Chicago: No goals
Goaltender: C. Primeau (27/28) L
Toronto: E. