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

BRIDGEPORT 5, MARLIES 4

TORONTO MARLIES (10-7-1-1 – 22 Points) vs.
BRIDGEPORT ISLANDERS (8-12-1-2 – 19 Points)

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2021

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TORONTO310–4
BRIDGEPORT212–5

GAME SUMMARY    |    GAME SHEET |    PHOTOS   |   SCRUMS

SCORING SUMMARY

Toronto: J. Duszak (1) (M. Hollowell, M. Abramov), B. Seney (10) (J. Anderson, J. Duszak), C. Douglas (3) (M. Abramov), J. Kopacka (2) (C. Dahlström, J. Duszak)
Goaltender: M. Hutchinson (26/31)

Bridgeport: C. Terry (8) (A. Czarnik, A. Andreoff), O. Koivula (4) (G. Hutton, M. Vande Sompel), A. Czarnik (6) PP (C. Terry, M. Vande Sompel), A. Andreoff (5) (C. Adams, C. McCarthy), O. Koivula (5) (A. Durandeau, A. Czarnik)
Goaltender: C. Schneider (22/26)

ON THE SCORESHEET

  • Joseph Duszak opened the scoring at 4:49 of the first period and later added the secondary assists on Seney’s first period goal and Kopacka’s second period goal. This was his first goal of the season. This is his second professional game recording three or more points. Duszak has points (1-3-4) through two consecutive games. He is tied for the overall lead in assists (18).
  • Brett Seney scored at 9:19 of the first period. He has points (2-1-3) through three consecutive games. Seney has 16 points (10 goals, 6 assists) in 19 games this season.
  • Curtis Douglas scored at 13:24 of the first period. This was Douglas’ third goal of the season.
  • Jack Kopacka scored at 13:46 of the second period. He has points (1-1-2) in two straight games. Kopacka has five points (2 goals, 3 assists) in 13 games this season
  • Mac Hollowell recorded the primary assist on Duszak’s first period goal.
  • Mikhail Abramov collected the secondary assist on Duszak’s goal and the lone assist on Douglas’ goal, both in the first period. This was his first career multi-assist game. Abramov has six points (1 goal, 5 assists) in 19 games this season.
  • Joey Anderson picked up the primary assist on Seney’s first period goal. He has points (4-2-6) in four consecutive games.
  • Carl Dahlström had the primary assist on Kopacka’s second period goal.
  • Michael Hutchinson stopped 26 of 31 shots he faced.

ON THE ROAD

  • Toronto’s away record is 5-4-0-0 (10 points) this season.
  • The Marlies are even with their opponents in goals (27). Joey Anderson leads the Marlies in goals (5) and Joseph Duszak leads in assists (9) on the road.
  • Toronto is 2-3-3 all-time against Bridgeport and 1-3-1 on the road. Toronto’s last win against Bridgeport was on Mar. 20, 2019 in a 3-2 shootout.

OF NOTE

  • Toronto went 3-for-4 on the penalty kill and 0-for-3 on the power play. Toronto is 4-3-0-1 when not scoring on the power play and 4-3-1-1 when allowing a goal on the penalty kill.
  • Bridgeport had a 31-26 edge in shots in all situations. Curtis Douglas led the Marlies with five shots on goal. Toronto is 7-4-1-1 when outshot by their opponent.
  • The Marlies are 2-1-0-0 against Atlantic Division opponents and 0-1-0-0 against the Bridgeport Islanders.
RECORD WHEN

Scoring first                                        6-1-0-1
Leading after 1                                    4-1-1-1
Leading after 2                                    7-1-1-1
December                                            1-2-0-0
Friday                                                  3-2-0-0		MARLIES LEADERS

Goals               10 (B. Seney)
Assists            18 (J. Duszak)
Points              19 (J. Duszak)
PPG                 3 (J. Ho-Sang)
Shots               45 (B. Seney,)
+/-                    +4 (B. Seney)
PIMS                43 (R. Clune)

POSTGAME QUOTES

HEAD COACH GREG MOORE

On tonight’s game:

There were definitely swings in momentum. We thought our team came out strong in the first period, really good start. Good response from yesterday’s first period. Second period, some penalty trouble. (Bridgeport) had a good pushback. It was probably at about the five or six minute mark left when we found our game again. I wish we had found it, a first period type game earlier in the second. And then the third period, it was just a wave of back and forth momentum but for the most part, thought we were in this game. The team did a really good job at having responses at the right time. We had a big push at the end. Thought the game could have gone either way.

TRANSACTIONS

December 11: Returned goaltender Joseph Woll on loan from Toronto (NHL).
December 9: Forward Kurtis Gabriel recalled from loan by Toronto (NHL).
December 9: Defenceman Chad Krys loaned from Toronto (NHL).
December 8: Recalled defenceman Brennan Kapcheck from loan to Newfoundland (ECHL).
December 8: Recalled defenceman Matteo Pietroniro from loan to Newfoundland (ECHL).

UPCOMING GAMES:
*All times Eastern Standard Time

December 12 at Providence – 3:05 p.m.
December 15 vs. Syracuse – 7:00 p.m.
December 18 at Grand Rapids – 7:00 p.m.
December 19 at Grand Rapids – 4:00 p.m.
December 21 vs. WB/Scranton – 7:00 p.m.

MARLIES 4, THUNDERBIRDS 2: Joey Anderson scores 3

TORONTO MARLIES (10-6-1-1 – 22 Points) vs.
SPRINGFIELD THUNDERBIRDS (14-4-2-0 – 30 Points)

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2021

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TORONTO031–4
SPRINGFIELD101–2

GAME SUMMARY    |    GAME SHEET |    SCRUMS

SCORING SUMMARY

Toronto: J. Anderson (6) SH (B. Seney, N. Hoefenmayer), B. McMann (3) PP (J. Ho-Sang, J. Duszak), J. Anderson (7) PP (J. Duszak, J. Ho-Sang), J. Anderson (8) (A. Suomela, J. Kopacka)
Goaltender: E. Källgren (37/39)

Springfield: H. McGing (5) (T. Tucker, S. Santini), D. Callin (1) (G. Luce, N. Albano)
Goaltender: J. Hofer (28/32)

ON THE SCORESHEET

  • Joey Anderson put the Marlies on the board with a shorthanded goal at 2:15 and a power play goal at 19:39, both in the second period. He added his third goal of the game at 2:37 of the third period at even strength. This was his first career AHL hat trick. Anderson has points (4-1-5) in his three consecutive games.
  • Bobby McMann scored on the power play at 11:53 of the second period. He has six points (3 goals, 3 assists) in 11 games with the Marlies this season.
  • Brett Seney had the primary assist on Anderson’s second period goal. He has points (1-1-2) in consecutive games. Seney has 15 points (9 goals, 6 assists) in 18 games this season.
  • Noel Hoefenmeyer recorded the secondary assist on Anderson’s second period goal.
  • Josh Ho-Sang registered the primary assists on McMann’s second period goal and Anderson’s power play goal in the second period.
  • Joseph Duszak picked up the secondary assist on McMann’s second period goal and the primary assist on Anderson’s power play goal in the second period. He leads all defencemen in assists (16) and has set a career high in assists through 15 games.
  • Antti Suomela had the primary assist on Anderson’s third period goal. This was his first point in his first game of the season.
  • Jack Kopacka recorded the secondary assist on Anderson’s third period goal.
  • Erik Källgren stopped 37 of 39 shots he faced. He is 4-1-0 when facing 30 or more shots in a game. This was his first start since leaving a game on Nov. 17 due to injury.

