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2021-22 Matchups vs. New York: Second of Three
2021-22 Record vs. New York: 1-0-0
Next Game Against New York: Sunday, April 17 vs. New York Islanders
Toronto Season Record: 24-10-3
Toronto Road Record: 10-6-2
TV: Sportsnet RADIO: Sportsnet 590
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
January 21, 2022
Forward Joey Anderson and defenceman Carl Dahlstrom have been
reassigned to the Maple Leafs taxi squad from the Toronto Marlies (AHL).
January 20, 2022
Goaltender Michael Hutchinson has been reassigned to the Toronto
Marlies (AHL) from the Maple Leafs taxi squad.
January 16, 2022
Forwards Joey Anderson and Brett Seney have been reassigned to the
Toronto Marlies (AHL) from the Maple Leafs taxi squad.
LAST GAME
Score: Toronto 3 at New York Rangers 6
Date: Wednesday, January 19, 2022
TOR Goals: Mikheyev, Marner, Bunting
NYR Goals: Reaves (2x), Fox (2x), Strome, Kreider
TOR Goaltender: Campbell, 21/26, .808 SV%
NYR Goaltender: Shesterkin, 35/38, .921 SV%
TOR Power Play: 1-for-4
TOR Penalty Kill: 2-for-2
NEXT GAME
Date: Wednesday, January 26, 2022
Opponent: vs. Anaheim Ducks
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Broadcast Information: Sportsnet (TV), Sportsnet 590 (Radio)
INJURY REPORT
Justin Holl Placed into the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol
Ondrej Kaše Placed into the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol
Jake Muzzin Concussion
Nick Ritchie Placed into the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol
ALL-TIME VS. NEW YORK ISLANDERS:
First Matchup between Clubs: January 10, 1973 (Toronto 4 vs. New York 2)
All-Time Record: 75-68-7-10 (160 Games)
All-Time Record at Home: 43-30-4-4 (81 Games)
All-Time Record on the Road: 32-38-3-6 (79 Games)
Last Road Win vs. Opponent: November 21, 2021 (Toronto at New York 0)
Record in Last Five Games: 3-2-0
ACTIVE LEADERS VS. NEW YORK ISLANDERS:
Games Played: Jason Spezza (42), Wayne Simmonds (38), Morgan Rielly (20)
Goals: Jason Spezza (17), Wayne Simmonds (10), Auston Matthews (7)
Assists:
Jason Spezza (24), Wayne Simmonds (13), Mitch Marner (6), Jake
Muzzin (6)
Points: Jason Spezza (41), Wayne Simmonds (23), Mitch Marner (12)
Penalty Minutes: Wayne Simmonds (47), Jason Spezza (18), Nick Ritchie (14)
2021-22 AVERAGES AND RANKINGS
Points % GF/Game GA/Game PP% PK% SF/G SA/G FO%
Toronto .689 3.38 2.65 29.5% 83.5% 34.2 31.0 55.5%
New York .515 2.36 2.58 17.2% 82.2% 28.6 32.0 51.7%
THE MAN ADVANTAGE IN 2021-22
Power Play: 31/105 (29.5%)
Power Play Goal Leader: 9 – Matthews
Power Play Point Leader: 16 – Matthews (9G, 7A)
2020-21 Power Play: 31/155 (20.0%)
ON THE PK IN 2021-22
Penalty Kill: 86/103 (83.5%)
Shorthanded Goal Leader: 1 – Marner, Holl, Mikheyev
Shorthanded Point Leader: 2 – Brodie (2A)
2020-21 Penalty Kill: 113/144 (78.5%)
FAST FACTS
Saturday games 12th of 23 (9 home, 14 road)
Back-to-Backs played 6 of 13
Record in first game of back-to-back 3-2-1
Record in second game of back-to-back 2-4-0
January games 8th of 11 (4 home, 7 road)
