TORONTO MARLIES (17-12-1-1 – 36 Points) vs.
WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON PENGUINS (12-16-1-3 – 28 Points)
FRIDAY, JANUARY 21, 2022
| 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | FINAL | |
| TORONTO | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 |
| W-B/SCRANTON | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | 5 |
GAME SUMMARY | GAME SHEET | PHOTOS | SCRUMS
SCORING SUMMARY
Toronto: A. Suomela (5) PP (J. Blandisi, J. Duszak)
Goaltender: E. Källgren (25/30) L
W-B/Scranton: A. Nylander (11) (S. Poulin), V. Puustinen (12) PP (J. Riikola, A. Nylander), F. Hallander (4) (F. Robert, P. Joseph), K. Bjorkqvist (3) (A. Angelio, J. Gruden), A. Nylander (12) PP (S. Poulin, V. Puustinen)
Goaltender: A. D’Orio (21/22) W
ON THE SCORESHEET
- Antti Suomela scored on the power play with 10 seconds left in the second period. This was Suomela’s first power play goal of the season. He has nine points (4 goals, 5 assists) in 14 games this season with the Marlies.
- Joseph Blandisi recorded the primary assist on Suomela’s second period goal. He has six points (2 goals, 4 assists) in nine games with the Marlies this season.
- Joseph Duszak picked up the secondary assist on Suomela’s second period goal. This was Duszak’s 12th power play assist of the season. He leads all defencemen in assists (22) in 22 games.
- Erik Källgren stopped 25 of 30 shots he faced.
OF NOTE
- This was Greg Moore’s 100th game behind the Toronto Marlies bench. He is tied for fourth overall in wins (45).
- Toronto went 2-for-4 on the penalty kill and 1-for-5 on the power play. Toronto is 12-7-1-0 when scoring on the power play and 7-6-1-1 when allowing a goal on the penalty kill.
- Wilkes-Barre/Scranton had 30-22 edge in shots in all situations. Joseph Duszak and Jack Kopacka led the Marlies with three shots on goal. Toronto is 13-8-1-1 when outshot by their opponent.
- The Marlies are 5-4-0-0 against Atlantic Division opponents and 0-1-0-0 against the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.
- Toronto is on a 10-game, 4,958 kilometre road trip and will face off against seven teams – Belleville Senators, Cleveland Monsters, Grand Rapids Griffins, Hartford Wolf Pack, Hershey Bears, Lehigh Valley Phantoms 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 Trailing after 1 5-9-0-0 Trailing after 2 1-9-0-0 On the Road 8-7-0-0 January 6-3-0-0 Friday 3-2-0-0 | MARLIES LEADERS *Amongst active players Goals 12 (B. Seney) Assists 22 (J. Duszak) Points 25 (B. Seney) PPG 5 (J. Ho-Sang) Shots 73 (A. Steeves) +/- +10 (B. Seney) PIMS 55 (R. Clune) |
POSTGAME QUOTES
HEAD COACH GREG MOORE
On tonight’s game:
They just outcompeted us today. We just need to work harder in the d-zone. We were gliding around a little bit. We have a better effort. The group knows that. We’ll come tomorrow. I know the team will respond and match their intensity and doing a better job of setting up our o-zone and get pucks on the inside.
BRETT SENEY
On tonight’s game:
It was frustrating. Especially in this league, special teams are so important. We needed to capitalize on that early 5-on-3 and that gave them some momentum and they capitalized on their chances. There’s no moral victories and I liked the way we fought back in the end, guys were sticking up for each other and getting in there. We showed passion that way but at the end of the day, the main thing is wins. So, we have to get after it tomorrow.
UPCOMING GAMES:
*All times Eastern Standard Time
January 22 at WB/Scranton – 6:05 p.m.
January 24 at Grand Rapids – 7:00 p.m.
January 28 at Belleville – 7:00 p.m.
January 29 at Belleville – 7:00 p.m.
February 2 at Grand Rapids – 7:00 p.m.
The view from left field 