TORONTO MARLIES (29-26-3-2 – 63 Points) vs. SYRACUSE CRUNCH (29-23-4-5 – 67 Points)
SATURDAY, MARCH 7, 2020
| 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | FINAL | |
| SYRACUSE | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 2 |
| TORONTO | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 |
GAME SUMMARY | GAME SHEET | PHOTOS | SCRUMS
SCORING SUMMARY
Syracuse: G. Smith (22) (B. Katchouk, T. Raddysh), T. Raddysh (19) (C. Gaunce, G. Smith)
Goaltender: S. Martin (31/32)
Toronto: T. Kivihalme (4) (T. Liljegren, M. Lorito)
Goaltender: J. Woll (27/29)
ON THE SCORESHEET
- Teemu Kivihalme opened the scoring at 13:00 in the first period. Kivihalme has 17 points (4 goals, 13 assists) in 54 games this season.
- Timothy Liljegren recorded the primary assist on Kivihalme’s first period goal. Liljegren has six points (1 goal, 5 assists) in his last six games with the Marlies. Liljegren is second on the Marlies with 25 assists.
- Matt Lorito registered the secondary assist on Kivihalme’s first period goal. He has five assists in his last four games. Lorito has 28 points (9 goals, 19 assists) in 57 games this season.
- Joseph Woll stopped 27 of 29 shots he faced. Woll is now 11-15-3-2 on the season with a .881 save percentage and a 3.77 goals against average.
OF NOTE…
- Toronto was 1-for-1 on the penalty kill and 0-for-7 on the power play.
- Toronto had a 32-29 edge in shots in all situations. Pontus Aberg led the Marlies with seven shots on goal.
- The Marlies are 16-18-3-1 against North Division opponents and 1-2-1-0 against the Syracuse Crunch.
REGULAR SEASON LEADERS
- Goals: K. Agostino (27)
- Assists: J. Bracco (30)
- Points: K. Agostino (49)
- PPG: K. Agostino (9)
- Shots: P. Aberg (147)
- +/-: E. Korshkov, M. Salomaki (+11)
- PIMS: G. Wilson (77)
RECORD WHEN…
- Toronto is 20-8-2-2 when scoring first.
- The Marlies are 13-3-2-2 when leading after the first period and 6-7-0-1 when tied after the second period.
- Toronto is 11-10-2-0 when outshooting their opponent.
- The Marlies are 10-8-2-2 in Saturday games and are 2-2-0-0 in March.
CURRENT POINT STREAKS
- Matt Lorito has assists (5) in four consecutive games.
MARLIES UPDATES.
- Adam Brooks (concussion) did not dress for tonight’s game against Syracuse. He left Toronto’s game against Belleville on February 15 and did not return.
- Kasimir Kaskisuo (hand) did not dress for tonight’s game against Syracuse.
- Kalle Kossila (migraines) did not dress for tonight’s game against Syracuse.
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
- March 6: Returned defenceman Timothy Liljegren on loan from Toronto (NHL).
- March 6: Signed defenceman Garrett Johnston to PTO.
- March 5: Returned forward Giorgio Estephan on loan to Newfoundland (ECHL).
POSTGAME QUOTES
HEAD COACH GREG MOORE
On the power play being affect by a lack of execution or a hot netminder:
Probably more so a hot netminder. Towards the end we got some really good looks. He found a way to make saves. Our earlier power plays we didn’t execute on some of our entries and stick to our game plan, so we had a hard time there with some turnovers. They found their way and they just couldn’t find the back of the net towards the end.
On Toronto keeping composure through the game:
Yeah, we were expecting them to come out much harder than yesterday. They proved that. They had a real good push in the first five minutes. We were pretty happy with how the team responded to that push. We got better as the period went on, we started to find our game and it was a good process for us. The team played hard, played the right way. It was just one of those games that we just couldn’t find the extra goal.
On whether momentum was a part of the decision in pulling Joseph Woll for an extra attacked at 15:44 of the third period:
One hundred per cent. It’s a few things. One, sometimes it might catch the other team off guard, they’re not expecting what guys to have on the ice at that moment within those moments if you do it early. Lot of times coaches are trying to time their more defensive guys for those last few minutes and if you do it a little bit early, you might catch some of their offensive guys on the ice who aren’t as responsible and second, you get a feel for where the game’s going. I thought we had a nice tilt in our favour to where we could apply some pressure and maybe get some extra time with an extra guy on the ice.
On defencemen Teemu Kivihalme and Timothy Liljegren:
Yeah, they played well. They’re both great skaters who can transition the game really well for us. They’re able to defend up ice. A lot of times teams don’t even get into our end because they can take pucks away at the offensive blue line and red line. It was really nice to have Liljegren back in the lineup.
On Joseph Woll’s performance tonight:
He played really well, gave us a chance to win a hockey game, made some big saves. It was good to see him in a game like this. It was kind of a playoff energy and mentality. It was a huge two points for us. We believe he did a great job and what was needed for us to win a hockey game.
NEXT GAME:
March 11 at Bridgeport – 7:00 p.m. ET
March 13 at Hershey – 7:00 p.m. ET
March 14 at Lehigh Valley – 7:05 p.m. ET
March 17 vs Rochester – 1:30 p.m. ET (Scotiabank Arena)
March 19 vs Grand Rapids – 1:30 p.m. ET
The view from left field 