UPCOMING MILESTONES
TJ Brodie Nine points away from 300 career NHL points
Auston Matthews Eight points away from 400 career NHL points
Jake Muzzin 10 points away from 300 career NHL points
William Nylander Five games away from 400 career NHL games played
RECENT MILESTONES
TJ Brodie Appeared in his 700th career NHL game, Nov. 2, 2021 vs. VGK
TJ Brodie Scored his 50th career NHL goal, Dec. 14, 2021 at EDM
Jack Campbell Appeared in his 100th career NHL game, Nov. 16, 2021 vs. NSH
Pierre Engvall Appeared in his 100th career NHL game, Nov. 2, 2021 vs. VGK
Ondrej Kaše Recorded his 100th career NHL point, Nov. 10, 2021 at PHI
Ondrej Kaše Scored his 50th career NHL goal, Dec. 9, 2021 vs. TBL
Alexander Kerfoot Appeared in his 300th career NHL game, Nov. 26, 2021 at SJS
Alexander Kerfoot Recorded his 100th career NHL assist, Jan. 1, 2022 vs. OTT
Timothy Liljegren Scored his first career NHL goal, Jan. 15, 2022 at STL
Auston Matthews Recorded his 200th career NHL goal, Oct. 25, 2021 at CAR
Ilya Mikheyev Skated in his 100th career NHL game, Jan. 15, 2022 at STL
William Nylander Recorded his 300th career NHL point, Jan. 19, 2022 at NYR
Morgan Rielly Recorded his 250th career NHL assist, Oct. 27, 2021 at CHI
Morgan Rielly Skated in his 600th career NHL game, Dec. 9, 2021 vs. TBL
Wayne Simmonds Skated in his 950th career NHL game, Oct. 16, 2021 vs. OTT
Jason Spezza Skated in his 1,200th career NHL game, Nov. 28, 2021 at ANA
John Tavares Recorded his 200th point with the Maple Leafs, Oct. 18, 2021 vs. NYR
John Tavares Scored his 100th goal with the Maple Leafs, Nov. 13, 2021 at BUF
John Tavares Skated in his 900th career NHL game, Jan. 1, 2022 vs. OTT
2021-22 TEAM LEADERS
CATEGORY LEADER CATEGORY LEADER
GOALS 25 – Matthews HITS 79 – Ritchie
ASSISTS 27 – Rielly BLOCKED SHOTS 51 – Holl, Brodie
POINTS 41 – Matthews (25G, 16A) TAKEAWAYS 35 – Nylander, Matthews
POWER PLAY POINTS 16 – Matthews (9G, 7A) TOI PER GAME 24:12 – Rielly
SHORTHANDED POINTS 2 – Brodie (2A) PP TOI PER GAME 3:11 – Marner
PIMs 40 – Simmonds SH TOI PER GAME 2:35 – Muzzin
SHOTS 153 – Matthews WINS 19 – Campbell
FACEOFF% 61.5% – Tavares GOALS-AGAINST AVERAGE 2.24 – Campbell
SHOT ATTEMPTS% 60.13% – Mikheyev SAVE PERCENTAGE .927 – Campbell
The Islanders lost a legend yesterday when Clark Gillies passed away.
The organization is deeply saddened by the news and our hearts and prayers go out to his entire family.
LAST GAME:
NYI 4 vs. ARI 0
RECAP:
DATE NYI RESULT SCORE NYI GOAL SCORERS IN GOAL
Jan. 21, 2022 Win
ARI 0
NYI 4
Mayfield,
Czarnik,
Nelson (2)
Sorokin 17/17
Scott Mayfield scored a goal and an assist in the first period, and Brock Nelson recorded his third multi-goal game of the season as the New York
Islanders defeated the Arizona Coyotes, 4-0, Friday night at UBS Arena. Josh Bailey and Adam Pelech each recorded two points. Ilya Sorokin made 17
saves to earn his fourth shutout of the season.
INJURIES:
Man Games Lost to Injury (Including COVID Protocol): 95
RECENT TRANSACTIONS:
Jan. 11: Head Coach Barry Trotz and Ryan Pulock have been placed in COVID Protocol.
Dec. 30: Clutterbuck, Martin, Parise and Salo have been removed from the team’s COVID-19 list. Sebastian Aho has been placed in
COVID-19 protocol. Bardreau, Czarnik and Dal Colle have been recalled from the team’s taxi squad. Hutton has been recalled from
Bridgeport. Kyle Palmieri (lower body) has been placed on the team’s IR list (retroactive to Dec. 16).
Dec. 26: The New York Islanders have assigned five players to the taxi squad: Cole Bardreau, Austin Czarnik, Michael Dal Colle,
Simon Holmstrom, and Grant Hutton.
TONIGHT’S GAME:
The New York Islanders host the Toronto Maple Leafs tonight, in the second of three matchups between the two clubs this season.
The last time these teams met was on November 21, 2021, the Islanders’ second game ever at UBS Arena. Toronto becomes the first team to visit UBS
Arena twice.
The Islanders enter tonight’s game on the back-end of their second back-to-back series this week, after they won at home against the Arizona Coyotes
last night.
Tonight, the Islanders can improve upon their 6-1-1 record in their last eight home games, as they have played all but one of their last nine at UBS
Arena. The Islanders will play their next six games at UBS arena.
This season, the Islanders are 12-2-2 when scoring three or more goals vs. their opponent. They have found the back of the net three or more times in
nine of their last eleven games.
THE ISLANDERS:
PLAYERS’ QUICK HITS
Josh Bailey has eight points in his last seven games (2g, 6a).
Mathew Barzal leads the Islanders in points (24) and assists (17).
Anthony Beauvillier has six points in his last eight games (3g, 3a), including a point in each contest of the Islanders’ back-to-back earlier this week, and
last night against the Coyotes.
Kieffer Bellows started January with a four-game point streak, the longest of his career (2g, 3a).
Zdeno Chara has scored more points against the Maple Leafs than any other team he has faced. His 47 points in 102 career games against them leads
all active NHL defensemen against Toronto.
Casey Cizikas scored goals in consecutive games earlier this week in the Islanders’ home-and-home against Philadelphia, the first time he has done so
since November 2019.
Cal Clutterbuck is one of three Islanders to have skated in every game this season (Parise, Mayfield).
Austin Czarnik recorded his second goal of the season last night in the Islanders’ shutout against the Coyotes.
Noah Dobson leads Islanders defensemen in goals (5), assists (9) and points (14). He has logged over 21 minutes TOI in eight of his last ten games.
Andy Greene is one of five active Islanders with over 900 games played (Bailey, Chara, Clutterbuck, Parise). It is the first time in club history five active
Islanders have had more than 900 career games played.
Anders Lee recorded an assist last night, his first point since Jan. 1.
Matt Martin played his 639th career game as an Islander last night, passing Derek King for eleventh-most in Islanders history.
Scott Mayfield has the longest consecutive games-played streak on the Islanders (122 games).
Brock Nelson recorded his third multi-goal game of the season last night vs. Arizona (Last: Nov. 20 vs CGY).
Zach Parise has 22 points (12g,10a) against Toronto in 37 career games. He is tied with Josh Bailey for the lead in career points against the Maple
Leafs among active Islanders forwards.
Adam Pelech has recorded points in three straight games since being named to his first career NHL All-Star game. It is the first time in his career he
has had a three-game point streak.
Ilya Sorokin made 17 saves on 17 shots, for the shutout, last night against Arizona. It was his career-high fourth shutout of the season.
Semyon Varlamov has made more than 30 saves in each of his last four games in net for the Islanders. Tuesday night in Philadelphia, Varlamov made
31 saves on 34 shots.
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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
OF NOTE
| 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.
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TOR@WAS
Toronto Raptors
Banton, Dalano Out G League – On Assignment
Birch, Khem Out Injury/Illness – Nose; Fracture
Bonga, Isaac Out G League – On Assignment
Dragic, Goran Out Not With Team
Johnson, David Out Health and Safety Protocols
Trent Jr., Gary Questionable Injury/Illness – Left Ankle; Swelling
Washington Wizards
Ayayi, Joel Out G League – Two-Way
Winston, Cassius Out G League – Two-Way
• The Toronto Raptors finish a five-game road trip (Jan. 14-21) Friday night against the Washington Wizards at Capital One Arena. The Raptors have lost four of their five games following a six-game winning streak –
their longest of the season. Toronto is 6-4 in the month of January. The Raptors have won five in a row at Washington and have taken two of the first three meetings with the Wizards this season.
• Pascal Siakam finished a team-high 20 points (7-18 FG, 6-8 FT), eight rebounds, three assists and three steals in a career high-tying 44 minutes Jan. 19 at Dallas. Siakam has now scored 20+ points in five of the
last six games (Jan. 9-19), averaging 23.7 points. He is shooting .457 (53-116) from the field, .368 (7-19)
from beyond the arc and .725 (29-40) at the free throw line during this stretch.
• Pascal Siakam is currently averaging 21.0 points, and career highs of 8.3 rebounds and 4.9 assists. He is one of just six players in the NBA averaging 20.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists this season, along with Giannis Antetokounmpo, Luka Doncic, Joel Embiid, James Harden and Nikola Jokic.
• Chris Boucher recorded his second straight double-double (Jan. 17-19), and fifth of the season, with 15 points and 12 rebounds in 34 minutes off the bench Jan. 19 at Dallas. Boucher has scored in double figures in each of the last five games (Jan. 11-19). He is averaging 15.2 points and shooting .473 (26-55)
from the floor, including 35 percent (7-20) from three-point range, during this span.
• Fred VanVleet leads the NBA in minutes per game (38.1) this season. VanVleet has logged 40+ minutes in 12 games, including each of the last five (Jan. 11-19) – the longest streak in the NBA this season.
VanVleet is the first Raptor since Chris Bosh (Nov. 9-18, 2008) to play 40+ points in five straight games.
• Fred VanVleet (3.8) and Gary Trent Jr. (3.5) currently rank second and fourth, respectively, in the NBA in deflections per game. VanVleet has led the NBA in deflections per game each of the past two seasons,
while Trent Jr. also ranks fourth in the league in steals (1.91). The Raptors lead the NBA in deflections per
game (18.2) this season and rank third in steals (9.1).
• The Raptors lead the NBA in offensive rebounds per game (13.6) and rank second (16.9) in second-chance points. Through 10 games in January, Toronto has outrebounded opponents 156-to-98 (+58) on
the offensive end. Chris Boucher (34) is sixth in the NBA in offensive rebounds this month, while Scottie Barnes leads the Raptors – and all rookies – with 98 offensive boards this season.
• Yuta Watanabe and Wizards forward Rui Hachimura are both expected to be in the lineup for the first time since they made history as the first pair of Japanese players to share an NBA court when Watanabe, then
a member of the Memphis Grizzlies, visited Washington on Dec. 14, 2019. Watanabe and Hachimura were
teammates last summer as part of Japan’s Olympic roster.
PROBABLE STARTERS
F – OG ANUNOBY #3
MIN: 36.3 REB: 5.1 AST: 2.4 STL: 1.5 TO: 1.7 BLK: 0.4 PTS: 19.1
• Finished with 19 points, eight rebounds and three steals in a career high-tying 43 minutes Jan. 19 at Dallas.
• Has scored in double figures in 11 straight games (Dec. 28 – Jan. 19), averaging 18.9 points during this stretch.
• Scored 20+ points in 13-of-27 games this season, something he did 13 times in 43 contests last year.
F – PASCAL SIAKAM #43
MIN: 36.5 REB: 8.3 AST: 4.9 STL: 1.2 TO: 2.6 BLK: 0.7 PTS: 21.0
• Contributed 20 points, eight rebounds and three assists in a career high-tying 44 minutes Jan. 19 at Dallas.
• Averaging 23.0 points, 8.7 rebounds and 6.4 assists through 10 games in January.
• Has totaled 10 steals in the last three games (Jan. 15-19), including a career high-tying five Jan. 17 at Miami.
C – PRECIOUS ACHIUWA #5
MIN: 25.5 REB: 7.8 AST: 1.3 STL: 0.6 TO: 1.1 BLK: 0.7 PTS: 8.0
• Tallied 12 points and five rebounds in 33 minutes of action Jan. 19 at Dallas.
• Ranks second among sophomores in rebounding (7.8) – has led the Raptors in rebounding a team-high 13 times.
• Averaging 8.3 points, 8.7 rebounds and 28.1 minutes in 20 games as a starter this season.
G – SCOTTIE BARNES #4
MIN: 35.4 REB: 7.9 AST: 3.4 STL: 1.0 TO: 1.9 BLK: 0.9 PTS: 14.4
• Finished with 11 points, five rebounds, one steal and one block in 28 minutes Jan. 19 at Dallas.
• Leads all rookies in rebounds (7.9), ranks fourth in assists (3.4) and fifth in scoring (14.4).
• Has recorded five double-doubles – the most by a Raptors rookie since Jonas Valanciunas (2012-13) had eight.
G – FRED VANVLEET #23
MIN: 38.1 REB: 4.8 AST: 6.8 STL: 1.6 TO: 2.7 BLK: 0.5 PTS: 21.8
• Recorded his seventh double-double with 18 points and 12 assists in 42 minutes Jan. 19 at Dallas.
• Has made six or more three-point field goals in a single-season franchise record nine games.
• Ranks third in the NBA with 152 three-pointers made – behind Stephen Curry (202) and Buddy Hield (165).
INJURY REPORT
Dalano Banton – (G League – On Assignment) – Out
Khem Birch (Nose; Fracture) – Out
Isaac Bonga (G League – On Assignment) – Out
Goran Dragic (NWT) – Out
David Johnson (G League – Two-Way) – Out
Gary Trent Jr. (Left Ankle; Swelling) – Questionable
UPDATED: Jan. 21, 2022
NEXT GAME DETAILS
Opponent: Portland Trail Blazers
Date: Sunday, January 23
Tip-Off: 6 p.m. (ET)
Venue: Scotiabank Arena
Television: Sportsnet
Radio: TSN 1050 Toronto
SERIES RECAP VS. PORTLAND
OVERALL HOME ROAD
2021-22 0-1 0-0 0-1
ALL-TIME 18-32 10-15 8-17
STREAKS Lost 4 Lost 2 Lost 2
LAST WIN: Nov. 13, 2019 (114-106)
LAST HOME WIN: Mar. 1, 2019 (119-117)
LARGEST MARGIN OF VICTORY: +36 (Jan. 28, 1997)
LARGEST MARGIN OF DEFEAT: -24 (Jan. 4, 2000)
LAST TIME VS. PORTLAND
GAME 15 – NOVEMBER 15, 2021
PORTLAND 118, TORONTO 113
PORTLAND — CJ McCollum had 29 points and Damian Lillard added 24
to lead the Portland Trail Blazers to a 118-113 victory over the Toronto
Raptors … OG Anunoby had 27 points for the Raptors, who have lost five
of six … Pascal Siakam added 20 … It was a streaky fourth quarter for
both teams … The Raptors rallied with a 9-0 run, pulling to 105-101 on
Fred VanVleet’s 3-pointer with 5:34 left … Lillard’s 3 stretched the Blazers’
lead to 110-101 … VanVleet made consecutive 3-pointers to narrow it to
112-111 with 1:51 to go … After Norman Powell made free throws for
Portland, McCollum hit a jumper to make it a five-point game … Nance’s
dunk all but sealed the win with 38.5 seconds left … Nance finished with
15 points off the bench … VanVleet returned to the Raptors after missing
a game with groin soreness … Toronto led by 14 early and went into the
second quarter up 33-24 … Anunoby had 14 points, including four 3-
pointers in the opening quarter alone … The Blazers ended the first half
on a 9-0 run to take a 61-60 lead at the break … Portland stretched the
lead to eight in the third quarter, but Toronto tied it at 85 going into the
final period on Malachi Flynn’s driving layup … All five of Toronto’s starters were in double figures.
1 2 3 4 TOT
TORONTO 33 27 25 28 113
PORTLAND 24 37 24 33 118
LAST GAME STARTERS
2021-22 REGULAR SEASON RECORDS
QUICK HITS
BRADLEY BEAL
• Beal (1,878) recorded his fifth-straight season with at least 1700 points in
2020-21, the longest streak in team history and second behind Elvin Hayes’
total of six seasons overall. Beal also tallied his third season with at least
1,800 points, tied for the second-most in franchise history.
• Beal (641) needs THREE games played to surpass Greg Ballard (643, 1978-
85) for the third-most games played in Wizards history.
• Beal recorded a new career-high for assists on 1/1 vs. CHI, dishing out 17
assists.
• Has 5+ assists 13 straight outings, tied for the longest such streak of his
career (13, 2/6/19-3/9/19).
SPENCER DINWIDDIE
• Has scored at least 15 points in seven of his last 10 appearances
DANIEL GAFFORD
• Gafford is averaging career-bests in points (9.3), rebounds (6.4) and blocks
(1.7) in 21.9 minutes per game through 45 games this season.
• His career-best eight blocks on 11/26 at OKC are the most blocks recorded
by a Wizards player since JaVale McGee on 3/15/11 (12) and are the most in a
single game in the NBA this season.
• Gafford (991) Needs NINE points to reach 1,000 career points scored.
KYLE KUZMA
• Kuzma has a career-high 18 double-doubles this season, including in 10 of
the last 14 games.
• Amassed 27 points and a career-high 22 rebounds on 1/9 at ORL, becoming the
first Wizards player since Antawn Jamison (1/30/10 at NYK) to record a 20/20 game.
• Has 20 games with 10+ rebounds this season, the most in his career.
KENTAVIOUS CALDWELL-POPE
• Is shooting the ball at a team-high .377 clip from beyond the arc this season.
AVERAGES VS. TORONTO CAREER SEASON
Beal: 27 g, 23.4 pts, 4.6 reb, 5.0 ast | 3 g, 20.7 pts, 3.7 reb, 6.0 ast
Dinwiddie: 20 g, 12.5 pts, 3.0 reb, 4.9 ast | 3 g, 11.3 pts, 3.3 reb, 3.7 ast
Gafford: 7 g, 5.1 pts, 3.3 reb, 0.3 ast | 3 g, 7.0 pts, 5.0 reb, 0.0 ast
Kuzma: 8 g, 12.5 pts, 6.1 reb, 1.5 ast | 3 g, 7.3 pts, 8.0 reb, 2.7 ast
Caldwell-Pope: 24 g, 10.5 pts, 2.7 reb, 1.9 ast | 3 g, 13.0 pts, 4.3 reb, 1.0 ast
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The Toronto Marlies six-game winning streak came to a halt on Wednesday night, as they fell 5-2 to the Hartford Wolf Pack. The Marlies are now 5-3-0-0 against Atlantic Division opponents and 0-1-0-0 against the Hartford Wolf Pack.
In the first period, the Marlies outshot the Wolf Pack 12-8, but it was the home side who scored the only goal of the period, thanks to leading scorer, Jonny Brodzinski.
In the second, Ryan Chyzowski snuck one past Keith Kinkaid early in the frame to tie the game at 1. But, just 40 seconds later, Hartford took the lead back thanks to Austin Rueschhoff. Later in the period, Bobby McMann tied the game with his ninth of the season.
But, that would be all for the Marlies offensively in this one. Rueschhoff, Alex Whelan, and Anthony Greco all tallied goals for the home side in the third period, en route to a 5-2 victory.
The Marlies will be looking to get back in the win column on Friday when they head to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton for two straight games. Puck drop is at 7:05pm.
