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TORONTO MARLIES (25-17-3-1 – 54 Points) vs.
CLEVELAND MONSTERS (19-22-6-4 – 48 Points)

SUNDAY, MARCH 6, 2022

GAME SUMMARY    |    GAME SHEET |    PHOTOS    |      SCRUMS

SCORING SUMMARY

Toronto: J. Kopacka (7) (C. Douglas, C. Krys), J. Kopacka (8) (C. Douglas, R. Clune), A. Suomela (12) PP (J. Ho-Sang, Z. O’Brien), C. Douglas (6) (T. Kivihalme, B. McMann), A. Steeves (17) PP (J. Anderson, B. Seney), R. Clune (2) (C. Douglas, M. Hellickson), B. McMann (13) PP (J. Duszak, A. Steeves), A. Suomela (13) EN (Unassisted)
Goaltender: E. Källgren (31/36) W    

Cleveland: C. Meyer (12) (J. Christiansen), S. Harrington (3) (T. Mullin, C. Cassels), T. Mullin (3) SH (C. Cassels), T. Sikura (7) (R. Payne, C. Clayton), T. Sikura (8) (C. Cassels)
Goaltender: C. Johnson (25/32) L  

ON THE SCORESHEET

• Jack Kopacka scored at 25 seconds and 2:47 of the first period. He has points (2-1-3) in consecutive games. This is the first game Kopacka has recorded more than one goal in a single period. He has 15 points (8 goals, 7 assists) in 37 games this season.
• Antti Suomela scored on the power play at 4:38 of the first period and on the empty net at 17:36 of the third period. This was his second power play goal of the season, matching a season-high. Suomela has 22 points (13 goals, 9 assists) 28 games this season.
• Curtis Douglas scored at 17:08 of the first period. He also added the primary assists on both of Kopacka’s first period goals and Clune’s second period goal. This is his first career four-point game. Douglas has points (2-7-9) in four of his last seven games.
• Alex Steeves scored on the power play at 3:42 of the second period and later added the secondary assist on McMann’s third period goal. He is fourth overall amongst rookies in goals (17). Steeves has 13 points (6 goals, 7 assists) on the power play this season.
• Rich Clune scored at 17:25 of the second period and earlier added the secondary assist on Kopacka’s second goal of the first period. This was Clune’s second goal of the season.
• Bobby McMann scored on the power play at 13:41 of the third period. He has 21 points (13 goals, 8 assists) in 37 games this season.
• Chad Krys recorded the secondary assist on Kopacka’s first goal of the first period. This was his fourth assist in 17 games with the Marlies.
• Josh Ho-Sang registered the primary assist on Suomela’s first period goal. He has points (1-2-3) in consecutive games.
• Zach O’Brien collected the secondary assist on Suomela’s first period goal. This was his first AHL point this season.
• Teemu Kivihalme recorded the primary assist on Douglas’ first period goal. This was his first point in six games this season.
• Joey Anderson had the primary assist on Steeves’ second period power play goal.
• Brett Seney picked up the secondary assist on Steeves’ second period power play goal. He set a season-high in assists (26). Seney has 40 points (14 goals, 26 assists) in 41 games with the Marlies this season.
• Matthew Hellickson registered the secondary assist on Clune’s second period goal.
• Joseph Duszak had the primary assist on McMann’s third period power play goal. He has points (3-9-12) in 10 of his last 11 games.
• Erik Källgren stopped 31 of 36 shots he faced

OF NOTE

• This is the most goals Toronto has scored in a single game this season. The Marlies last scored eight goals in a game on November 16, 2019 against Texas.
• The last Marlies player that recorded four points (4 assists) in a single game was Joseph Duszak on Feb. 15, 2020 against Belleville.
• Toronto went 5-for-5 on the penalty kill and 3-for-4 on the power play. This is Toronto’s eighth game this season recording more than one power play goal. Toronto is 19-9-1-0 when scoring on the power play and 13-8-1-0 when not allowing a goal on the penalty kill.
• Cleveland had a 36-33 edge in shots in all situations. Antti Suomela led the Marlies with six shots on goal. Toronto is 16-12-2-1 when outshot by their opponents.
• The Marlies are 15-11-2-1 against North Division opponents and finish the regular season 3-2-1-0 against the Monsters. Toronto was outscored 26-23 through six games.

POSTGAME QUOTES

HEAD COACH GREG MOORE

On starting Toronto’s fourth line:

The last couple of games they have been our best line. Clune, Douglas and Kopacka, who’s been on and off that line, but for the most part the three of them have consistently competed hard and done things the way that we have asked of the group in the last couple of games, so we gave them that rope today.

On the power play:
Those were timely goals in the game. Special teams are really important and they stepped up in a big way today to either build momentum when needed or keep pulling away when we needed to.

