Category: AHL, American Hockey League, Toronto Marlies, hockey

TORONTO MARLIES (21-15-2-1 – 45 Points) vs. SAN ANTONIO RAMPAGE (14-17-5-4 – 37 Points)

THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 2020

	1	2	3	OT	FINAL
TORONTO	0	1	2	–	3
SAN ANTONIO	2	2	0	–	4

GAME SUMMARY    |    GAME SHEET |    PHOTOS    |      SCRUMS

SCORING SUMMARY

Toronto: S. Pooley (4) PP (P. Aberg, T. Kivihalme), N. Petan (8) (J. Bracco, M. Marchment), K. Agostino (19) EN (J. Lindgren, T. Gaudet)
Goaltender: J. Woll (26/30)

San Antonio: J. Walman (5) PP (K. Kostin, R. Olsen), M. Vecchione (18) (D. Pouliot, J. Wesley), C. Darcy (3) (N. Stevens, L. Lancaster), K. Kostin (8) (M. Reinke, C. Darcy)
Goaltender: A. Wilcox (24/27)

ON THE SCORESHEET

• Scott Pooley put the Marlies on the board with a power play goal at 16:18 of the second period. This was his first power play goal of the season. Pooley has three goals against the Rampage in two games this season.
• Nic Petan scored at 10:19 of the third period. He has collected seven points (5 goals, 2 assists) through four games.
• Kenny Agostino scored at 18:06 of the third period. He is tied for fifth overall in the AHL in goals (19). Agostino has points (3 goals, 3 assists) in six consecutive games.
• Pontus Aberg recorded the primary assist on Pooley’s second period power play goal. This was his seventh power play assist of the season. He has three points (1 goal, 2 assists) in his last two games. Aberg has 32 points (14 goals, 18 assists) in 33 games.
• Teemu Kivihalme registered the secondary assist on Pooley’s second period power play goal. He has nine points (3 goals, 6 assists) in 33 game this season.
• Jeremy Bracco had the primary assist on Petan’s third period goal. Bracco has assists (3) in three consecutive games. Bracco is fifth overall in assists (27) in the League.
• Mason Marchment picked up the secondary assist on Petan’s third period goal. He has five points (2 goals, 3 assists) in 12 games this season.
• Jesper Lindgren recorded the primary assist on Agostino’s third period goal. Lindgren has eight points (1 goal, 7 assists) through 27 games this season.
• Tyler Gaudet registered the secondary assist on Agostino’s third period goal. He has assists (2) in consecutive games. Gaudet has 13 points (2 goals, 11 assists) through 35 games this season.
• Joseph Woll stopped 26 of 30 shots he faced. Woll is now 7-9-1-1 on the season with a .897 Save Percentage and a 3.40 Goals Against Average. He was 2-1-0-0 against San Antonio this season, making 106 saves on 112 shots.

OF NOTE…

• Toronto was 3-for-4 on the penalty kill and 1-for-4 on the power play. Toronto has power play goals (5) in three consecutive games.
• San Antonio had a 30-27 edge in shots in all situations. Kenny Agostino led the Marlies with five shots on goal.
• The Marlies are 10-6-0-0 against Central Division opponents and finish their regular season series 3-1-0-0 against the San Antonio Rampage, outscoring the Rampage by 16-8.
• Toronto is on their annual Boat Show road trip, returning to Coca-Cola Coliseum on January 31. Before the All-Star Break (January 26 to January 29), Toronto will face the Texas Stars, the San Antonio Rampage, the Charlotte Checkers and the Cleveland Monsters, each in two game series.
  

REGULAR SEASON LEADERS

• Goals: K. Agostino (19)
• Assists: J. Bracco (27)
• Points:  P. Aberg, K. Agostino (32)
• PPG: N. Petan (6)
• Shots: P. Aberg (102)
• +/-:  G. Wilson (+9)
• PIMS: G. Wilson (58)

ON THE ROAD

• Toronto’s away record is 8-9-2-1 (19 points) this season. Toronto’s longest road point streak reached nine points from Oct. 11 to Nov. 2 (3-0-2-1).
• The Marlies have been outscored 70-63. Pontus Aberg leads the Marlies in goals (10) and Nic Petan in assists (11) on the road.
• Goaltenders Kasimir Kaskisuo (5-3-1-0) and Joseph Woll (3-5-1-1) have combined to make 592 saves.

RECORD WHEN…

• The Marlies are 7-8-1-0 when trailing after the first period and 3-11-2-0 when trailing after the second period.
• Toronto is 14-9-1-1 when outshooting their opponent.
• The Marlies are 0-2-0-0 in Thursday games and are 2-5-0-0 in January.

CURRENT POINT STREAKS

• Pontus Aberg has points (1-2-3) in consecutive games.
• Kenny Agostino has points (3-3-6) in six consecutive games.
• Jeremy Bracco has assists (3) in three consecutive games.
• Tyler Gaudet has assists (2) in consecutive games.
• Nic Petan has points (5-2-7) in three consecutive games.
• Scott Pooley has goals (3) in consecutive games.

MARLIES UPDATES.

• Kevin Gravel (illness) did not dress for tonight’s game against Texas.
• Ben Harpur (concussion)did not dress for tonight’s game against Texas.
• Egor Korshkov (lower leg laceration) did not dress for tonight’s game against Texas.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS

• January 14: Ressigned defenceman Joseph Duszak by Toronto (NHL) from Newfoundland (ECHL).
• January 14: Recalled defenceman Timothy Liljegren from loan by Toronto (NHL).
• January 14: Returned forward Mason Marchment on loan from Toronto (NHL).
• January 13: Recalled defenceman Michael Kapla from loan to Newfoundland (ECHL).
• January 13: Recalled defenceman Rasmus Sandin from loan by Toronto (NHL).

POSTGAME QUOTES

HEAD COACH GREG MOORE

On what changed from Toronto’s effort on Sunday to tonight’s game:
Well, it was clear from the start from the first period and a little bit into the second that we weren’t ready to play physically or mentally. Pretty frustrating that the group thought they were going to come into a game and have an easy time against a team that definitely wanted to respond from how Sunday went. As the game went on, we started to find our groove a little bit, a little too late. I did like our pushback and how we took control towards the end. There was a lot of good stuff there but really the game was lost in the first half.

On line changes in the game:
When we’re having a hard time getting things going, I looked to make some little changes or what could help (flipping Pontus Aberg and Mason Marchment). Once that happened, I thought those lines started to come on a little bit. How much of the change had to do with them just realizing that the team needed to step up or it was better chemistry but regardless we started to chisel away. Even in the second period five-on-five, we didn’t give up a lot but still again, first period, slow start, didn’t like our mindset.

On the team’s opportunities on net:
Some guys played strong and got to the net, held onto the puck and made good plays. I thought the first half of the game in our o-zone, we had a lot of turnovers between the top of the circles and the blueline. We either didn’t get pucks through from the point or we tried to force things that weren’t there high in the zone and it transitioned their game. We just need to use more of the zone, we need to hold onto the puck longer, use our possession style to our advantage and use our skillset and we just made it easy on them tonight.

NEXT GAME:

January 18 at Charlotte – 6:00 p.m. ET
January 19 at Charlotte – 1:00 p.m. ET
January 24 at Cleveland – 7:00 p.m. ET
January 25 at Cleveland – 1:00 p.m. ET
January 31 vs Charlotte – 7:00 p.m. ET

KASKISUO AND SANDIN NAMED TO THE 2020 AHL ALL-STAR CLASSIC

The American Hockey League announced today the roster for the 2020 AHL All-Star Classic presented by Ontario International Airport, taking place January 26-27 in Ontario, CA. Representing Toronto and the North Division All-Stars are Marlies goaltender Kasimir Kaskisuo and defenceman Rasmus Sandin.