ON THE ROAD

  • Toronto’s away record is 5-3-0-0 (10 points) this season.
  • The Marlies have outscored their opponents 23-22. Joey Anderson leads the Marlies in goals (5) and Joseph Duszak leads in assists (7) on the road.
  • Toronto’s last hat trick was recorded on the road by Mason Marchment on Feb. 7, 2020 against Belleville.

OF NOTE

  • Toronto went 5-for-5 on the penalty kill and 2-for-4 on the power play. Toronto has recorded four shorthanded goals this season. This is the second time Toronto has recorded two power play goals in one game this season.
  • Springfield had a 39-32 edge in shots in all situations. Bobby McMann led the Marlies with five shots on goal.
  • The Marlies are 2-0-0-0 against Atlantic Division opponents and 1-0-0-0 against the Springfield Thunderbirds.
RECORD WHEN

Trailing after 1                                     4-5-0-0
Leading after 2                                    7-0-1-1
Scoring on the power play                  6-4-1-0
Not allowing a goal on the power play 6-4-0-0
Outshot by opponent                          7-3-1-1
Friday                                                  3-1-0-0		MARLIES LEADERS

Goals               9 (J. Ho-Sang, B. Seney)
Assists            16 (J. Duszak)
Points              16 (J. Duszak)
PPG                 3 (J. Ho-Sang)
Shots               45 (B. Seney,)
+/-                    +3 (J. Ho-Sang)
PIMS                43 (R. Clune)

POSTGAME QUOTES

HEAD COACH GREG MOORE

On Toronto’s power play (2 goals):

It’s been an accumulation of things over some time. They did a really good job of going out and working as a group of five, executing our game plan. They’re starting to get more comfortable inside of the stuff we’ve given them. We had to change a few things but it paid off today. They did a really good job at having an impact and helping us win a hockey game today.

On Joey Anderson’s three-goal performance:
He’s really impressed the staff and the organization with how he conducts himself. Whether he goes up and he comes down, there is no lull in how he approaches what he does day to day. He’s one of our best leaders in the locker room and for him to come back and be as focused and dialled in with how he approaches his own individual game but also how much he cares about the team and leading and saying the right things at the right times, he was phenomenal today. Not just with the points but his attention to details defensively, finishing his hits, just a really tough person to play against, not even just with the points that he had.

On Erik Källgren’s performance:

He makes it look easy. He’s so technically sound. His balance and ability to recover and get to secondary shots and rebounds around the net is really impressive. He made some really big, key saves for us when the game was more within one goal there early and in the middle of the game. He’s found a lot of consistency and that’s because of his habits and his details.

JOEY ANDERSON (3 GOALS)

On his connection with Brett Seney:

It’s awesome. Brett’s one of my best friends off the ice too. The chemistry that we have there just builds on the ice and we both play the game the same way which makes it easy for us and we add different components that complement each other well. We both want each other to succeed which is the best part. I’m excited for him and he’s excited for me when things go our way. We do anything we can for each other.

TRANSACTIONS

December 9: Forward Kurtis Gabriel recalled from loan by Toronto (NHL).
December 9: Defenceman Chad Krys loaned from Toronto (NHL).
December 8: Recalled defenceman Brennan Kapcheck from loan to Newfoundland (ECHL).
December 8: Recalled defenceman Matteo Pietroniro from loan to Newfoundland (ECHL).

UPCOMING GAMES:
*All times Eastern Standard Time

December 11 at Bridgeport – 7:00 p.m.
December 12 at Providence – 3:05 p.m.
December 15 vs. Syracuse – 7:00 p.m.
December 18 at Grand Rapids – 7:00 p.m.
December 19 at Grand Rapids – 4:00 p.m.

Warriors overcome dud vs. undermanned Blazers, but Curry’s record has to wait — Monterey Herald

SAN FRANCISCO — With Steph Curry, anything is possible. But with each subsequent misfire it became clearer that a new 3-point king would not be crowned Wednesday at Chase Center. Airfare will now be required to witness history. It was not for a lack of effort on the part of Curry, who hoisted 17 attempts…

Warriors overcome dud vs. undermanned Blazers, but Curry’s record has to wait — Monterey Herald

ROCKET 5, MARLIES 1

LAVAL ROCKET (9-9-2-0 – 20 Points) vs.
TORONTO MARLIES (9-6-1-1 – 20 Points)

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2021

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LAVAL122–5
TORONTO010–1

GAME SUMMARY    |    GAME SHEET |    PHOTOS    |      SCRUMS

SCORING SUMMARY

Laval: D. Martel (4) (B. Gignac, K. Roy), J. Dea (7) (T. Amorosa, J. Ylonen), B. Gignac (3) (D. Martel, T. Paquette-Bisson), A. Belzile (2) PP (Unassisted), J. Dea (8) EN (Unassisted)
Goaltender: C. Primeau (34/35)

Toronto: B. Seney (9) (S. Der-Arguchintsev, A. Biega)
Goaltender: P. Mrázek (22/26)

ON THE SCORESHEET

  • Brett Seney put the Marlies on the board at 8:20 of the second period. This was Seney’s eighth goal at home. He has 14 points (9 goals, 5 assists) in 17 games this season.
  • Semyon Der-Arguchintsev recorded the primary assist on Seney’s second period goal. He has 13 points (4 goals, 9 assists) in 17 games this season.
  • Alex Biega had the secondary assist on Seney’s second period goal. This was Biega’s fourth assist in 15 games this season.
  • Petr Mrázek stopped 22 of 26 shots he faced.

