
MARLIES UPDATES.
• Kevin Gravel (illness) did not dress for today’s game against Utica.
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
• November 30: Recalled forward Justin Brazeau from loan to Newfoundland (ECHL). • November 29: Loaned defenceman Martin Marincin from Toronto (NHL).
POSTGAME QUOTES
ASSISTANT COACH A.J. MacLEAN
On Toronto’s comeback in the third period: The guys just stuck with it. That’s what we asked of them in between periods, said stick with it. Asked them to get a little more traffic on the net, they did exactly that and pucks went in for us. I couldn’t be more proud of our guys, they really dug in at the end of a long week.
On the team’s two wins in their first three-in-three: It’s good character from the guys. Good leadership all the way right through. They didn’t give up. It would have been an easy game to kind of pack your hat and say we’ll live to fight another day but they dug in. They stuck with it. As a coaching staff, we’re extremely proud of them.
On Adam Brooks’ four-point performance: It was really nice to see him get rewarded. I think since he’s been back since his injury awhile ago he’s been really skating well. He plays well, he plays hard, he’s competitive, and it was really nice to see him get rewarded
NEXT GAME:
December 4 at Rochester – 7:05 p.m. ET December 7 vs San Antonio – 4:00 p.m. ET December 8 vs San Antonio – 4:00 p.m. ET December 11 at Utica – 7:00 p.m. ET December 14 vs Belleville – 4:00 p.m. ET
The view from left field 