Kaskisuo, 26, is 10-4-1-0 through his 15 starts this season, with a 2.45 goals-against average and a .916 save percentage. He made his first NHL start with the Maple Leafs on November 16 against Pittsburgh, making 32 saves on 38 shots. The Vantaa, Finland native has played 56 games for the Marlies since 2015, posting a record of 29-14-7, with a .923 goals-against average and a 2.15 save percentage

Sandin, 19, has played in 19 games with the Marlies this season, recording 12 points (2 goals, 10 assists). The Uppsala, Sweden native began the 2019-20 season with the Maple Leafs, appearing in six games and registering two assists. He is currently representing Sweden at the 2020 World Junior Championship where the alternate captain has picked up five assists in five games. Sandin was selected by the Maple Leafs in the first round (29^th overall) of the 2018 NHL Draft.

The Toronto Marlies are the primary development program for the Toronto Maple Leafs. The current Toronto Maple Leafs roster features 15 players who were developed with the Marlies (Adam Brooks, Travis Dermott, Pierre Engvall, Frederik Gauthier, Justin Holl, Zach Hyman, Andreas Johnsson, Kasperi Kapanen, Teemu Kivihalme, Mason Marchment, Martin Marincin, Trevor Moore, William Nylander, Morgan Rielly and Dmytro Timashov).

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TORONTO MARLIES (19-10-2-1 – 41 Points) vs. CLEVELAND MONSTERS (15-15-1-2 – 33 Points)

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2019

	1	2	3	OT	FINAL
CLEVELAND	1	0	3	–	4
TORONTO	0	1	0	–	1

GAME SUMMARY    |    GAME SHEET |    PHOTOS    |      SCRUMS

SCORING SUMMARY

Cleveland: P. Bittner (4) (D. Simpson), J. Scott (5) (S. Johnson, D. DeSalvo), K. Sherwood (4) (D. DeSalvo), J. Scott (6) EN (A. Clendening, M. Fortier)
Goaltender: V. Vehvilainen (28/29)

Toronto: K. Agostino (17) (T. Liljegren, M. Read)
Goaltender: K. Kaskisuo (32/35)

ON THE SCORESHEET

• Kenny Agostino scored at 9:17 of the second period. This was Agostino’s 300^th career AHL game. He has 27 points (17 goals, 10 assists) in 27 games. He is tied for third overall in goals (17).
• Timothy Liljegren recorded the primary assist on Agostino’s second period goal. This was his 50^th career AHL point (7-43-50). Liljegren set a career-high in points (3-15-18) in one season through 28 games.
• Matt Read registered the secondary assist on Agostino’s second period goal. Read has nine points (3 goals, 6 assists) in 24 games this season. He has assists (2) in consecutive games.
• Kasimir Kaskisuo stopped 32 of 35 shots he faced. He is now 10-4-1-0 on the season with a 0.916 Save Percentage and a 2.45 Goals Against Average.

A DECADE OF MARLIES

• Toronto is 417-228-41-33 since the 2010-11 season. The club has finished with 40 or more wins seven times, capturing two MacGregor Kilpatrick trophies with the best regular season record.
• The Marlies have advanced to two Calder Cup finals (2011-12 vs Norfolk, 2017-18 vs Texas), winning their first championship in 2017-18.
• Toronto has qualified for the postseason in eight consecutive seasons, advancing to the Conference Finals five times. The club is 63-38 in the playoffs with nine series sweeps. 
• The Marlies have recorded 2,261 goals and allowed 1,905 goals.

OF NOTE…

• The Marlies are 5-2-1-3 on New Year’s Eve and have outscored their opponents 30-29.
• Toronto was 6-for-6 on the penalty kill and was 0-for-6 on the power play. This is the 12^th game this season Toronto has not allowed a goal on the penalty kill.
• Cleveland had a 36-29 edge in shots in all situations. Pontus Aberg led the Marlies with five shots on goal.
• The Marlies are 9-5-2-1 against North Division opponents and are 2-1-0-0 against the Cleveland Monsters.

REGULAR SEASON LEADERS

• Goals: K. Agostino (17)
• Assists: J. Bracco (23)
• Points: P. Aberg, K. Agostino (27)
• PPG: P. Aberg,E. Korshkov (4)
• Shots: P. Aberg (86)
• +/-:  G. Wilson (+10)
• PIMS: G. Wilson (58)

RECORD WHEN…

• The Marlies are 7-5-1-0 when trailing after the first period and 4-3-0-1 when tied after the second period.
• Toronto is 12-6-1-1 when outshot by their opponent.
• The Marlies are 0-1-0-0 in Tuesday games and finish 5-7-0-0 in December.

CURRENT POINT STREAKS

• Timothy Liljegren has assists (2) in consecutive games.

MARLIES UPDATES.

• Kevin Gravel (illness) did not dress for today’s game against Cleveland.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS

• December 30: Returned defenceman Timothy Liljegren on loan to Toronto (NHL).
• December 30: Recalled defenceman Teemu Kivihalme from loan by Toronto (NHL).
• December 30: Recalled defenceman Timothy Liljegren from loan by Toronto (NHL).
• December 28: Returned forward Kenny Agostino on loan from Toronto (NHL).

   POSTGAME QUOTES

HEAD COACH GREG MOORE

On the team’s first period:
I was actually really happy with it. I liked our energy, I liked our focus, I liked our execution of our details. Our bench was really good and we got some looks, so I was really happy with the start. The second period, I thought early on got away from us a little bit. We got in our D-zone, just need at the end to close out some plays a little bit quicker. But overall, I liked our process to start the game.

On Kasimir Kaskisuo:
He definitely made big saves. He’s been playing well lately. He had a good weekend this past week and it’s just one of those nights. I thought their goalie played really well, too. We had some backdoor empty nets on the power play we just couldn’t finish on, so we got our looks. Our staff really liked our process, our energy and a lot of things that we talked about the guys were executing. So, we’ll just build on focusing on the process and not the result.

NEXT GAME:

January 3 at Syracuse – 7:00 p.m. ET
January 4 vs Rochester – 4:00 p.m. ET
January 5 vs Lehigh Valley – 4:00 p.m. ET
January 10 at Texas – 7:00 p.m. ET
January 11 at Texas – 7:00 p.m. ET

TORONTO MARLIES (19-9-2-1 – 41 Points) vs. LAVAL ROCKET (16-14-3-1 – 36 Points)

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2019

	1	2	3	OT	FINAL
TORONTO	1	0	0	–	1
LAVAL	2	3	1	–	6

GAME SUMMARY    |    GAME SHEET |    PHOTOS    |      SCRUMS

SCORING SUMMARY

Toronto: T. Kivihalme (3) PP (J. Bracco, N. Petan)
Goaltender: J. Woll (18/23), K. Kaskisuo (14/15)

Laval: Y. Veilleux (3) (K. Alzner, M. McCarron), C. Hudson (13) (G. Olofsson, J. Evans), X. Ouellet (5) (Y. Veilleux), C. Hudon (14) (J. Evans), R. Cuddemi (1) (K. Alzner, A. Alain), J. Evans (6) (R. Cuddemi, O. Leskinen)
Goaltender: C. Primeau (26/27)

ON THE SCORESHEET

• Teemu Kivihalme scored on the power play at 17:21 of the first period. Kivihalme has seven points (3 goals, 4 assists) in 28 games this season.
• Jeremy Bracco registered the primary assist on Kivihalme’s first period power play goal. Bracco is fourth in assists (23) overall. Bracco has five assists in his last four games.
• Nic Petan recorded the secondary assist on Kivihalme’s first period goal. Petan has 14 points (3 goals, 11 assists) in nine games – seven points (2 goals, 5 assists) have been on the power play.
• Joseph Woll stopped 18 of 23 shots he faced. Woll is now 6-6-1-1 on the season with a 0.892 Save Percentage and a 3.33 Goals Against Average. Kasimir Kaskisuo replaced Woll midway through the second period, stopping 14 of 15 shots he faced. He now has a 0.916 Save Percentage and a 2.41 Goals Against Average.