OF NOTE

  • Toronto went 3-for-4 on the penalty kill and 0-for-5 on the power play.
  • Toronto had a 35-27 edge in shots in all situations. Alex Biega, Curtis Douglas and Alex Steeves led the Marlies with five shots on goal.
  • The Marlies are 5-5-1-1 against North Division opponents and 0-2-0-1 against the Laval Rocket.
RECORD WHEN

Trailing after 1                                     3-5-0-0
Trailing after 2                                     1-5-0-0
Not scoring on the power play            4-5-0-1
Allowing a goal on the power play      4-5-1-1
Outshooting opponent             3-2-0-0
Sunday                                                2-2-0-0		MARLIES LEADERS

Goals               9 (J. Ho-Sang, B. Seney)
Assists            14 (J. Duszak)
Points              14 (J. Duszak, B. Seney)
PPG                 3 (J. Ho-Sang)
Shots               39 (B. Seney, A. Steeves)
+/-                    +4 (A. Biega, K. Rubīns)
PIMS                38 (R. Clune)

POSTGAME QUOTES

HEAD COACH GREG MOORE

On Toronto’s performance:

Inconsistent. The last time we played them, we had a better start, we had a better first 40 minutes. It wasn’t until the 10-minute mark, the shots were 5-1 them and then we got our game. We found it in the second half, the last 10 minutes of the first period, we outshot them nine to nothing. Came out in the second period, started to get rolling again and then they score a couple and it felt like there was lack of passion, lack of response, lack of energy on the bench.

On what Laval does well against Toronto:

They’re an aggressive team, they pressure hard. So, if we’re not finding our way on our retrievals and our breakouts they make it hard for us and the way they crash the net, we talked about it before the game of how much we’ve got to protect the crease and in-and-around our goalie and it was too easy for them to get there tonight. They had a couple tap-ins there where we just weren’t strong enough and having numbers at our net.

On Mrázek’s performance:
Petr played well. He looked good, didn’t look like he was hesitant. I thought he gave us a great effort and kept us in the game and a lot of mistakes and reasons for the pucks going in the net were on us.

PETR MRÁZEK

On how it felt to return to play following his injury:

It felt great. I haven’t played for a while and it’s good to get the action going and see the plays from the ice and how the game goes. So, happy to be back and happy to see the action.

On what he was looking to accomplish:

To make sure I settled in and see the play, be patient in the D zone and be aware of everything. Those things I’ve worked on in practice in more detail, but you know how it is, the game is always different.

TRANSACTIONS

December 5: Returned goaltender Michael Hutchinson on loan from Toronto (NHL).
December 3: Placed goaltender Petr Mrázek on conditioning loan from Toronto (NHL).
December 1: Recalled goaltender Michael Hutchinson from loan by Toronto (NHL).
November 30: Recalled forward Joey Anderson from loan by Toronto (NHL).

UPCOMING GAMES:
*All times Eastern Standard Time

December 10 at Springfield – 7:05 p.m.
December 11 at Bridgeport – 7:00 p.m.
December 12 at Providence – 3:05 p.m.
December 15 vs. Syracuse – 7:00 p.m.
December 18 at Grand Rapids – 7:00 p.m.

LaMelo Ball, three other Hornets placed in health and safety protocols — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports

In addition to Ball, Terry Rozier, Mason Plumlee and Jalen McDaniels are in the protocols.

LaMelo Ball, three other Hornets placed in health and safety protocols — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports

Marlies 4, Monsters 3 (OT)

CLEVELAND MONSTERS (9-3-2-3– 23 Points) vs.
TORONTO MARLIES (9-5-1-1 – 20 Points)

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2021

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CLEVELAND11103
TORONTO03014

GAME SUMMARY    |    GAME SHEET |    PHOTOS    |      SCRUMS

SCORING SUMMARY

Cleveland: D. Simpson (1) PP (A. Helewka, L. Foudy), K. Stenlund (2) PP (A. Helewka, J. Dunne), A. Helewka (2) (T. Angle, B. Gaunce)
Goaltender: J.F. Berube (27/31)

Toronto: J. Ho-Sang (9) PP (J. Duszak, A. Steeves), R. Chyzowski (1) (C. Douglas, C. Dahlström), S. Der-Arguchintsev (4) (J. Anderson, C. Dahlström), A. Steeves (7) (C. Dahlström)
Goaltender: K. Petruzzelli (30/33)

ON THE SCORESHEET

  • Josh Ho-Sang put the Marlies on the board 2:39 of the second period. This was his third power play goal of the season.
  • Ryan Chyzowski scored at 3:02 of the second period. This was his first career AHL goal. He has 11 points (5 goals, 6 assists) in 13 games with Newfoundland (ECHL) this season.
  • Semyon Der-Arguchintsev scored at 15:34 of the second period. He has 12 points (4 goals, 8 assists) in 16 games this season.
  • Alex Steeves scored the game-winning goal at 4:27 in overtime. This was his second game-winning goal of the season. He earlier recorded the secondary assist on Ho-Sang’s second period goal. He has five points (2-3-5) in three consecutive games.
  • Joseph Duszak registered the primary assist on Ho-Sang’s second period goal. He has assists (8) in seven consecutive games. Duszak is second overall in the league in assists (14).
  • Curtis Douglas picked up the primary assist on Chyzowski’s second period goal. He has seven points (2 goals, 5 assists) in 14 games this season.
  • Carl Dahlström had the lone assist on Steeves’ overtime goal which was his 50th career AHL assist. He also recorded the secondary assists on Chyzowski and Der-Arguchintsev’s second period goal. This is his second career three-point game.
  • Joey Anderson registered the primary assist on Der-Arguchintsev’s second period goal. Anderson has seven points (5 goals, 2 assists) in 13 games this season.
  • Keith Petruzzelli stopped 30 of 33 shots he faced in his first career AHL start.

OF NOTE

  • This was Toronto’s fourth overtime game of the season (3-1).
  • Toronto went 3-for-5 on the penalty kill and 1-for-4 on the power play. Toronto has recorded power play goals in three consecutive games for the first time this season.
  • Cleveland had a 33-31 edge in shots in all situations. Alex Steeves led the Marlies with five shots on goal.
  • The Marlies are 5-4-1-1 against North Division opponents and 2-1-1-0 against the Cleveland Monsters.
RECORD WHEN

Trailing after 1                                     3-4-0-0
Leading after 2                                    6-0-1-1
Scoring on the power play                  5-1-1-0
Allowing a goal on the power play      4-4-1-1
Outshot by opponent                          6-3-1-1
Saturday                                              5-2-0-0		MARLIES LEADERS

Goals               9 (J. Ho-Sang)
Assists            14 (J. Duszak)
Points              14 (J. Duszak)
PPG                 3 (J. Ho-Sang)
Shots               39 (A. Steeves)
+/-                    +5 (J. Duszak)
PIMS                38 (R. Clune)

POSTGAME QUOTES

HEAD COACH GREG MOORE

On the team’s response following the late tying goal:
The energy was good all day. The guys were saying the right things on the bench. I didn’t feel at any point that we as a staff had to find a way for them to want to do the right things. It was a very mature game. Our young group has come a long way. As tough as the last week and a half has probably been with some of the games and results that we’ve had, they stuck to a process today and they’re starting to find their way.

On Keith Petruzzelli’s first AHL start and win:
He did a really good job. He reminds me a lot of Ian Scott with how calm he is in net. Any time that you have a goalie that can instill some confidence and stillness back there, it just gives confidence to the team in front of him to play well.

RYAN CHYZOWSKI (FIRST AHL GOAL)

On who he thought of with his first goal:

I think over the years it’s just my parents and everybody just helping me throughout my hockey career, and I think it’s just the sacrifices they’ve made, and I think it’s pretty special just to be able to kind of put into perspective scoring my first AHL goal. It’s taken a lot to get here so I’m really proud and proud to share that with them.

On the team’s response following the late tying goal:

It’s a pretty special group in there. I think there’s no doubt in anybody’s mind that when they scored that goal that we were still winning this game. It’s great for me to experience this weekend and get into some games, and it’s very special to get the win today.

KEITH PETRUZZELLI (30 SAVES, FIRST AHL WIN)

On his first AHL win and who has helped him get to this point:

It was a pretty special night. I didn’t know that it was Hockey Fights Cancer Night so, that was great too. My grandma passed away a few years ago from breast cancer, so I’m sure she was watching over me tonight. A couple posts, a couple lucky bounces. And just thanks to my parents, of course. I wouldn’t be here without them. My older brother and just all the coaches and people who helped influence my life.

On the team’s performance:

Boys were great; blocking shots, taking away opportunities, just making my job easy. You can’t ask for much more from a D core then that. It’s great to see guys buying in and blocking shots and stuff like that.

TRANSACTIONS

November 25: Recalled forward Ryan Chyzowski from loan to Newfoundland (ECHL).
November 23: Returned forward Joey Anderson on loan from Toronto (NHL).

UPCOMING GAMES:
*All times Eastern Standard Time

December 4 vs Springfield – 4:00 p.m.
December 5 vs Laval – 4:00 p.m.
December 10 at Springfield – 7:05 p.m.
December 11 at Bridgeport – 7:00 p.m.
December 12 at Providence – 3:05 p.m.

MONSTERS 5, MARLIES 1

TORONTO MARLIES (8-5-1-1 – 18 Points) vs.
CLEVELAND MONSTERS (9-3-1-3 – 22 Points)

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2021

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TORONTO010–1
CLEVELAND203–5

GAME SUMMARY    |    GAME SHEET |    PHOTOS    |      SCRUMS

SCORING SUMMARY

Toronto: J. Anderson (5) PP (A. Steeves, J. Duszak)
Goaltender: M. Hutchinson (28/33)

Cleveland: B. Gallant (2) (K. Stenlund, J. Christiansen), T. Sikura (4) (K. Stenlund, L. Foudy), L. Foudy (5) (Unassisted), J. Christiansen (5) (D. Simpson, K. Stenlund), T. Fix-Wolansky (3) PP (B. Gaunce, J. Christiansen)
Goaltender: D. Tarasov (35/36)

ON THE SCORESHEET

  • Joey Anderson put the Marlies on the board at 10:05 of the second period. This was his first power play goal of the season. Anderson has six points (5 goals, 1 assist) in 12 games this season.
  • Alex Steeves recorded the primary assist on Anderson’s second period goal. He has 10 points (6 goals, 4 assists) in 10 games this season.
  • Joseph Duszak registered the secondary assist on Anderson’s second period goal. He has assists (7) in six consecutive games. Duszak is second overall in the league in assists (13).
  • Michael Hutchinson stopped 28 of 33 shots he faced.

OF NOTE

  • Toronto went 1-for-2 on the penalty kill and 1-for-4 on the power play. Toronto has recorded power play goals in consecutive games.
  • Toronto had a 36-33 edge in shots in all situations. Alex Steeves led the Marlies with six shots on goal.
  • The Marlies are 4-4-1-1 against North Division opponents and 1-1-1-0 against the Cleveland Monsters.
RECORD WHEN

Trailing after 1                                     2-4-0-0
Trailing after 2                                     1-4-0-0
Scoring on the power play                  4-1-1-0
Allowing a goal on the power play      3-4-1-1
Outshooting opponent            3-2-0-0
Friday                                                  2-1-0-0		MARLIES LEADERS

Goals               8 (J. Ho-Sang, B. Seney)
Assists            13 (J. Duszak)
Points              13 (J. Duszak, B. Seney)
PPG                 2 (J. Ho-Sang, B. Seney)
Shots               38 (B. Seney)
+/-                    +4 (A. Biega, J. Duszak, J. Ho-Sang)
PIMS                38 (R. Clune)

POSTGAME QUOTES

HEAD COACH GREG MOORE

On tonight’s game:
I thought we could have easily been in this game. Their goalie had a really strong one. We were for the most part out chancing them through the first two periods and just couldn’t find the back of the net. Their goalie found a way to make some saves and I felt as though throughout the game we were in it all the way.

On the impact of recent call-ups including Ryan Chyzowski:
There was some opportunity today for guys to get in the lineup and play up in the lineup; get some ice time, responsible roles on the power play. It was a good opportunity for guys today to prove themselves in some spots, get some more ice time and thought everyone did a really good job with it. Chyzwoski won some big faceoffs for us and had an impact, brought some good energy. It’s good to know and see that we have good depth in the organization for guys that can fill in when we’re short some bodies.

TRANSACTIONS

November 25: Recalled forward Ryan Chyzowski from loan to Newfoundland (ECHL).
November 23: Returned forward Joey Anderson on loan from Toronto (NHL).

UPCOMING GAMES:
*All times Eastern Standard Time

November 27 vs Cleveland – 4:00 p.m.
December 4 vs Springfield – 4:00 p.m.
December 5 vs Laval – 4:00 p.m.
December 10 at Springfield – 7:05 p.m.
December 11 at Bridgeport – 7:00 p.m.

