Month: May 2021

LAVAL ROCKET (23-8-3-1 – 50 Points) vs.
TORONTO MARLIES (14-16-0-2 – 30 Points)
SATURDAY, MAY 15, 2021

SCORING SUMMARY

Toronto: C. Rosén (5) PP (C. Conrad, M. Kokkonen), K. Kossila (6) (C. Rosén, P. Gogolev), P. Gogolev (5) (K. Kossila)
Goaltender: J. Woll (27/29)

Laval: R. Harvey-Pinard (6) (L. Dauphin, T. Paquette-Bisson), J. Weal (7) (L. Dauphin, A. Belzile)
Goaltender: M. McNiven (23/26)

ON THE SCORESHEET

• Calle Rosén opened the scoring at 11:11 of the first period on the power play and later added the primary assist on Kossila’s second period goal. He has 13 points (5 goals, 8 assists) in 28 games with the Marlies this season.
• Kalle Kossila scored Toronto’s second goal at 9:41 of the second period and later added the lone assist on Gogolev’s game-winner in overtime. He has 25 points (6 goals, 19 assists) in 26 games. Kossila has points (2-8-10) in seven consecutive games.
• Pavel Gogolev scored the game-winner at 1:20 of overtime and earlier registered the secondary assist on Kossila’s second period goal. Gogolev has scored the game-winning goal in three straight games. He has 10 points (5 goals, 5 assists) in his last seven games and points (3-3-6) in three consecutive games.
• Colt Conrad recorded the primary assist on Rosén’s first period goal. He has four points (1 goal, 3 assists) in 19 games with the Marlies this season.
• Mikko Kokkonen had the secondary assist on Rosén’s first period goal. He has six points (1 goal, 5 assists) in eight games this season with the Marlies.
• Joseph Woll stopped 27 of 29 shots he faced.

OF NOTE…

• Toronto went 2-for-2 on the penalty kill and 1-for-4 on the power play. In Toronto’s last 10 games, the team has allowed only one goal on the penalty kill (26/27).
• Laval had a 29-26 edge in shots in all situations. Pavel Gogolev, Kalle Kossila, Timothy Liljegren, Jeremy McKenna and Calle Rosén led the Marlies with three shots on goal. Toronto kept Laval to one shot on goal in the second period.
• The Marlies are 14-16-0-2 against Canadian Division opponents and are 5-3-0-1 against the Laval Rocket.

RECORD WHEN…

Scoring first                                        14-7-4-0
Leading after 1                                    7-3-0-0
Leading after 2                                     11-0-0-0
Outshot by opponent                          8-8-0-2
Did not allow a goal on penalty kill     13-8-0-1
Scored on the power play                   7-6-0-0
Saturday                                              1-5-0-0

REGULAR SEASON LEADERS

Goals                                       11 (Gaudet)
Assists                                    19 (Kossila)
Points                                      25 (Kossila)
PPG                                          2 (Agostino, Brazeau, Gogolev, Kossila, Robertson)
Shots                                       74 (Agostino)
+/-                                            +10 (Kossila)
PIMS                                        48 (Clune)

POSTGAME QUOTES

HEAD COACH GREG MOORE

On facing Laval:
There’s definitely times whenever you play Laval that you’re going to have to weather some type of storm. Just the way in which they play. I don’t think regardless of who the opponent is against them with how hard they forecheck and then they just get pucks to the point and get a lot of rubber on net, you have to break the cycle at some point. Our guys have done a really good job of managing the game. There’s been some five, six, seven minutes segments throughout the last three games where we haven’t had to spend any time in our D-zone and that’s just the guys being really smart with the puck managing the game, managing the ice. When you’re stuck in your D-zone and they’re shooting everything, tonight it was really impressive. Our forwards, their willingness to get in lanes, block shots. Our D were boxing out hard at the net, they were blocking shots too. Our forwards did a good job of collapsing out front, out numbering them defensively at the net and being able to get good exits.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS

May 15             William Villeneuve (D) – Signed to ATO
May 13             Kristians Rubins (D) – Reassigned by Toronto (NHL) to Latvia (WHC)
May 12             Joseph Woll (G) – Returned on loan from Toronto (NHL Taxi)

UPCOMING GAMES:
*All times Eastern Standard Time

Monday, May 17 at Laval – 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday, May 19 at Belleville – 7:00 p.m.
Thursday, May 20 at Belleville – 4:00 p.m.