OF NOTE…

• Toronto was 1-for-1 on the penalty kill and was 1-for-6 on the power play. Toronto has scored nine power play goals in their last seven games.
• Laval had a 38-27 edge in shots in all situations. Pontus Aberg led the Marlies with four shots on goal.
• The Marlies are 9-5-2-1 against North Division opponents and are 2-1-0-1 against the Laval Rocket.

REGULAR SEASON LEADERS

• Goals: P. Aberg (12)
• Assists: J. Bracco (23)
• Points: P. Aberg (27)
• PPG: P. Aberg,E. Korshkov (4)
• Shots: P. Aberg (81)
• +/-:  G. Wilson (+11)
• PIMS: G. Wilson (58)

RECORD WHEN…

• The Marlies are 7-4-1-0 when trailing after the first period and 3-7-2-0 when trailing after the second period.
• Toronto is 12-5-1-1 when outshot by their opponent.
• The Marlies are 8-3-1-1 in Saturday games and are 5-6-0-0 in December.

CURRENT POINT STREAKS

• Jeremy Bracco has assists (5) in four consecutive games.

MARLIES UPDATES.

• Kevin Gravel (illness) did not dress for today’s game against Laval.
• Kristians Rubins (concussion) did not dress for today’s game against Laval. He left Toronto’s game against Belleville on December 21 in the first period and did not return.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS

• December 28: Recalled forward Kenny Agostino from loan by Toronto (NHL).
• December 28: Recalled defenceman Timothy Liljegren from loan by Toronto (NHL).
• December 28: Recalled Michael Kapla from loan to Newfoundland (ECHL).
• December 27: Recalled forward Adam Brooks from loan by Toronto (NHL).
• December 27: Recalled defenceman Martin Marincin from loan by Toronto (NHL).
• December 27: Reassigned defenceman Mac Hollowell by Toronto (NHL) from Newfoundland (ECHL).

   POSTGAME QUOTES

HEAD COACH GREG MOORE

On today’s game:
I thought we really let down our goaltenders today. We know they like to shoot heavy from the point. We weren’t strong enough out front. We didn’t protect our goaltenders, our most important guys on the ice. Didn’t get underneath hands, they got some tips, rebounds inside of us, they were behind our D. Forwards need to do a better of job of getting tight, staying in lanes, wanting to block shots. They’re a hard, heavy team. I didn’t think our start was as good as it needed to be. Our first periods have been problematic from what I’ve seen since I got here so we just have to have some discussion, make sure we correct some things and move from there.

On the power play:
It was a little slow and deliberate. They’re taking their time, they’re making the PK feel comfortable and easy. It’s got to be full throttle, shot, puck recovery, 1-2 pass, shot, puck recovery. We don’t make the penalty kill feel uncomfortable. We need to play a little bit faster and we’ll work on it, we’ll get things going.

NEXT GAME:

December 31 vs Charlotte – 3:00 p.m. ET
January 3 at Syracuse – 7:00 p.m. ET
January 4 vs Rochester – 4:00 p.m. ET
January 5 vs Lehigh Valley – 4:00 p.m. ET
January 10 at Texas – 7:00 p.m. ET

TORONTO MARLIES (19-8-2-1 – 41 Points) vs. LAVAL ROCKET (15-14-3-1 – 34 Points)

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2019

	1	2	3	OT	FINAL
TORONTO	0	3	0	–	3
LAVAL	0	2	0	–	2

GAME SUMMARY    |    GAME SHEET |    PHOTOS    |      SCRUMS

SCORING SUMMARY

Toronto: P. Aberg (12) PP (J. Bracco, T. Liljegren), K. Kossila (1) (M. Marchment, M. Read), J. Duszak (1) (D. Archibald)
Goaltender: K. Kaskisuo (32/34)

Laval: E. McEneny (1) PP (A. Alain, O. Leskinen), Y. Veilleux (2) (G. Olofsson, M. McCarron)
Goaltender: K. Kinkaid (16/19), C. Primeau (2/2)

ON THE SCORESHEET

• Pontus Aberg opened the scoring on the power play at 7:35 of the second period. This is Aberg’s fourth power play goal of the season. Aberg leads the Marlies in points (12-15-27).
• Kalle Kossila scored at 7:58 of the second period. This is Kossila’s first goal of the season. He has two points (1 goal, 1 assist) in three games
• Joseph Duszak scored at 8:34 of the second period. This was Duszak’s first regular season career AHL goal. Duszak has 27 points (8 goals, 19 assists) in 26 games with Newfoundland (ECHL) this season.
• Jeremy Bracco registered the primary assist on Aberg’s second period power play goal. Bracco is tied for fourth in assists (22) overall. Bracco has four assists in his last three games.
• Timothy Liljegren recorded the secondary assist on Aberg’s second period power play goal. Liljegren has four points (1 goal, 3 assists) in his last three games. Liljegren has 17 points (3 goals, 14 assists) in 27 games, matching a career high in points in a single season.
• Mason Marchment collected the primary assist on Kossila’s second period goal. Marchment has four points (2 goals, 2 assists) in nine games.
• Matt Read had the secondary assist on Marchment’s second period goal. Read has eight points (3 goals, 5 assists) in 23 games this season.
• Darren Archibald picked up the lone assist on Duszak’s second period goal. Archibald has points (1-1-2) in consecutive games.
• Kasimir Kaskisuo stopped 32 of the 34 shots he faced. He is 5-0-0 when making 30 or more saves. Kaskisuo is now 10-3-1-0 on the season with a .916 Save Percentage and a 2.43 Goals Against Average. This was Kaskisuo’s first start against Laval this season.

OF NOTE…

• The Marlies scored their three second period goals in 59 seconds.
• Toronto scored their fastest consecutive goals of the season (23 seconds – P. Aberg, K. Kossila) in the second period.
• Toronto was 3-for-4 on the penalty kill and was 1-for-1 on the power play. Toronto has scored eight power play goals in their last six games.
• Laval had a 34-21 edge in shots in all situations. Kenny Agostino, Joseph Duszak and Nic Petan led the Marlies with three shots on goal.
• The Marlies are 9-4-2-1 against North Division opponents and are 2-0-0-1 against the Laval Rocket. The previous two games this season have gone to extra time, with a 6-5 shootout loss in Laval and a 2-1 overtime win in Toronto.

REGULAR SEASON LEADERS

• Goals: K. Agostino (16)
• Assists: J. Bracco (22)
• Points: P. Aberg (27)
• PPG: P. Aberg,K. Agostino,E. Korshkov (4)
• Shots: P. Aberg (77)
• +/-:  B. Harpur (+13)
• PIMS: G. Wilson (58)

RECORD WHEN…

• Toronto is 14-3-1-1 when scoring first.
• The Marlies are 5-3-0-0 when tied after the first period and 12-0-0-0 when leading after the second period.
• Toronto is 12-4-1-1 when outshot by their opponent.
• The Marlies are 4-1-0-0 in Friday games and are 5-5-0-0 in December.