MONSTERS 6, MARLIES 5 (OT)

CLEVELAND MONSTERS (8-3-1-3– 20 Points) vs.
TORONTO MARLIES (8-4-1-1 – 18 Points)

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2021

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SCORING SUMMARY

Cleveland: J. Christiansen (4) (Unassisted), L. Foudy (4) (K. Stenlund), B. Gaunce (7) (T. Fix-Wolansky, T. Angle), C. Meyer (5) (A. Helewka, J. Christiansen), T. Fix-Wolansky (2) (B. Gaunce, K. Stenlund), T. Sikura (3) PP (J. Christiansen, B. Gaunce)
Goaltender: D. Tarasov (23/28)

Toronto: B. Seney (8) PP (S. Der-Arguchintsev, J. Duszak), C. Douglas (2) (A. Steeves), J. Kopacka (1) PP (P. Gogolev, S. Der-Arguchintsev), P. Gogolev (2) (J. Kopacka, B. Seney), A. Steeves (6) (K. Rubīns, J. Duszak)
Goaltender: M. Hutchinson (41/47)

ON THE SCORESHEET

  • Brett Seney put the Marlies on the board with a power play goal at 9:22 of the first period and later added the secondary assist on Gogolev’s second period goal. He has points (3-4-7) in three consecutive games.
  • Curtis Douglas scored at 17:07 of the first period. He has points (2-2-4) in four of his last five games.
  • Jack Kopacka scored on the power play at 11:35 of the second period and later added the primary assist on Gogolev’s second period goal. This was his first goal of the season.
  • Pavel Gogolev scored at 18:27 of the second period and earlier added the primary assist on Kopacka’s second period goal. He has five points (2 goals, 3 assists) in 11 games this season.
  • Alex Steeves scored at 8:47 of the third period and earlier had the lone assist on Douglas’ first period goal. He has nine points (6 goals, 3 assists) in nine games this season.
  • Semyon Der-Arguchintsev recorded the primary assist on Seney’s first period goal and the secondary assist on Kopacka’s second period goal. He has points (3-3-6) through five games this season.
  • Joseph Duszak picked up the secondary assists on Seney’s first period power play goal and Steeves’ third period goal. He has assists (6) in five consecutive games. Duszak is tied for second in the league in assists (12).
  • Kristiāns Rubīns had the primary assist on Steeves’ third period goal.
  • Michael Hutchinson stopped 41 of 47 shots he faced. He is 2-1 in overtime games this season.

OF NOTE

  • Toronto went 3-for-4 on the penalty kill and 2-for-3 on the power play. This is the first time this season Toronto has recorded multiple power play goals in a single game.
  • Cleveland had a 47-28 edge in shots in all situations. Kyle Clifford led the Marlies with four shots on goal.
  • The Marlies are 4-3-1-1 against North Division opponents and 1-0-1-0 against the Cleveland Monsters.
RECORD WHEN

Leading after 1                                    4-0-1-1
Leading after 2                                     5-0-1-1
Scoring on the power play                  4-0-1-0
Allowing a goal on the power play      3-3-1-1   
Outshot by opponent                          5-3-1-1
Sunday                                                2-1-1-0		MARLIES LEADERS

Goals               8 (J. Ho-Sang, B. Seney)
Assists            12 (J. Duszak)
Points              13 (B. Seney)
PPG                 2 (J. Ho-Sang, B. Seney)
Shots               36 (B. Seney)
+/-                    +6 (J. Duszak)
PIMS                36 (R. Clune, K. Gabriel)

POSTGAME QUOTES

HEAD COACH GREG MOORE

On today’s game:
It was a strange game. We got too much into a foot race with this team. They had a really good transition game. They break out fast, they get above pressure really well. Early on, you could see the guys were committed to playing the right way, they wanted to put pucks to the bottom, establish our O-zone. We were a little disconnected with our pressure with F1 and F2. I thought that got better as the game went on but even so with our F3 trying to stay above, they have a really good breakout and line rush game, and it was tough to handle for us tonight. It’s definitely something we’ll have to focus on in the next two matchups coming in, but it wasn’t one of our better games throughout the 60 minutes. We had moments. We’ll continue to find that consistency and there were definitely guys out there competing. It was just one of those strange games where it was hard to find real rhythm and flow, but then at times we made some good plays and did some good things. We’ll just have to watch some video and digest it tonight.

On the power play (2 goals):

Those were big points for them. Early in the season there were a lot of things being done well and you could say they were at times unlucky. This last recent stretch there has been more clenching the sticks tight. Today was a good momentum builder for them.

JOSEPH DUSZAK (2 ASSISTS)

On today’s game:

We got a young team, so a lot of inexperience in the league. Any period, first, second, third period, the game’s never over. There’s a lot of good players in this league a lot of players that could be in the NHL, so you can’t just give them time and space and lay off the pedal or else they’re going to put it down your throat.

On the power play:

I like how we competed. We outworked the other team. Our break-ins were good, kicking out wide, driving, getting depth into the zone and then just outnumbering them. We have a lot of skilled players on this team on the power play and sometimes we don’t want to get dirty, but tonight I felt like we got dirty. We went into the corners, won the battles, outnumbered them, got the puck back and we were able to attack.

TRANSACTIONS

November 19: Returned forward Jeremy McKenna on loan to Newfoundland (ECHL).
November 19: Recalled goaltender Keith Petruzzelli from loan to Newfoundland (ECHL).

UPCOMING GAMES:
*All times Eastern Standard Time

November 26 at Cleveland – 7:00 p.m.
November 27 vs Cleveland – 4:00 p.m.
December 4 vs Springfield – 4:00 p.m.
December 5 vs Laval – 4:00 p.m.
December 10 at Springfield – 7:05 p.m.

MARLIES 3, LEHIGH VALLEY 2 (OT)

LEHIGH VALLEY PHANTOMS (3-8-4-1 – 11 Points) vs.
TORONTO MARLIES (8-4-0-1 – 17 Points)

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2021

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SCORING SUMMARY

Lehigh Valley: M. Frost (3) (G. Wilson, C. York), I. Ratcliffe (2) (J. Cates, H. Hodgson)
Goaltender: P. Nagle (16/19)

Toronto: M. Michaelis (3) (J. Duszak, B. Seney), R. Clune (1) (J. Ho-Sang, C. Douglas), J. Ho-Sang (8) (J. Duszak, B. Seney)
Goaltender: M. Hutchinson (24/26)

ON THE SCORESHEET

  • Marc Michaelis put the Marlies on the board at 13:01 of the second period. He has points (1-3-4) in consecutive games.
  • Rich Clune scored at 3:34 of the third period. This was his first goal of the season.
  • Josh Ho-Sang scored the game-winning goal at 4:20 of overtime and earlier registered the primary assist on Clune’s third period goal. This was his third game-winning goal of the season which is a career AHL-high. He has recorded points (6-4-10) in seven of his last eight games.
  • Joseph Duszak picked up the primary assist on Michaelis’ second period goal. He has assists (4) in four consecutive games. 
  • Brett Seney recorded the secondary assist on Michaelis’ second period goal. He has points (2-2-4) in consecutive games.
  • Curtis Douglas had the secondary assist on Clune’s third period goal. He has points (1-2-3) in three of his last four games.
  • Michael Hutchinson stopped 24 of 26 shots he faced. He is now 2-1-1 this season with a 2.63 goals against average and a 0.916 save percentage. This is Hutchinson’s second overtime win of the season.