Game Notes:
GAME SUMMARY | GAME SHEET | PHOTOS | SCRUMS
SCORING SUMMARY
Toronto: R. Chyzowski (4) (C. Douglas), B. McMann (9) (F. Kràl, C. Dahlström)
Goaltender: E. Källgren (25/29)
Hartford: J. Brodzinski (11) (T. Gettinger), A. Rueschhoff (8) (P. Khodorenko, A. Bitetto), A. Rueschhoff (9) (J. Richards), A. Whelan (5) (A. Bitetto, M. O’Leary), A. Greco (8) EN (Unassisted)
Goaltender: K. Kinkaid (28/30)
ON THE SCORESHEET
OF NOTE
| RECORD WHEN Trailing after 1 5-8-0-0 Tied after 2 4-2-0-0 On the Road 8-6-0-0 January 6-2-0-0 Wednesday 2-3-0-1 3 Goal Game 4-2-0-0 | MARLIES LEADERS *Amongst active players Goals 13 (J. Anderson) Assists 21 (J. Duszak) Points 25 (B. Seney) PPG 5 (J. Ho-Sang) Shots 71 (A. Steeves) +/- +10 (B. Seney) PIMS 55 (R. Clune) |
POSTGAME QUOTES
HEAD COACH GREG MOORE
On tonight’s game:
They’re a highly skilled team. You could tell the pace of play was fast. You could tell there was a lot of skill on both sides with our team and their team. I felt it was pretty evenly matched throughout the game. If you look at outside of the empty net goal, the goals all came off of turnovers. That’s not to say we did a lot of good things with the puck but some puck decisions or mistakes we made with the puck ultimately resulted in grade A scoring chances which they capitalized on. The team had push, had effort right from the start. It didn’t feel like at any point the team wasn’t into it or that the compete and the process wasn’t there. Källgren still made some big saves for us. It was a weird game. Felt like we were in it for the most part with them but the puck play and the turnovers hurt us.
On the line of Joseph Blandisi, Ryan Chyzowski and Jack Kopacka:
It was excellent. Kopacka’s really turned on the last three, four games. He’s starting to use his tools – his power and his stride and just using his pace to drive the play up the rink and winning 50-50 pucks, setting up the o-zone for the team. Blandisi is abrasive, plays inside of contact, gets inside the net. They’re doing a lot of good things. Chyzowski has added a lot to our team the last couple of games in terms of his energy, his compete and his passion for playing the game. It’s been nice these last few games where we have these lines that step up in really big roles that build momentum for our group at the right times. Clune, Dougie are another couple of guys who have done that in the past couple of games who have done that for us. Guys are taking turns stepping up. That line definitely did it for us tonight.
BOBBY McMANN (1 GOAL)
On tonight’s game:
We said it from the start, they’ve got some skill. Right from the backend to their forwards. They’ve got some good players and I think we matched that quite well actually. I was happy with our group effort. We were playing with some passion. We’ve been finding that lately and really playing as a team and this one just didn’t go our way.
UPCOMING GAMES:
*All times Eastern Standard Time
January 21 at WB/Scranton – 7:05 p.m.
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.
Game Preview:
The Toronto Marlies head to Hartford on Wednesday for a battle with the Wolf Pack. The Marlies are looking for their seventh straight win.
This is the first of two meetings between the two teams this season. The last meeting between these two teams came back on February 13th, 2019, where the Wolf Pack edged the Marlies 3-2.
The Marlies are coming off of a 4-3 OT win vs. Lehigh Valley on Sunday, while the Wolf Pack took home a 4-0 win vs. Laval on Saturday. Toronto is 7-3-0-0 in their last 10, while Hartford is 4-4-1-1.
Some players to watch on the Marlies side include Joey Anderson who picked up his second hat trick of the season in Sunday’s game, and has points (5-1-6) in his last two games with the Marlies. Brett Seney tallied four points in Sunday’s victory. He and Anderson are currently tied for the team lead in goals with 13. On the Hartford side, Jonny Brodzinski leads the team with 24 points.
Puck drops at 7:00 PM EST on AHLTV. Fans can also follow along on Twitter (@TorontoMarlies) for game updates.
The view from left field 