CURRENT POINT STREAKS

• Darren Archibald has points (1-1-2) in consecutive games.
• Jeremy Bracco has assists (4) in three consecutive games.

MARLIES UPDATES.

• Kevin Gravel (illness) did not dress for tonight’s game against Laval.
• Egor Korshkov (lower leg laceration) did not dress for tonight’s game against Laval. Heleft Toronto’s game against San Antonio on December 8 in the first period and did not return.
• Kristians Rubins (concussion) did not dress for tonight’s game against Laval. He left Toronto’s game against Belleville on December 21 in the first period and did not return.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS

• December 27: Recalled forward Adam Brooks from loan by Toronto (NHL).
• December 27: Recalled defenceman Martin Marincin from loan by Toronto (NHL).
• December 27: Reassigned defenceman Mac Hollowell by Toronto (NHL) from Newfoundland (ECHL).
• December 23: Returned forward Jeremy Bracco from loan by Toronto (NHL).
• December 23: Recalled forward Jeremy Bracco on loan from Toronto (NHL).

   POSTGAME QUOTES

HEAD COACH GREG MOORE

On today’s game:
Not the start that we wanted. I thought it was very similar to yesterday’s game’s (against Belleville) first period. We gained traction in the second and got things moving pretty quickly there but there were some things about the first, I thought we were playing too slow, I think we need to transition the game a bit faster and the guys came and did that in the second.

On the three quick goals by Toronto in the second period (59 seconds):
I would assume momentum building for us. It gets the other team on their heels a bit, plants the seed of doubt a little bit. Towards the end of the second, they got their momentum back, wanted to make sure we came out in the third and squash that and gain back the control that we had in the second. I thought our penalty kill did a great job. Overall, our D-corps had a much better game today. They really steered the ship for us and they kind of got things going in the right direction. When we transition the way we can at times and they’re leading that for us, we’re a hard team to beat.

On what the work by Nick Baptiste and Garrett Wilson on the penalty kill tells us about the team:
The depth of character in our room – that’s the guys that care, that’s the guys that’ll work hard, they’ll do anything for the team. Those penalty kills were huge for us and they were competing and doing everything needed.

On Kasimir Kaskisuo’s performance:
It’s big. It gives our team confidence to make plays. Every time you have a stable goaltender back there, it allows the guys to breath a bit, knowing you can rely on him. He came up huge for us today. He made some really big saves and gave us a chance to win.

NEXT GAME:

December 28 at Laval – 3:00 p.m. ET
December 31 vs Charlotte – 3:00 p.m. ET
January 3 at Syracuse – 7:00 p.m. ET
January 4 vs Rochester – 4:00 p.m. ET
January 5 vs Lehigh Valley – 4:00 p.m. ET

TORONTO MARLIES (18-8-2-1 – 39 Points) vs. BELLEVILLE SENATORS (18-11-1-0 – 37 Points)

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2019

	1	2	3	OT	FINAL
BELLEVILLE	1	2	0	–	3
TORONTO	1	1	0	–	2

GAME SUMMARY    |    GAME SHEET |    PHOTOS    |      SCRUMS

SCORING SUMMARY

Belleville: J. Norris (14) (D. Batherson, V. Abramov), J. Szwarz (11) PP (D. Batherson, M. Lajoie), J. Dougherty (2) SH (J. Szwarz)
Goaltender: J. Daccord (28/30)

Toronto: K. Agostino (16) (J. Bracco), A. Brooks (8) PP (J. Bracco, N. Petan)
Goaltender: J. Woll (24/27)

ON THE SCORESHEET

• Kenny Agostino scored at 7:23 of the first period. Agostino is tied for third overall in the AHL in goals (16). He has scored a goal in each of his last three games and recorded six points (5 goals, 1 assist) in his last six games.
• Adam Brooks scored on the power play at 3:50 of the second period. Brooks has points (2-2-4) in four consecutive games. Brooks has 16 points (8 goals, 8 assists) in 20 games this season.
• Jeremy Bracco registered the lone assist on Agostino’s first period goal and the primary assist on Brooks’ second period power play goal. Bracco is tied for sixth in assists (21) overall.
• Nic Petan recorded the secondary assist on Brooks’ second period power play goal. He has registered nine points (3 goals, 6 assists) in three games against Belleville.
• Joseph Woll stopped 24 of 27 shots he faced. Woll is now 6-5-1-1 on the season with a 0.899 Save Percentage and a 3.07 Goals Against Average. This was Woll’s third straight start against Belleville.

OF NOTE…

• The Marlies are 14-14-1-0 at Scotiabank Arena and 6-6-1-0 on Boxing Day.
• Toronto was 4-for-5 on the penalty kill and was 1-for-3 on the power play.
• Toronto had a 30-27 edge in shots in all situations. Pontus Aberg and Kenny Agostino led the Marlies with four shots on goal.
• The Marlies are 8-4-2-1 against North Division opponents and are 3-2-0-0 against the Belleville Senators. Toronto has outscored Belleville 21-15.

REGULAR SEASON LEADERS

• Goals: K. Agostino (16)
• Assists: J. Bracco (21)
• Points: P. Aberg, K. Agostino (26)
• PPG: K. Agostino,E. Korshkov (4)
• Shots: P. Aberg (75)
• +/-:  B. Harpur (+13)
• PIMS: G. Wilson (58)

RECORD WHEN…

• The Marlies are 4-3-0-0 when tied after the first period and 3-6-2-0 when trailing after the second period.
• Toronto is 7-3-1-0 when outshooting their opponent.
• The Marlies are 0-1-0-0 in Thursday games and are 4-5-0-0 in December.

CURRENT POINT STREAKS

• Kenny Agostino has points (2-1-3) in three consecutive games.
• Jeremy Bracco has assists (3) in consecutive games.
• Adam Brooks has points (2-2-4) in four consecutive games.
• Nic Petan has points (3-2-5) in consecutive games.

MARLIES UPDATES.

• Kevin Gravel (illness) did not dress for today’s game against Belleville.
• Egor Korshkov (lower leg laceration) did not dress for today’s game against Belleville. Heleft Toronto’s game against San Antonio on December 8 in the first period and did not return.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS

• December 23: Returned forward Jeremy Bracco from loan by Toronto Toronto (NHL).
• December 23: Recalled forward Jeremy Bracco on loan from Toronto (NHL).
• December 21: Returned defenceman Sergei Sapego on loan to Newfoundland (ECHL).
• December 21: Returned goaltender Maksim Zhukov on loan to Newfoundland (ECHL).
• December 20: Returned forward Adam Brooks on loan from Toronto (NHL).
• December 20: Returned defenceman Martin Marincin on loan from Toronto (NHL).
• December 19: Recalled forward Adam Brooks on loan from Toronto (NHL).
• December 19: Reassigned defenceman Joseph Duszak by Toronto (NHL) from Newfoundland (ECHL).
• December 19: Signed forward Giovanni Fiore to PTO.

   POSTGAME QUOTES

HEAD COACH GREG MOORE

On today’s game:
The first period, I thought we had a tough start. We let some things in behind us. But once the second period got going, I thought we controlled the game, we had things going our way. Their goaltender had a great game, just couldn’t find the back of the net. But in terms of process and not looking at results, I thought the second and third periods were a step in the right direction for the team.

On Joseph Woll’s performance (24/27):
Yeah, he came up huge. He gave us a chance to stay in the game and a change to win. He’s a young goaltender with a bright future and we look forward to giving him more reps and seeing how he grows.

On what the team will work on practice:
Well, not a lot of practice this week. We’ve got two games coming up in the next two days so we’ll teach via video. We’ll get back to some things tomorrow and go from there.

NEXT GAME:

December 27 at Laval – 7:00 p.m. ET
December 28 at Laval – 3:00 p.m. ET
December 31 vs Charlotte – 3:00 p.m. ET
January 3 at Syracuse – 7:00 p.m. ET
January 4 vs Rochester – 4:00 p.m. ET

TORONTO MARLIES (18-7-2-1 – 39 Points) vs. BELLEVILLE SENATORS (17-11-1-0 – 35 Points)

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2019

	1	2	3	OT	FINAL
TORONTO	1	3	3	–	7
BELLEVILLE	2	1	0	–	3

GAME SUMMARY    |    GAME SHEET |    PHOTOS    |      SCRUMS

SCORING SUMMARY

Toronto: P. Aberg (11) (N. Petan, T. Liljegren), D. Archibald (7) (G. Wilson), T. Liljegren (3) PP (A. Brooks, N. Petan), N. Petan (3) PP (J. Bracco, T. Liljegren), K. Agostino (15) (K. Kossila), H. Elynuik (2) (N. Petan, P. Aberg), M. Marchment (2) PS
Goaltender: J. Woll (28/31)

Belleville: J. Norris (13) (D. Batherson), D. Batherson (12) (V. Abramov, T. Bourque), F. Chlapik (3) (R. Balcers, M. Veronneau)
Goaltender: F. Gustavsson (11/15), J. Daccord (3/5)

ON THE SCORESHEET

• Pontus Aberg scored 26 seconds into the first period. He later added the secondary assist on Elynuik’s third period goal. Aberg leads the Marlies in points (26) in 23 games.
• Darren Archibald scored at 7:28 of the second period. Archibald has nine points (7 goals, 2 assists) in 20 games this season.
• Timothy Liljegren scored on the power play at 13:14 of the second period. He registered the secondary assists on Aberg’s first period goal and Petan’s second period. This is Liljegren’s first career AHL three-point game. Liljegren has 16 points (3 goals, 13 assists) in 25 games this season.
• Nic Petan scored the game-winning goal on the power play at 13:39 of the second period. He also recorded the primary assists on Aberg’s first period goal and Elynuik’s third period goal and the secondary assist on Liljegren’s second period goal. This is his second four-point game in six games this season. He’s registered eight points (3 goals, 5 assists) in two games against Belleville.
• Kenny Agostino scored at 1:52 of third period. Agostino is tied for third overall in the AHL in goals (15).
• Hudson Elynuik scored at 6:25 of the third period. Elynuik has six points (2 goals, 4 assists) in 25 games this season.
• Mason Marchment scored on a penalty shot at 16:19 of the third period. Marchment has three points (2 goals, 1 assist) in seven games this season.
• Garrett Wilson picked up lone assist on Archibald’s second period goal. Wilson has 10 points (6 goals, 4 assists) in 25 games.
• Adam Brooks recorded the primary assist on Liljegren’s second period goal. Brooks has points (1-2-3) in three consecutive games.
• Jeremy Bracco registered the primary assist on Petan’s second period goal. Bracco has 22 points (3 goals, 19 assists) in 28 games this season.
• Kalle Kossila had the lone assist on Agostino’s third period goal. This was his first game of the season.
• Joseph Woll stopped 28 of 31 shots he faced. Woll is now 6-4-1-1 on the season with a 0.899 Save Percentage and a 3.07 Goals Against Average. This was Woll’s second straight start against Belleville.

OF NOTE…

• This was Greg Moore’s first game behind the bench for the Toronto Marlies. The Toronto Maple Leafs announced on December 1 that Greg Moore was named head coach of the Marlies.
• Pontus Aberg’s opening goal was the fastest (26 seconds) scored to open a game by Toronto this season.
• Timothy Liljegren and Nic Petan’s second period power play goals are the two fastest consecutive goals (25 second) scored this season.
• Toronto last scored on a penalty shot (R. Hamilton) on February 27, 2013 in a 2-1 win against Rochester.
• Toronto was 7-for-7 on the penalty kill and was 2-for-5 on the power play. This is the most penalties by Toronto in a game. This is Toronto’s seventh multi-power play goal game.
• Belleville had a 31-23 edge in shots in all situations. Adam Brooks led the Marlies with four shots on goal.
• The Marlies are 8-3-2-1 against North Division opponents and are 3-1-0-0 against the Belleville Senators. Toronto has outscored Belleville 19-12.

REGULAR SEASON LEADERS

• Goals: K. Agostino (15)
• Assists: J. Bracco (19)
• Points: P. Aberg (26)
• PPG: K. Agostino,E. Korshkov (4)
• Shots: P. Aberg (71)
• +/-:  B. Harpur (+13)
• PIMS: G. Wilson (58)

RECORD WHEN…

• Toronto is 13-3-1-1 when scoring first.
• The Marlies are 7-3-1-0 when trailing after the first period and 11-0-0-0 when leading after the second period.
• Toronto is 12-3-1-1 when outshot by their opponent.
• The Marlies are 8-2-1-1 in Saturday games and are 4-4-0-0 in December.

CURRENT POINT STREAKS

• Kenny Agostino has points (2-1-3) in three consecutive games.
• Adam Brooks has points (1-2-3) in three consecutive games.

MARLIES UPDATES.

• Kevin Gravel (illness) did not dress for today’s game against Rockford.
• Egor Korshkov (lower leg laceration) did not dress for today’s game against Rockford. Heleft Toronto’s game against San Antonio on December 8 in the first period and did not return.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS

• December 20: Returned forward Adam Brooks on loan from Toronto (NHL).
• December 20: Returned defenceman Martin Marincin on loan from Toronto (NHL).
• December 19: Recalled forward Adam Brooks on loan from Toronto (NHL).
• December 19: Reassigned defenceman Joseph Duszak by Toronto (NHL) from Newfoundland (ECHL).
• December 19: Signed forward Giovanni Fiore to PTO.

   POSTGAME QUOTES

HEAD COACH GREG MOORE

On Toronto’s comeback after being down after the first period:
First period was tough, we got into some penalty trouble. I thought the second period, we responded really well. We kind of got through it, Woll did a good job and our penalty kill did a great job getting us through those tough 20 minutes and then we had a couple of tough shifts in the d-zone. Gaudet’s line did a really good job of giving us some hard minutes and getting the game kind of going in the right direction. Then we come up with a goal in the shift after that. I thought we got better throughout the second, throughout the third, guys really kind of buckled down. I know it’s the one game on the weekend before the break but I thought their execution and their ability to find their game after the first was really good.

On establishing flow with the number of special team opportunities: 
It’s for sure tough and the players depending on where they are in special teams, they’re having a difficult go getting into a flow of the game. The third period was a little better in terms of that but it was tough. I’m really proud of how the players kind of managed that and got through it.

On Timothy Liljegren’s play (1 goal, 2 assists):
Really good. He distributes the puck well, he exits the puck well. He gets our game transitioning in a real positive sense. He makes plays to the middle of the rink, he gets pucks to the right guys and collects some points.

On Kossila’s return to play following injury:
Thought he was really impressive for his first game back for not having played so long. Some of the real simple little plays out of our d-zone through the middle of the rink, real subtle but he makes them look real easy which is what’s special about his talent.

NEXT GAME:

December 26 vs Belleville – 3:00 p.m. ET (Scotiabank Arena)
December 27 at Laval – 7:00 p.m. ET
December 28 at Laval – 3:00 p.m. ET
December 31 vs Charlotte – 3:00 p.m. ET
January 3 at Syracuse – 7:00 p.m. ET

TORONTO MARLIES (17-7-2-1 – 37 Points) vs. ROCKFORD ICEHOGS (15-10-0-1 – 31 Points)

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2019

	1	2	3	OT	FINAL
ROCKFORD	2	1	1	–	4
TORONTO	1	1	0	–	2

GAME SUMMARY    |    GAME SHEET |    PHOTOS    |      SCRUMS

SCORING SUMMARY

Rockford: J. Quenneville (6) (P. Holm, P. Kurashev), P. Kurashev (4) (M. Entwistle, N. Beaudin), J. Quenneville (7) PP (A. Wedin, B. Youds), N. Moutrey (4) EN (J. Quenneville, P. Kurashev)
Goaltender: K. Lankinen (11/13)

Toronto: R. Clune (2) (J. Schmaltz, K. Rubins), A. Brooks (7) (M. Read)
Goaltender: K. Kaskisuo (20/23)

ON THE SCORESHEET

• Rich Clune scored at 14:14 of the first period. Clune has recorded goals (2) in consecutive games.
• Adam Brooks scored at 1:18 of the second period. Brooks has 14 points (7 goals, 7 assists) through 18 games this season.
• Jordan Schmaltz recorded the primary assist on Clune’s first period goal. This is Schmaltz 200^th career AHL game. He has 10 points (1 goal, 9 assists) in 20 games this season.
• Kristians Rubins registered the secondary assist on Clune’s first period goal. Rubins has three points (1 goal, 2 assists) in his last three games.
• Matt Read picked up the lone assist on Brooks’ second period goal. Read has seven points (3 goals, 4 assists) through 21 games this season.
• Kasimir Kaskisuo stopped 20 of the 23 shots he faced. Kaskisuo is now 9-3-1-0 on the season with a .914 Save Percentage and a 2.46 Goals Against Average. He turned away a penalty shot at 19:22 of the second period taken by MacKenzie Entwistle. This is his second successful save on a penalty shot this season.

OF NOTE…

• Defenceman Rasmus Sandin was loaned to Team Sweden for the 2020 World Junior Championship. He has 12 points (2 goals, 10 assists) through 19 games with the Marlies this season.
• Toronto has faced three penalty shots this season, with two (Oct. 5 vs Belleville and Dec. 15 vs Rockford) against Kasimir Kaskisuo and one (Dec. 8 vs San Antonio) against Joseph Woll. Toronto has stopped all three attempts.
• The Toronto Maple Leafs announced on December 1 that Greg Moore was named head coach of the Toronto Marlies. He will join the Marlies on December 16.
• Assistant coaches Rob Davison and A.J. MacLean assumed duties behind the bench for today’s game against Rockford. Toronto went 7-5-0-0 under Davison and MacLean, outscoring their opponents 35-34.
• Toronto was 3-for-4 on the penalty kill and was 0-for-2 on the power play.
• Rockford had a 24-13 edge in shots in all situations. This is the fewest shots for Toronto in a game this season. Adam Brooks and Tyler Gaudet led the Marlies with two shots on goal.
• The Marlies are 9-3-0-0 against Central Division opponents and are 0-2-0-0 against the Rockford IceHogs.

REGULAR SEASON LEADERS

• Goals: K. Agostino (14)
• Assists: J. Bracco (18)
• Points: P. Aberg, K. Agostino (24)
• PPG: K. Agostino,E. Korshkov (4)
• Shots: P. Aberg (69)
• +/-:  B. Harpur, G. Wilson (+12)
• PIMS: G. Wilson (58)

RECORD WHEN…

• The Marlies are 6-3-1-0 when trailing after the first period and 3-5-2-0 when trailing after the second period.
• Toronto is 11-3-1-1 when outshot by their opponent.
• The Marlies are 5-1-1-0 in Sunday games and are 3-4-0-0 in December.

CURRENT POINT STREAKS

• Adam Brooks has points (1-1-2) in consecutive games.
• Rich Clune has goals (2) in consecutive games.

MARLIES UPDATES.

• Kevin Gravel (illness) did not dress for today’s game against Rockford.
• Egor Korshkov (lower leg laceration) did not dress for today’s game against Rockford. Heleft Toronto’s game against San Antonio on December 8 in the first period and did not return.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS

• December 15: Returned defenceman Martin Marincin on loan from Toronto (NHL).
• December 15: Returned forward Pontus Aberg on loan from Toronto (NHL).
• December 13: Returned forward Nic Petan on loan from Toronto (NHL).
• December 13: Reassigned defenceman Mac Hollowell by Toronto (NHL) from Newfoundland (ECHL).
• December 9: Recalled forward Brady Ferguson from loan to Newfoundland (ECHL).

   POSTGAME QUOTES

ASSISTANT COACH A.J. MacLEAN

On the losses this weekend:
I just think we didn’t generate enough chances or anything to the net, really. Our lack of quality in the attack in the third was pretty much our demise for the weekend.

On special teams:
I thought the power play looked good today. They were moving it around. There was good movement of the puck and our bodies. But it was the same as what we talked about five-on-five. We just need to generate a few more shots to the net and that’ll be the message going into next week.

On what kind of player Team Sweden will get in Rasmus Sandin at the World Juniors:
A terrific one. He’s smart, moves the puck well, he can skate and defend. I’m looking forward to seeing how he does.

On what he hopes to see out of Sandin’s performance at the World Juniors:
I hope he dominates. I hope he does really well and he gets to play with the puck and he has a lot of success. He already has good confidence, but it would be good if he came back with a nice swagger and just kept things rolling.

NEXT GAME:

December 21 at Belleville – 7:00 p.m. ET
December 26 vs Belleville – 3:00 p.m. ET (Scotiabank Arena)
December 27 at Laval – 7:00 p.m. ET
December 28 at Laval – 3:00 p.m. ET
December 31 vs Charlotte – 3:00 p.m. ET

TORONTO MARLIES (17-6-2-1 – 37 Points) vs. BELLEVILLE SENATORS (16-9-1-0 – 33 Points)
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2019
Belleville: J. LaBate (1) (J. Dougherty, C. Cassels), E. Brannstrom (1) PP (J. Szwarz, J. Daccord), D. Batherson (11) (J. Aspirot, R. Balcers), J. Szwarz (9) EN, SH (A. Formenton, J. Dougherty) Goaltender: J. Daccord (34/35)

Toronto: K. Agostino (14) PP (A. Brooks, N. Petan) Goaltender: J. Woll (14/17)

ON THE SCORESHEET
• Kenny Agostino scored on the power play at 13:42 of the second period. He has five points (3 goals, 2 assists) in three games against Belleville this season. Agostino has 15 points (10 goals, 5 assists) in his last 13 games. • Adam Brooks recorded the primary assist on Agostino’s second period power play goal. Brooks has 13 points (6 goals, 8 assists) through 17 games this season. • Nic Petan registered the secondary assist on Agostino’s second period power play goal. Petan has five points (2 goals, 3 assists) against Belleville in two games. • Joseph Woll stopped 14 of 17 shots he faced. Woll is now 5-4-1-1 on the season with a 0.899 Save Percentage and a 3.08 Goals Against Average.
OF NOTE…
• The Toronto Maple Leafs announced on December 1 that Greg Moore was named head coach of the Toronto Marlies. He will join the Marlies on December 16. • Assistant coaches Rob Davison and A.J. MacLean assumed duties behind the bench for tonight’s game Utica. Toronto is 7-4-0-0 under Davison and MacLean. • This was Toronto’s first loss at Coca-Cola Coliseum this season. Toronto’s first loss at home was at Scotiabank Arena on Nov. 30 against Utica. Toronto’s home record is 12-2-0-0 and they have outscored their opponent 54-34. • Toronto was 4-for-5 on the penalty kill and was 1-for-9 on the power play. • Toronto had a 35-18 edge in shots in all situations. Kenny Agostino, Darren Archibald, Mason Marchment, Nic Petan and Kristians Rubins led the Marlies with four shots on goal. • The Marlies are 7-3-2-1 against North Division opponents and are 2-1-0-0 against the Belleville Senators.
REGULAR SEASON LEADERS
• Goals: K. Agostino (14) • Assists: J. Bracco (18) • Points: K. Agostino (24) • PPG: K. Agostino, E. Korshkov (4) • Shots: K. Agostino (53)
• +/-: B. Harpur (+12) • PIMS: G. Wilson (54)
RECORD WHEN…
• The Marlies are 6-2-1-0 when trailing after the first period and 3-4-2-0 when trailing after the second period. • Toronto is 7-3-1-0 when outshooting their opponent. • The Marlies are 7-2-1-1 in Saturday games and are 3-3-0-0 in December.
CURRENT POINT STREAKS
• Kenny Agostino has points (1-1-2) in consecutive games.
MARLIES UPDATES.
• Kevin Gravel (illness) did not dress for today’s game against Belleville. • Egor Korshkov (lower leg laceration) did not dress for today’s game against Belleville. He left Toronto’s game against San Antonio on December 8 in the first period and did not return.
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
• December 13: Returned on loan forward Nic Petan from Toronto (NHL). • December 13: Reassigned defenceman Mac Hollowell by Toronto (NHL) from Newfoundland (ECHL). • December 9: Recalled forward Brady Ferguson from loan to Newfoundland (ECHL).

POSTGAME QUOTES
ASSISTANT COACH A.J. MacLEAN
On controlling the pace of play after giving up two goals in the first period: I thought for the whole game basically five-on-five, I really liked our game. In the third period we got five power plays, we’ve got to make at least one of those count. That’s really the difference in the game.
On the power play (1/9): It’s disappointing. We know we need better quality in that area and I think after getting this many in-game reps the guys will feel a lot more comfortable tomorrow and we should have a lot better effort in that area.
ADAM BROOKS (1 ASSIST)
On Belleville’s performance: Yeah, it’s obviously a good team. Their offence looks really good. They’ve added a lot of pieces. They’re a dangerous team. We obviously had our opportunities on the power play today and didn’t score and they had a five-on-three and they capitalized on theirs. So, that’s really the difference in the game I think and it’s something that we’ve got to clean up if we’re going to continue to get better and if we’re going to beat that team all year.
On whether a good penalty kill and goaltending from Belleville or Toronto’s lack of execution resulted in the power play going 1-for-9: I think you can always say both. I think you have to give a team credit when you go 1-for-9 but we want to be a lot better obviously. (Petan’s) on the power play now and it’s something that we’re not totally accustomed to. When you throw a new guy on things are a little different. Overall, we’ve just got to be better. We’ve got some elite talent on both units. It’s something that you’ve got to do better than 1-for-9, especially when you have five-on-three opportunities. So, it’s something that we’ve got to clean up and tomorrow against Rockford do a lot better.
NEXT GAME:

December 15 vs Rockford – 4:00 p.m. ET December 21 at Belleville – 7:00 p.m. ET December 26 vs Belleville – 3:00 p.m. ET (Scotiabank Arena)
December 27 at Laval – 7:00 p.m. ET December 28 at Laval – 3:00 p.m. ET

TORONTO MARLIES (15-3-2-1 – 33 Points) vs. UTICA COMETS (13-8-1-0 – 27 Points)
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2019
1 2 3 OT FINAL

UTICA 2 1 0 – 3

TORONTO 1 0 4 – 5

GAME SUMMARY    |    GAME SHEET |    PHOTOS    |      SCRUMS

SCORING SUMMARY

Utica: J. Gadjovich (4) (J. Bailey, L. Jasek), L. Jasek (4) SH (C. Bancks, B. Rafferty), J. Bailey (6) PP (R. Boucher, B. Rafferty) Goaltender: M. DiPietro (17/22)

Toronto: A. Brooks (3) PP (J. Bracco, P. Aberg), H. Elynuik (1) (J. Schmaltz, T. MacMaster), A. Brooks (4) (E. Korshkov, M. Marincin), J. Lindgren (1) (A. Brooks, J. Bracco), A. Brooks (5) (J. Bracco, D. Archibald) Goaltender: K. Kaskisuo (17/20)

ON THE SCORESHEET
• Adam Brooks opened the scoring on the power play at 4:55 of the first period, scored his second goal at 10:48 of the third period and scored his third goal to complete the hat trick at 17:39 of the third period. He also added the primary assist on Lindgren’s third period goal. This was Brooks’ first four-point game of his AHL career. This was his first hat trick of the season and second of his career.

• Hudson Elynuik scored Toronto’s second goal at 9:19 of the third period. This was his first goal of the season. Elynuik has three points (1 goal, 2 assists) through 19 games this season.

• Jesper Lindgren scored Toronto’s fourth goal and the game-winner at 14:45 of the third period. This was his first career AHL goal. Lindgren has five points (1 goal, 4 assists) in 15 games this season.

• Jeremy Bracco assisted on all three of Brooks’ goals. This was his 100th career AHL assist. This was his third threepoint game of the season.

• Pontus Aberg recorded the secondary assist on Brooks’ first period goal. Aberg has points (3-9-12) through nine games.

• Jordan Schmaltz registered the primary assist on Elynuik’s third period goal. • Tanner MacMaster picked up the secondary assist on Elynuik’s third period goal. MacMaster has picked up a point (4-5-9) in each of his last nine games. Egor Korshkov registered the primary assist on Brooks’ first third period goal. Korshkov has 15 points (8 goals, 7 assists) through 21 games.

• Martin Marincin recorded the secondary assist on Brook’s first third period goal. • Darren Archibald picked up the secondary assist on Brook’s second third period goal. Archibald has five points (3 goals, 2 assists) in five consecutive games.

• Kasimir Kaskisuo stopped 17 of the 20 shots he faced. Kaskisuo is now 8-1-1-0 on the season with a .924 Save Percentage and a 2.20 Goals Against Average.