On the successful four-minute penalty kill in the third period:

Again, timely. Four minutes in the third period when a team could gain momentum back on us. I thought our forecheck did a really good job of denying them entries at the blue line and then we were able to get some timely clears when they set up in the d-zone.

On Curtis Douglas (1 goal, 3 assists):

He’s been impressive. From day one, he’s grown a lot in terms of how he’s playing and how he’s adapting to this level, this league. A true testament to a good athlete is how quickly they can add and apply things that’s given to him and he’s done that ten-fold this year and part of our success lately as a team is with the points that he’s giving but is his competitiveness, his penalty killing, his face off responsibility. There’s a lot of things he’s doing really well.

CURTIS DOUGLAS (1 GOAL, 3 ASSISTS)

On today’s win:
It speaks to the character of the group. It’s not easy for a 7:00 p.m. game and then a noon start the next morning. I think everyone came in a little a tired but we found a way and everyone was in it and everyone was vocal. I think it really helps in a game like that to be able to move your feet and really helps when you have your teammates rooting for you. We definitely had that today and it showed.

On his four-point performance:
Those don’t happen often. You just have to take it. I don’t really know what to say. I don’t want to say luck but it sort of felt like everything that I touched was getting a bounce and it was nice. I don’t think I’ve had a ton of recently. It was nice to get a couple of bounces today.

UPCOMING GAMES:
*All times Eastern Standard Time

March 8 vs. Providence – 3:00 p.m.
March 9 vs. Abbotsford – 11:00 a.m.
March 11 at Utica – 7:00 p.m.
March 12 at Syracuse – 7:00 p.m.
March 17 vs. Hershey – 1:30 p.m.

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

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2021

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 50^th 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.

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.

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

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2021

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.

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.

TORONTO MARLIES (2-2-0-0 – 4 Points) vs.
CLEVELAND MONSTERS (3-1-0-1 – 7 Points)

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2021

GAME SUMMARY    |    GAME SHEET |    PHOTOS    |      SCRUMS

SCORING SUMMARY

Cleveland: C. Fonstad (1) (J. Dunne), J. Dunne (1) PP (B. Gaunce, K. Stenlund)
Goaltender: J. Berube (38/40)

Toronto: M. Michaelis (1) (S. Der-Arguchintsev, J. McKenna), J. Anderson (2) (K. Semyonov, K. Rubins)
Goaltender: J. Woll (33/35)

ON THE SCORESHEET

• Marc Michaelis opened the scoring at 12:16 of the first period. This was his first career AHL goal.
• Joey Anderson scored Toronto’s second goal at 6:18 of the second period.He has points (1 goal, 1 assist) in consecutive games.
• Semyon Der-Arguchintsev recorded the primary assist on Michaelis’ first period goal. This is his second assist through four games this season.
• Jeremy McKenna registered the secondary assist on Michaelis’ first period goal. McKenna had 13 points (5 goals, 8 assists) in 28 games last season with the Marlies.
• Kirill Semyonov had the primary assist on Anderson’s second period goal. He has points (1 goal, 1 assist) in consecutive games.
• Kristīans Rubīns collected the secondary assist on Anderson’s second period goal. This is Rubīns’ first point of the season. He recorded three points (1 goal, 2 assists) in 22 games last season.
• Joseph Woll stopped 33 of 35 shots he faced in his first game of the season. He is now 1-0-0-0 with a 1.86 goals against average and a 0.943 save percentage. This is Woll’s third career shootout (2-1).

IN THE SHOOTOUT

• Kirill Semyonov – Stopped (2021-22: 0/1)
• Josh Ho-Sang – Goal (2021-22: 1/1)
• Semyon Der-Arguchintsev – Stopped (2021-22: 0/1)
• Brett Seney – Stopped (2021-22: 0/1)
• Mikhail Abramov – Goal (2021-22: 1/1)

OF NOTE…

• The Marlies are 56-64 in the shootout all time and 31-27 at home.
• Toronto went 3-for-4 on the penalty kill and 0-for-2 on the power play.
• Toronto had a 41-35 edge in shots in all situations. Joey Anderson led the Marlies with six shots on goal.
• The Marlies are 1-1-0-0 against North Division opponents and 1-0-0-0 against the Cleveland Monsters.