LAVAL ROCKET (23-8-2-1 – 49 Points) vs.
TORONTO MARLIES (13-16-0-2 – 28 Points)
FRIDAY, MAY 14, 2021

SCORING SUMMARY

Toronto: J. Brazeau (3) (P. Gogolev, K. Kossila), K. Kossila (5) (P. Gogolev, B. Kapcheck), P. Gogolev (4) (S. Noesen, J. McKenna)
Goaltender: M. Hutchinson (39/41)

Laval: Y. Veilleux (14) (A. Belzile, L. Dauphin), A. Belzile (4) (L. Dauphin)
Goaltender: C. Primeau (18/21)

ON THE SCORESHEET

• Justin Brazeau opened the scoring at 4:27 of the first period. He has three goals in 17 games.
• Kalle Kossila scored Toronto’s second goal and earlierpicked up the secondary assist on Brazeau’s first period goal. He has 23 points (5 goals, 18 assists) in 25 games. Kossila has points (1-7-8) in six consecutive games.
• Pavel Gogolev scored Toronto’s third goal at 18:30 of the second period. He earlierrecorded the primary assists on Brazeau’s and Kossila’s first period goals. He has eight points (4 goals, 4 assists) in his last six games. This is Gogolev’s first career AHL three-point game.
• Brennan Kapcheck registered the secondary assist on Kossila’s first period goal. This was Kapcheck’s first career AHL point.
• Stefan Noesen had the primary assist on Gogolev’s second period goal. He has seven points (2 goals, 5 assists) in 13 games this season with Toronto and San Jose (AHL).
• Jeremy McKenna collected the secondary assist on Gogolev’s second period goal. He has nine points (4 goals, 5 assists) in 24 games with the Marlies.
• Michael Hutchinson stopped 39 of 41 shots he faced in his first start with the Marlies this season.

OF NOTE…

• Toronto went 2-for-2 on the penalty kill and did not receive a power play.
• Laval had a 41-22 edge in shots in all situations. Timothy Liljegren and Calle Rosén led the Marlies with three shots on goal.
• The Marlies are 13-16-0-2 against Canadian Division opponents and are 4-3-0-1 against the Laval Rocket.

RECORD WHEN…

Scoring first                                        13-7-4-0
Leading after 1                                    6-3-0-0
Leading after 2                                     10-0-0-0
Outshot by opponent                          7-8-0-2
Did not allow a goal on penalty kill     12-8-0-1
Did score on the power play                6-10-0-2
Friday                                                  2-5-0-0

REGULAR SEASON LEADERS

Goals                                       11 (Gaudet)
Assists                                    18 (Kossila)
Points                                      23 (Kossila)
PPG                                          2 (Agostino, Brazeau, Gogolev, Kossila, Robertson)
Shots                                       74 (Agostino)
+/-                                            +9 (Kossila)
PIMS                                        48 (Clune)

POSTGAME QUOTES

HEAD COACH GREG MOORE

On tonight’s game:
There was a lot of good stuff to take away. Full 60-minute effort and disciplined within our game plan. We’ve gone through a stretch of games prior to these last two where there’s just been a lot of growth for our group. We’re coming towards the tail end of the season with a lot of new faces, a lot of young bodies, learning what it is at this level to play. Finding their way and learning a lot of our systems and our details and our responsibilities. A lot of our guys that have been here all season have done a great job of helping guide them along the way. We’re now starting to turn a corner, the last game and this one. You can start to see everything’s coming together and the hard work these guys have been putting in, it’s starting to pay off and they’re learning what it takes to win in this league and especially against a really tough opponent.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS

May 13             Kristians Rubins (D) – Reassigned by Toronto (NHL) to Latvia (WHC)
May 12             Joseph Woll (G) – Returned on loan from Toronto (NHL Taxi)

           
UPCOMING GAMES:
*All times Eastern Standard Time

Saturday, May 15 at Laval – 3:00 p.m.
Monday, May 17 at Laval – 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday, May 19 at Belleville – 7:00 p.m.
Thursday, May 20 at Belleville – 4:00 p.m.