OF NOTE…
• The Toronto Maple Leafs announced that Greg Moore was named head coach of the Toronto Marlies. • Assistant coaches Rob Davison and A.J. MacLean assumed duties behind the bench for today’s game against Utica. Toronto is 5-1-0-0 under Davison and MacLean.
• Toronto last recorded a hat trick on November 16, 2019 against Texas. Kenny Agostino scored three goals in the 8-4 win. • Two Marlies (Kenny Agostino and Nic Petan) last recorded four-points in Toronto’s matchup against Belleville on November 1, 2019. • Toronto was 5-for-6 on the penalty kill and was 1-for-5 on the power play. Toronto has scored a goal on the power play in their last four games (5/17). • Toronto had a 22-20 edge in shots in all situations. Adam Brooks led the Marlies with six shots on goal. • The Marlies are 7-1-2-1 against North Division opponents and are 1-1-0-0 against the Utica Comets.
REGULAR SEASON LEADERS
• Goals: K. Agostino (11) • Assists: J. Bracco (17) • Points: P. Aberg (24) • PPG: E. Korshkov (4) • Shots: P. Aberg (66) • +/-: P. Aberg, B. Harpur, T. Kivihalme (+11) • PIMS: G. Wilson (45)
RECORD WHEN…
• Toronto is 11-3-1-1 when scoring first. • The Marlies are 5-0-1-0 when trailing after the first period and 3-1-2-0 when trailing after the second period. • Toronto is 7-1-1-0 when outshooting their opponent. • The Marlies are 4-0-1-0 in Sunday games and are 1-0-0-0 in December.
CURRENT POINT STREAKS
• Pontus Aberg has points (2-6-8) in five consecutive games. • Darren Archibald has points (3-2-5) five consecutive games. • Jeremy Bracco has assists (4) in consecutive games. • Egor Korshkov has assists (3) in three consecutive games. • Tanner MacMaster has points (4-5-9) in nine consecutive games. • Jordan Schmaltz has assists (2) in consecutive games.

MARLIES UPDATES.
• Kevin Gravel (illness) did not dress for today’s game against Utica.
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
• November 30: Recalled forward Justin Brazeau from loan to Newfoundland (ECHL). • November 29: Loaned defenceman Martin Marincin from Toronto (NHL).
POSTGAME QUOTES
ASSISTANT COACH A.J. MacLEAN
On Toronto’s comeback in the third period: The guys just stuck with it. That’s what we asked of them in between periods, said stick with it. Asked them to get a little more traffic on the net, they did exactly that and pucks went in for us. I couldn’t be more proud of our guys, they really dug in at the end of a long week.
On the team’s two wins in their first three-in-three: It’s good character from the guys. Good leadership all the way right through. They didn’t give up. It would have been an easy game to kind of pack your hat and say we’ll live to fight another day but they dug in. They stuck with it. As a coaching staff, we’re extremely proud of them.
On Adam Brooks’ four-point performance: It was really nice to see him get rewarded. I think since he’s been back since his injury awhile ago he’s been really skating well. He plays well, he plays hard, he’s competitive, and it was really nice to see him get rewarded

NEXT GAME:

December 4 at Rochester – 7:05 p.m. ET December 7 vs San Antonio – 4:00 p.m. ET December 8 vs San Antonio – 4:00 p.m. ET December 11 at Utica – 7:00 p.m. ET December 14 vs Belleville – 4:00 p.m. ET

TORONTO MARLIES (14-3-2-1 – 31 Points) vs. UTICA COMETS (13-7-1-0 – 27 Points)

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2019

	1	2	3	OT	FINAL
UTICA	1	1	2	–	4
TORONTO	2	0	1	–	3

GAME SUMMARY    |    GAME SHEET |    PHOTOS    |      SCRUMS

SCORING SUMMARY

Utica: S. Baertschi (4) PP (K. Lind, R. Boucher), J. Bailey (5) PP (S. Baertschi, B. Rafferty), K. Lind (4) (C. Camper, A. Roussel), R. Boucher (15) (G. Brisebois, B. Rafferty)
Goaltender: M. DiPietro (22/25)

Toronto: T. MacMaster (6) (P. Aberg, E. Korshkov), K. Agostino (11) PP (J. Bracco, R. Sandin), D. Archibald (5) PP (T. Liljegren, N. Baptiste)
Goaltender: J. Woll (20/24)

ON THE SCORESHEET

• Tanner MacMaster opened the scoring for the Marlies for the second consecutive game at 11:50 of the first period. MacMaster has picked up a point (4-4-8) in each of his last eight games.
• Kenny Agostino scored Toronto’s second goal at 18:22 of the first period on the power play. Agostino has 11 points (7 goals, 4 assists) in eight games.
• Darren Archibald scored Toronto’s third goal at 8:43 of the third period. Archibald has three goals in his last four games.
• Pontus Aberg recorded the primary assist on MacMaster’s first period goal. Aberg has points (3-8-11) through eight games.
• Egor Korshkov registered the secondary assist on MacMaster’s first period goal. Korshkov has 14 points (8 goals, 6 assists) through 20 games.
• Jeremy Bracco collected the primary assist on Agostino’s first period goal. This is Bracco’s sixth power play assist and 14^th of the season.
• Rasmus Sandin picked up the secondary assist on Agostino’s first period goal. Sandin has 10 points (2 goals, 8 assists) through 12 games this season.
• Timothy Liljegren recorded the primary assist on Archibald’s third period power play goal. Liljegren has 11 points (2 goals, 9 assists) in 17 games this season.
• Nick Baptiste registered the secondary assist on Archibald’s third period power play goal.
• Joseph Woll stopped 20 of 24 shots he faced. Woll is now 4-2-1-1 on the season with a 0.895 Save Percentage and a 3.21 Goals Against Average.

OF NOTE…

• This was Toronto’s first loss at home of the season (9-1-0-0).
• Assistant coaches Rob Davison and A.J. MacLean assumed duties behind the bench for today’s game against Utica. Toronto is 4-1-0-0 under Davison and MacLean.
• Toronto was 1-for-3 on the penalty kill and was 2-for-6 on the power play.
• Toronto had a 25-24 edge in shots in all situations. Pontus Aberg and Adam Brooks led the Marlies with four shots on goal.
• The Marlies are 6-1-2-1 against North Division opponents and are 0-1-0-0 against the Utica Comets.

REGULAR SEASON LEADERS

• Goals: K. Agostino (11)
• Assists: J. Bracco (14)
• Points: P. Aberg (23)
• PPG: E. Korshkov (4)
• Shots: P. Aberg (66)
• +/-:  P. Aberg (+12)
• PIMS: G. Wilson (43)

RECORD WHEN…

• Toronto is 10-3-1-1 when scoring first.
• Toronto is 14-13-1 at Scotiabank Arena.
• The Marlies are 6-2-1-1 when leading after the first period and 3-2-0-1 when tied after the second period.
• Toronto is 6-1-1-0 when outshooting their opponent.
• The Marlies are 6-1-1-1 in Saturday games and are 8-3-0-1 in November.

CURRENT POINT STREAKS

• Pontus Aberg has points (2-5-7) in four consecutive games.
• Kenny Agostino has points (3-3-6) in four consecutive games.
• Darren Archibald has points (3-1-4) four consecutive games.
• Egor Korshkov has assists (2) in consecutive games.
• Tanner MacMaster has points (4-4-8) in eight consecutive games.

MARLIES UPDATES.

• Kevin Gravel (illness) did not dress for tonight’s game against Rochester.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS

• November 29: Loaned defenceman Martin Marincin from Toronto (NHL).

POSTGAME QUOTES

ASSISTANT COACH A.J. MacLEAN

On Toronto’s goaltending tandem (Kaskisuo and Woll):
It’s been terrific. No matter who’s in the net they’ve been sharp and ready to play. They’ve always given us a chance to win games. Woll did tonight. He did a great job. We just weren’t sharp enough in front of him to get the win for him.

On Kenny Agostino:
I’d say it’s what we expected of Kenny. He’s an AHL veteran. He’s led the league in scoring before. We know he’s a producer and I think in the room he’s been a great voice. He’s a smart guy, very personable. He helps the young guys and everyone alike get along and he brings people together.

NEXT GAME:

December 1 vs Utica – 4:00 p.m. ET
December 4 at Rochester – 7:05 p.m. ET
December 7 vs San Antonio – 4:00 p.m. ET
December 8 vs San Antonio – 4:00 p.m. ET
December 11 at Utica – 7:00 p.m. ET