RECORD WHEN

Scoring first                                        1-0-0-0
Tied after 1                                          1-0-0-0
Tied after 2                                          1-0-0-0
Did not score a power play goal          1-2-0-0
Allowed a power play goal                  1-1-0-0
Outshoot opponent                             1-1-0-0
Sunday                                                1-1-0-0

MARLIES LEADERS

Goals                           4 (B. Seney)
Assists                        4 (K. Semyonov)
Points                          5 (K. Semyonov)
PPG                             1 (J. Ho-Sang)
Shots                           13 (B. Seney)
+/-:                               +2 (J. Anderson, B. Seney, N. Robertson)
PIMS                            10 (B. Seney)

POSTGAME QUOTES

HEAD COACH GREG MOORE

On today’s game:
The first period was more of what we were looking for as a staff for the group. The second period was really tough. We had some guys that don’t kill that sat there for a long time. It was hard for them to get into the flow of the game. Back in the third, again we got into a flow, back into a rhythm. We got to use the depth of our roster and gain some momentum.

On how Toronto held back the push from Cleveland:
By our team sticking to a plan of having good structure offensively and defensively. We looked more like a group of five guys on the ice who were pulling in the same direction. And just the competitiveness of the guys being hungry to win a hockey game. The process was right today. Good to see the guys get rewarded when they do things right.

On the line of Anderson, Semyonov and Seney:
They’ve really been driving a lot for us. First and foremost, their competitiveness, how hard they work consistency. Relentless puck pressure and their ability to take away time and space and get a puck back quick, get back to offence faster. And then you couple that with how much skill they have and they’re able to make plays on the inside. They’ve really been a driving force for us to start the season.

On Joseph Woll:
He was, no pun intended, a wall back there. Made some really good saves at big key moments of the game and then to shut the door in the shootout. It’s really good to see him back and doing well. He’s come a long way these last couple of years and his work is paying off.

JOSH HO-SANG

On Joseph Woll:
Woll was absolutely stellar. He’s been itching to get in the lineup. It was his first game of the year. Credit to him. He stood on his head. He made a couple of big saves. On certain plays, we hung him out to dry a little and he said, don’t worry guys, I got you. It’s nice to see that from Woller. He’s such a great guy, great energy in the room. That’s what you need from your goalie. He picks you up when you’re down and he stands up when you need him. Both our goalies are great at doing that and that’s our expectation of him this year.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS

October 18: Recalled forward Jeremy McKenna from loan to Newfoundland (ECL)
October 18: Goaltender Joseph Woll loaned from Toronto (NHL)
October 17: Recalled goaltender Michael Hutchinson from loan by Toronto (NHL).
October 15: Signed goaltender Andrew D’Agostini to a PTO.

UPCOMING GAMES:
*All times Eastern Standard Time

October 27 at Laval – 7:30 p.m. 
October 29 at Belleville – 7:00 p.m.
October 30 vs. Belleville – 4:00 p.m.
November 5 at Rochester – 7:05 p.m.
November 6 at Utica – 7:00 p.m.

TORONTO MARLIES (21-17-3-2 – 47 Points) vs. CLEVELAND MONSTERS (20-20-2-2 – 44 Points)

SATURDAY, JANUARY 25, 2020

GAME SUMMARY    |    GAME SHEET |    PHOTOS    |      SCRUMS

SCORING SUMMARY

Toronto: B. Harpur (1) (P. Aberg, D. Archibald), N. Petan (9) (K. Rubins, P. Aberg), T. MacMaster (9) (G. Wilson, M. Hollowell), K. Agostino (21) (P. Aberg, M. Hollowell).
Goaltender: J. Woll (19/24).

Cleveland: D. Barach (5) (A. Peeke, M. Fortier), K. Sherwood (6) (M. Dano, R. MacInnis), T. Fix-Wolansky (5) PP (P. Bittner, S. Matteau), K. Sherwood (7) (C. Thurkauf, A. Peeke), S. Matteau (10) (A. Clendening, D. Simpson).
Goaltender: V. Vehvilainen (7/10), M. Kivlenieks (29/30).

ON THE SCORESHEET

• Ben Harpur opened the scoring at 14:25 of the first period. This is his first goal for the Marlies this season. Harpur has eight points (1 goal, 8 assists) through 29 games this season.
• Nic Petan scored at 14:53 of the first period. He has points (1-2-3) in consecutive games. Petan has 24 points (9 goals, 15 assists) in 17 games this season.
• Tanner MacMaster scored at 15:25 of the first period. MacMaster has 18 points (9 goals, 9 assists) through 37 games this season.
• Kenny Agostino scored at 15:39 of the third period. Agostino has nine points (5 goals, 4 assists) in his last 10 games. Agostino is tied for fifth in the League in goals scored (21).
• Pontus Aberg recorded the primary assist on Harpur’s goal in the first period, the secondary assist on Petan’s goal in the first period and the primary assist on Agostino’s third period goal. Aberg has five points (1 goal, 4 assists) in five games against Cleveland this season. This is his 11^th multi-point game of the season.
• Darren Archibald registered the secondary assist on Harpur’s first period goal. Archibald has 12 points (7 goals, 5 assists) through 28 games this season.
• Kristians Rubins collected the primary assist on Petan’s first period goal. Rubins has eight points (1 goal, 7 assists) through 30 games this season.
• Garrett Wilson picked up the primary assist on MacMaster’s first period goal. Wilson has 12 points (7 goals, 5 assists) through 36 games this season.
• Mac Hollowell had the secondary assists on MacMaster’s first period goal and Agostino’s third period goal. Hollowell has four assists through 15 games this season.
• Joseph Woll stopped 19 of 24 shots he faced. Woll is now 7-10-2-1 on the season with a .886 Save Percentage and a 3.67 Goals Against Average.

OF NOTE…

• Toronto scored three goals in 60 seconds in the first period. Toronto previously recorded three goals in 59 seconds against the Laval Rocket on December 27, 2019.
• Toronto was 3-for-4 on the penalty kill and 0-for-5 on the power play.
• Toronto had a 40-24 edge in shots in all situations. Matt Read led the Marlies with six shots on goal.
• The Marlies are 10-9-3-1 against North Division opponents and are 2-2-1-0 against the Cleveland Monsters.

REGULAR SEASON LEADERS

• Goals: K. Agostino (21)
• Assists: J. Bracco (29)
• Points:  P. Aberg (35)
• PPG: N. Petan (6)
• Shots: P. Aberg (110)
• +/-:  B. Harpur (+8)
• PIMS: G. Wilson (60)

ON THE ROAD

• Toronto’s away record is 8-11-3-2 (21 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 91-75. Pontus Aberg leads the Marlies in goals (10) and Timothy Liljegren in assists (14) on the road.
• Goaltenders Kasimir Kaskisuo (5-4-1-1) and Joseph Woll (3-6-2-1) have combined to make 704 saves.

RECORD WHEN…

• Toronto is 16-3-2-2 when scoring first.
• The Marlies are 9-2-2-2 when leading after the first period and 13-0-1-0 when leading after the second period.
• Toronto is 7-6-2-0 when outshooting their opponent.
• The Marlies are 8-4-2-2 in Saturday games and are 2-7-1-1 in January.

CURRENT POINT STREAKS

• Nic Petan has points (1-2-3) in consecutive games.

MARLIES UPDATES.

• Kevin Gravel (illness) did not dress for today’s game against Cleveland.
• Egor Korshkov (lower leg laceration) did not dress for today’s game against Cleveland.
• Jesper Lindgren did not dress for today’s game against Cleveland. He left Toronto’s game against Cleveland on January 24 in the third period and did not return.
• Mason Marchment left today’s game against Cleveland in the first period and did not return.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS

• January 25: Returned defenceman Jake Muzzin from conditioning loan to Toronto (NHL).
• January 25: Returned forward Trevor Moore from conditioning loan to Toronto (NHL).
• January 23: Returned forward Colt Conrad on loan to Newfoundland (ECHL).
• January 23: Assigned defenceman Jake Muzzin to conditioning loan from Toronto (NHL).
• January 20: Reassigned defenceman Joseph Duszak by Toronto (NHL) to Newfoundland (ECHL).
• January 18: Returned defenceman Timothy Liljegren on loan from Toronto (NHL).
• January 18: Returned forward Adam Brooks on loan from Toronto (NHL).

POSTGAME QUOTES

HEAD COACH GREG MOORE

On what improvements he saw from Toronto:
There was a lot of improvement. You can definitely look at our past and what the record has been as of late and fall back on that. But if you just look at this one game, the team put in a great effort. I thought the team really competed hard, much better in our d-zone, our fifty-fifty battles, our o-zone looked great tonight, got a lot of interior shots something’s that we’ve been missing in the past. The players really executed a lot that we asked of them today.

On Matt Read (6 shots):
He probably had four or five grade A chances. He really showed up in the game, helped our team find some momentum, some energy and he was one of the guys that really got interior and helped threaten.

On Pontus Aberg (3 assists):
He’s a big part of our team, he’s a top-six forward. He has a ton of ability and talent. When he brings it consistently with his effort and his compete and what he did tonight, he’s a heck of a hockey player.

On the AHL All-Star break:
I think every team in this league needs a break. It’s a long season. We’ve been through a lot lately, battling some consistency stuff. This break will be good for us. We’ll come back from it fresh. We’ll get back to our routine and back to building details and habits that we want to build and we’ll find positives out of tonight and what the team did.

NEXT GAME:

January 31 vs Charlotte – 7:00 p.m. ET
February 1 vs Charlotte – 4:00 p.m. ET
February 4 vs Belleville – 7:00 p.m. ET
February 7 at Belleville – 7:00 p.m. ET
February 8 vs Rochester – 4:00 p.m. ET