OF NOTE

  • This is Toronto’s second overtime win of the season.
  • Toronto went 4-for-4 on the penalty kill and 0-for-4 on the power play.
  • Lehigh Valley had a 26-19 edge in shots in all situations. Josh Ho-Sang led the Marlies with four shots on goal.
  • The Marlies are 1-0-0-0 against Atlantic Division opponents and 1-0-0-0 against the Lehigh Valley Phantoms.
RECORD WHEN

Trailing after 1                                     2-3-0-0
Trailing after 2                                     2-3-0-0
Not scoring on the power play            4-4-0-1
Not allowing a goal on the power play 5-1-0-0
Outshot by opponent                          5-3-0-1
Saturday                                              4-2-0-0		MARLIES LEADERS

Goals               8 (J. Ho-Sang)
Assists            10 (J. Duszak)
Points              12 (J. Ho-Sang)
PPG                 2 (J. Ho-Sang)
Shots               34 (B. Seney)
+/-                    +8 (A. Biega, C. Dählstrom)
PIMS                36 (R. Clune, K. Gabriel)

POSTGAME QUOTES

HEAD COACH GREG MOORE

On tonight’s come-from-behind win:
I thought it started a little bit before the third period. Halfway through the second, we started to find our game. We definitely didn’t find our “A” game at the beginning. It wasn’t the start we had on Wednesday. But the group stayed with it, stayed positive. Throughout the second period, we started to find some momentum and got back to being more predictable as five guys on the ice, gaining some connection, connectivity of the five guys reading off each other. Going into the third period, a lot more energy on the bench, a lot more energy in the locker room. They picked themselves up. They’re starting to find some belief and trust and confidence with one another to find ways to win games.

On Michael Hutchinson:
Hutch was great. He gave us a big chance to win a hockey game today. Obviously with the amount of NHL experience he has, he brings a lot of veteran leadership to our group. He says a lot of the right things at the right time. He had a good game today and we’re proud of the way that he’s continued to push through and find wins for us.

JOSH HO-SANG (GAME-WINNING GOAL)

On the come-from-behind win:
Our team knows we didn’t bring our best game in the first period. We stuck with it and tried to do what Moore was asking us to do. We ended up getting rewarded. We learned last game that you have to play hard. I think we were still a little bit fragile after that loss last game but it was nice to see the boys’ resiliency and for them to come through and have a great game.

MICHAEL HUTCHINSON (24 SAVES)

On tonight’s game:
We were building our game. The first period didn’t go well, the second period was a little bit better. (Moore) definitely challenged us to come out and really put our best foot forward and I thought our guys really responded. We didn’t really give up much in the third period. We had a big five-minute kill. Penalties have definitely been a bit of an issue for us but our entire penalty kill did a good job tonight, especially on that one. Not only stopping their momentum but we were able to gain momentum off of it too. So, I thought that was huge and I thought it was a great response from our guys.

TRANSACTIONS

November 19: Returned forward Jeremy McKenna on loan to Newfoundland (ECHL).
November 19: Recalled goaltender Keith Petruzzelli from loan to Newfoundland (ECHL).
November 16: Loaned forward Kyle Clifford from Toronto (NHL).
November 15: Returned forward Joey Anderson on loanfrom Toronto (NHL).

UPCOMING GAMES:
*All times Eastern Standard Time

November 21 vs Cleveland – 4:00 p.m.
November 26 at Cleveland – 7:00 p.m.
November 27 vs Cleveland – 4:00 p.m.
December 4 vs Springfield – 4:00 p.m.
December 5 vs Laval – 4:00 p.m.

LAVAL 6, MARLIES 5 (SO)

LAVAL ROCKET (7-6-1-0 – 15 Points) vs.
TORONTO MARLIES (7-4-0-1 – 15 Points)

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2021

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SCORING SUMMARY

Laval: R. Harvey-Pinard (2) (K. Roy, L. Vejdemo), G. Bourque (2) (X. Ouellet, L. Belpedio), L. Belpedio (2) PP (C. Schueneman), L. Vejdemo (2) SH (Unassisted), C. Caufield (2) (Unassisted)
Goaltender: M. McNiven (17/22), K. Poulin (14/14) W

Toronto: B. Seney (6) (M. Michaelis, J. Duszak), J. Ho-Sang (7) (M. Michaelis, B. Seney), B. Seney (7) (M. Michaelis, J. Ho-Sang), J. Anderson (4) (M. Abramov, S. Der-Arguchintsev), S. Der-Arguchintsev (3) (A. Steeves, K. Gabriel)
Goaltender: E. Källgren (13/14), M. Hutchinson (24/28) L

ON THE SCORESHEET

  • Brett Seney opened the scoring at 5:38 of the first period and later scored at 6:49 of the second period. He also later the secondary assist on Ho-Sang’s first period goal. This was Seney’s fourth multipoint game of the season.
  • Josh Ho-Sang scored at 10:55 of the first period and later added the secondary assist on Seney’s second period goal. He has recorded points (5-3-8) in six of his last seven games.
  • Joey Anderson scored at 13:23 of the second period. Anderson has five points (4 goals, 1 assists) in 10 games with the Marlies this season.
  • Semyon Der-Arguchintsev scored at 14:05 of the second period and added the secondary assist on Anderson’s second period goal. He has goals (3) in three consecutive games. Der-Arguchintsev has seven points (3 goals, 4 assists) in his last seven games.
  • Marc Michaelis recorded the primary assists on both of Seney’s goals as well as Ho-Sang’s first period goal.
  • Joseph Duszak picked up the secondary assist on Seney’s first period goal. He has assists (3) in three consecutive games. 
  • Mikhail Abramov registered the primary assist on Anderson’s second period goal. He has assists (3) in three consecutive games.
  • Alex Steeves had the primary assist on Der-Arguchintsev’s second period goal.
  • Kurtis Gabriel collected the secondary assist on Der-Arguchintsev’s second period goal.
  • Michael Hutchinson stopped 24 of 28 shots he faced in relief of Erik Källgren who left the game due to injury.

IN THE SHOOTOUT

  • Brett Seney – Stopped (2021-22: 0/2)
  • Josh Ho-Sang – Goal (2021-22: 2/2)
  • Mikhail Abramov – Stopped (2021-22: 1/2)
  • Alex Steeves – Stopped (2021-22: 0/1)
  • Joseph Duszak – Stopped (2021-22: 0/1)
  • Semyon Der-Arguchintsev – Stopped (2021-22: 0/2)
  • Joey Anderson – Goal (2021-22: 1/1)
  • Filip Král – Stopped (2021-22: 0/1)
  • Pavel Gogolev – Stopped (2021-22: 0/1)

OF NOTE

  • Toronto went 5-for-6 on the penalty kill and 0-for-4 on the power play.
  • Laval had a 43-36 edge in shots in all situations. Marc Michaelis led the Marlies with seven shots on goal.
  • The Marlies are 4-3-0-1 against North Division opponents and 0-1-0-1 against the Laval Rocket.
RECORD WHEN

Scoring first                                        6-0-0-1
Leading after 1                                    4-0-0-1
Leading after 2                                    5-0-0-1
Not scoring on the power play            3-4-0-1
Allowing a goal on the power play      3-3-0-1
Outshot by opponent                          4-3-0-1
Wednesday                                          0-1-0-1		MARLIES LEADERSGoals               7 (J. Ho-Sang, B. Seney)
Assists            8 (J. Duszak)
Points              10 (J. Ho-Sang)
PPG                 2 (J. Ho-Sang)
Shots               31 (B. Seney)
+/-                    +8 (A. Biega)
PIMS                36 (R. Clune)

POSTGAME QUOTES

HEAD COACH GREG MOORE

On tonight’s game:
It’s tough because we did a lot of good things in the first half. We accomplished everything we wanted to set out with our start, we played the way we wanted to play. We definitely got comfortable once we got the lead. It’s going to be a good lesson for our group. This is a tough league, that was a tough opponent, especially a rival opponent. We really just left too much time and space for them as the game went on.

JOEY ANDERSON (1 GOAL)

On the third period:
We just took our foot off the gas. I think we came out there and played two periods exactly how we wanted to. We had the game in our hands and it was just bleh. The third period was just kind of empty from us, and then we leave Hutchy out to dry there. The breakdowns we had obviously led to pucks in our net. It’s just not acceptable to come out after a period like that.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS

November 16: Loaned forward Kyle Clifford from Toronto (NHL).
November 15: Returned forward Joey Anderson on loanfrom Toronto (NHL).

UPCOMING GAMES:
*All times Eastern Standard Time

November 20 vs Lehigh Valley – 4:00 p.m.
November 21 vs Cleveland – 4:00 p.m.
November 26 at Cleveland – 7:00 p.m.
November 27 vs Cleveland – 4:00 p.m.
December 4 vs Springfield – 4:00 p.m.

MARLIES 2, WOLVES 1 (OT)

TORONTO MARLIES (7-4-0-0 – 14 Points) vs.
CHICAGO WOLVES (7-3-1-0 – 15 Points)

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2021

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SCORING SUMMARY

Toronto: C. Douglas (1) (B. McMann, A. Biega), S. Der-Arguchintsev (2) (M. Abramov, J. Duszak)
Goaltender: M. Hutchinson (37/38)

Chicago: M. Letunov (3) PP (J. Rees, J. Keane)
Goaltender: E. Makiniemi (25/27)

ON THE SCORESHEET

  • Curtis Douglas put the Marlies on the board at 4:25 of the second period. This was his first goal for the Marlies this season. He has points (1-1-2) in consecutive games.
  • Semyon Der-Arguchintsev scored the game-winning goal at 5:48 of overtime. This was his first career AHL game-winning goal. He has goals (2) in consecutive games. Der-Arguchintsev has five points (2 goals, 3 assists) in his last six games.
  • Bobby McMann recorded the primary assist on Douglas’ second period goal. He has points (1-2-3) in consecutive games.
  • Alex Biega had the secondary assist on Douglas’s second period goal. He has assists (2) in consecutive games.
  • Mikhail Abramov registered the secondary assist on Der-Arguchintsev’s overtime goal. He has assists (2) in consecutive games.
  • Joseph Duszak picked up the secondary assist on Der-Arguchintsev’s overtime goal. He has seven assists through eight games.
  • Michael Hutchinson stopped 37 of 38 shots he faced. He is 1-1-0 this season with a 1.94 goals against average and a 0.938 save percentage.

ON THE ROAD

  • Toronto’s away record is 4-2-0-0 (8 points) this season.
  • The Marlies have outscored their opponents 18-15 on the road. Josh Ho-Sang and Alex Steeves lead the Marlies in goals (3). Ho-Sang also leads in points (3-2-5).

OF NOTE

  • This is Toronto’s first overtime win of the season.
  • Toronto went 2-for-3 on the penalty kill and 0-for-5 on the power play.
  • Chicago had a 38-27 edge in shots in all situations. Curtis Douglas led the Marlies with five shots on goal.
  • The Marlies are 3-1-0-0 against Central Division opponents and 2-0-0-0 against the Chicago Wolves.
RECORD WHEN

Trailing after 1                                     1-3-0-0
Tied after 2                                          2-1-0-0
Not scoring on the power play            3-4-0-0
Allowing a goal on the power play      3-3-0-0
Outshot by opponent                          4-3-0-0
Sunday                                                2-1-0-0		MARLIES LEADERSGoals               6 (J. Ho-Sang)
Assists            7 (J. Duszak)
Points              8 (J. Ho-Sang)
PPG                 2 (J. Ho-Sang)
Shots               25 (B. Seney)
+/-                    +5 (C. Dahlström, B. McMann)
PIMS                36 (R. Clune) 

POSTGAME QUOTES

HEAD COACH GREG MOORE

On today’s game:
(Chicago) had a great start. We were a little flat. They made it tough on us. They didn’t turn pucks over, they kept putting it in behind. They were establishing their O-zone. We were a little slow closing out plays in our defensive zone. They were spending way too much time in there. We knew they were going to come. We knew they were hungry after yesterday. As the second period came, the team started to come around, started to find our game. I thought we just got better with very shift. The team really rallied around themselves. We got back to our game plan that we had success with yesterday.

On Michael Hutchinson:
He made a lot of big saves. He’s a goalie who has a lot of experience. We’re really luck to have him here. He gave us an opportunity today to come back and win.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS

November 8: Recalled defenceman Matthew Hellickson from loan to Newfoundland (ECHL).
November 8: Recalled defenceman Noel Hoefenmayer from loanto Newfoundland (ECHL).

UPCOMING GAMES:
*All times Eastern Standard Time

November 17 vs Laval – 7:00 p.m.
November 20 vs Lehigh Valley – 4:00 p.m.
November 21 vs Cleveland – 4:00 p.m.
November 26 at Cleveland – 7:00 p.m.
November 27 vs Cleveland – 4:00 p.m.

Marlies 5, Chicago 1

TORONTO MARLIES (6-4-0-0 – 12 Points) vs.
CHICAGO WOLVES (7-3-0-0 – 14 Points)

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2021

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SCORING SUMMARY

Toronto: B. McMann (2) (J. Duszak, R. Clune), K. Gabriel (1) (C. Douglas, B. McMann), S. Der-Arguchintsev (1) (J. Ho-Sang, N. Hoefenmayer), M. Michaelis (2) SH (M. Abramov, A. Biega), P. Gogolev (1) (N. Hoefenmayer)
Goaltender: E. Källgren (38/39)

Chicago: S. Miletic (1) (S. Smallman, M. Letunov)
Goaltender: B. Warm (20/25)

ON THE SCORESHEET

  • Bobby McMann opened the scoring at 2:29 of the first period and later added the secondary assist on Gabriel’s goal. He has four points (2 goals, 2 assists) in four games with the Marlies this season.
  • Kurtis Gabriel scored at 4:58 of the first period. This was his first goal of the season with the Marlies.
  • Semyon Der-Arguchintsev scored at 4:49 of the second period. This was his first career AHL goal. Der-Arguchintsev has four points (1 goal, 3 assists) in his last five games.
  • Marc Michaelis scored shorthanded at 11:16 of the second period. This was Michaelis’ first career AHL shorthanded goal. He has four points (2 goals, 2 assists) in nine games this season.
  • Pavel Gogolev scored at 5:05 of the third period. This was his first goal of the season. He has three points (1 goal, 2 assists) through seven games.
  • Joseph Duszak recorded the primary assist on McMann’s first period goal. He has six assists through seven games.
  • Rich Clune registered the secondary assist on McMann’s first period goal. Clune has two assists through eight games this season.
  • Curtis Douglas had the primary assist on Gabriel’s first period goal.
  • Josh Ho-Sang recorded the primary assist on Der-Arguchintsev’s second period goal.He has points (4-2-6) in five consecutive games.
  • Noel Hoefemayer picked up the secondary assist on Der-Arguchintsev’s second period goal and the lone assist on Gogolev’s third period goal.
  • Mikhail Abramov registered the primary assist on Michaelis’ shorthanded goal in the second period. He has three assists (1 goal, 2 assists) in 10 games this season.
  • Alex Biega had the secondary assist on Michaelis’ shorthanded goal in the second period.
  • Erik Källgren stopped 38 of 39 shots he faced. He is 4-2-0 this season with a  2.50 goals against average and a 0.923 save percentage.

ON THE ROAD

  • Toronto’s away record is 3-2-0-0 (6 points) this season.
  • The Marlies have outscored their opponents 16-14 on the road. Josh Ho-Sang and Alex Steeves lead the Marlies in goals (3). Ho-Sang also leads in points (3-2-5).
  • Erik Källgren is 3-0-0 on the road and has made 102 saves on 106 shots through three games.

OF NOTE

  • This is Toronto’s first game against the Chicago Wolves since April 19, 2015.
  • Toronto went 6-for-6 on the penalty kill and 0-for-2 on the power play. Toronto has recorded three shorthanded goals this season (Marc Michaelis, Brett Seney, Alex Steeves). Michaelis’ shorthanded goal was Toronto’s first on the road.
  • Chicago had a 39-25 edge in shots in all situations. Pavel Gogolev led the Marlies with four shots on goal. This was the most shots Toronto has faced in a game this season.
  • The Marlies are 2-1-0-0 against Central Division opponents and 1-0-0-0 against the Chicago Wolves.
RECORD WHEN

Scoring first                                        6-0-0-0
Leading after 1                                    4-0-0-0
Leading after 2                                     5-0-0-0
Not scoring on the power play            2-4-0-0
Not allowing a power play goal           4-1-0-0
Outshot by opponent                          3-3-0-0
Saturday                                              3-2-0-0		MARLIES LEADERSGoals               6 (J. Ho-Sang)
Assists            6 (J. Duszak)
Points              8 (J. Ho-Sang)
PPG                 2 (J. Ho-Sang)
Shots               24 (B. Seney)
+/-                    +4 (C. Dahlström, B. McMann, K. Rubīns)
PIMS                36 (R. Clune) 

POSTGAME QUOTES

HEAD COACH GREG MOORE

On tonight’s game:
It was a weird game. First thing is we’ve got to stay out of the penalty box. That’s something we’re having to waste too much time and energy on talking with the group. In the long term, we can’t play sustained hockey and win games if we’re going to be in the box that often. The positive to that is how good our penalty kill did at eliminating opportunities. Snowden has done a heck of a job with those guys and preparing them, keeping them organized and really building a mindset of how they’re attacking and approaching that area of the hockey game. It was really good to see a couple of guys really spring offensively. The puck play hasn’t been a really simple or smooth thing for us to work through the last couple of games. At times when we did find our space and our offence, I thought our puck play was pretty good.

On Bobby McMann:

He’s getting the ice tilted. He’s a very strong skater. He plays to his strengths and that’s just simply driving his feet, getting depth into the zone. He sets up the whole team with his power and his strength of forcing the other team to come all the way back into their D-zone, stop in their spots. He sets up the O-zone for our team and establishes a presence at that end of the rink. He has a heck of a shot when he has the time and space to shoot the puck. That line today of McMann, Douglas and Gabriel had an awesome start for us. They were determined at the beginning of the game to make sure that we got things going the right direction and they put the team on their back today.

BOBBY McMANN (1 GOAL, 1 ASSIST)

On tonight’s win:
I think we’re just focusing on our starts. It’s what Moore talked about pregame. Just trying to get a good start and play in the offensive zone and then good things happen usually. We’ve had a good week of practice and we followed that up in the game.

On his line with Curtis Douglas and Kurtis Gabriel:
Our game plan is just to skate, skate as hard as we can and try to turn pucks over. We know and have trust in the other guy that he’s going to be there to support you as that F2 and collect that puck if you’re first on it. Just trusting that that other guy is going to be there and giving your all.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS

November 8: Recalled defenceman Matthew Hellickson from loan to Newfoundland (ECHL).
November 8: Recalled defenceman Noel Hoefenmayer from loanto Newfoundland (ECHL).
November 7: Recalled forward Joey Anderson from loan by Toronto (NHL).
November 7: Recalled forward Kirill Semyonov from loan by Toronto (NHL).
November 6: Recalled goaltender Joseph Woll from loan by Toronto (NHL).

UPCOMING GAMES:
*All times Eastern Standard Time

November 14 at Chicago – 4:00 p.m.
November 17 vs Laval – 7:00 p.m.
November 20 vs Lehigh Valley – 4:00 p.m.
November 21 vs Cleveland – 4:00 p.m.
November 26 at Cleveland – 7:00 p.m.