BELLEVILLE SENATORS (13-15-0-0 – 26 Points) vs.
TORONTO MARLIES (15-10-1-1 – 32 Points)
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 2022
| 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | FINAL | |
| BELLEVILLE | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | 2 |
| TORONTO | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 4 |
GAME SUMMARY | GAME SHEET | PHOTOS | SCRUMS
SCORING SUMMARY
Belleville: L. Thomson (4) (A. Agozzino, J. Lucchini), E. Sokolov (7) (M. Del Zotto)
Goaltender: F. Gustavsson (27/30) L
Toronto: S. Der-Arguchintsev (5) PP (J. Blandisi, A. Suomela), F. Kràl (1) PP (S. Der-Arguchintsev, M. Hollowell), B. McMann (8) (J. Ho-Sang, M. Hollowell), A. Suomela (4) EN (Unassisted)
Goaltender: E. Källgren (37/39) W
ON THE SCORESHEET
- Semyon Der-Arguchintsev opened the scoring at 3:37 of the first period on the power play and later added the primary assist on Kràl’s second period goal. This was his first career AHL power play goal.
- Filip Kràl scored on the power play at 5:23 of the second period.This was his first goal of the season. He has points (1-4-5) through three consecutive games.
- Bobby McMann scored the game-winning goal at 4:25 of the third period. He has goals in (2) in consecutive games. McMann has 11 points (8 goals, 3 assists) in 20 games with the Marlies.
- Antti Suomela scored on the empty net at 18:42 of the third period and earlier had the secondary assist on Der-Arguchintsev’s first period goal. He has points (3-2-5) in consecutive games.
- Joseph Blandisi recorded the primary assist on Der-Arguchintsev’s first period goal. He has points (2-3-5) in four consecutive games.
- Mac Hollowell picked up the secondary assists on Kràl’s second period goal and McMann’s third period goal. He has eight points (1 goal, 7 assists) in his last seven games.
- Josh Ho-Sang had the lone assist on McMann’s third period goal. He has 18 points (10 goals, 8 assists) in 25 games this season.
- Erik Källgren stopped 37 of 39 shots he faced. He is 5-1-0 when making 30 or more saves in a game.
OF NOTE
- The Marlies set a season high today with their fourth consecutive win.
- Toronto went 4-for-4 on the penalty kill and 2-for-6 on the power play. This was Toronto’s fourth game this season recording two power play goals. Toronto is 10-6-1-0 when scoring on the power play and 9-5-0-0 when not allowing a goal on the penalty kill.
- Belleville had a 39-31 edge in shots in all situations. Mikhail Abramov and Kristiāns Rubīns led the Marlies with four shots on goal. Toronto is 12-7-1-1 when outshot by their opponent.
- The Marlies are 9-7-1-1 against North Division opponents and 5-1-0-0 against the Belleville Senators. Toronto has outscored Belleville 24-12.
- Toronto heads out on a 10-game, facing off against seven teams – Belleville Senators (4-1-0), Cleveland Monsters (2-1-1), Grand Rapids Griffins, Hartford Whalers, Hershey Bears, Lehigh Valley Phantoms (1-0-0) and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. It will be Toronto’s first meeting of the season with four opponents (HER, HFD, GR, WBS). The Marlies return to Coca-Cola Coliseum on Feb. 5.
| RECORD WHEN Scoring first 11-1-0-1 Leading after 1 8-1-1-1 Leading after 2 12-1-1-1 January 4-1-0-0 Wednesday 2-2-0-1 2 Goal Game 4-1-0-0 | MARLIES LEADERS *Amongst active players Goals 10 (J. Ho-Sang) Assists 19 (J. Duszak) Points 20 (J. Duszak) PPG 4 (J. Ho-Sang) Shots 60 (A. Steeves) +/- +5 (M. Hollowell, A. Steeves) PIMS 50 (R. Clune) |
POSTGAME QUOTES
HEAD COACH GREG MOORE
On Toronto’s special teams:
Penalty kill has been great this year, (John Snowden) has done a great job with that area of our game and power play was strong today. Special teams did a really great job on both sides of it to give us a chance to win this game along with Källgren and playing really well around our net. Within this league and how hard it is to win, you definitely need to lean on your special teams to execute and we got that today.
On progress through the second half of the season:
Especially since this break, I think anybody coming off a break that they have been sitting so long, it took some time to get going, but we’re in that part of the season where the guys have started to figure out what works and what doesn’t work. They’re all starting to say the right things, leadership has done a great job of pushing the message of what’s needed from day to day, whether it’s in practice or in games. It’s a good sign when a group like this at this time of the year is starting to mature as quickly as they are. This isn’t leaking to the halfway point or further. We have high expectations that we keep growing and keep trending the way we are.
MAC HOLLOWELL (2 ASSISTS)
On today’s game:
A big focus in the second half of the season has just been our starts and trying to play more of a full 60 minutes right from the get-go and I think our start tonight was really good. Obviously, power play was clicking for us so that was huge but I just think overall our energy and commitment to just playing a team game, playing defensively is really good to see.
ANTTI SUOMELA (1 GOAL, 1 ASSIST)
On Erik Källgren:
He’s a great goalie. He gives us a chance to win every game and every day and that’s huge for us. It’s the same thing with Joseph Woll. We have really good goalies and we can trust them. I think we can still defend better so they don’t have to face 50 shots a game, but the goalies are huge for us.
UPCOMING GAMES:
*All times Eastern Standard Time
January 15 at Hershey – 7:00 p.m.
January 16 at Lehigh Valley – 3:05 p.m.
January 19 at Hartford – 7:00 p.m.
January 21 at WB/Scranton – 7:05 p.m.
January 22 at WB/Scranton – 6:05 p.m.
The view from left field 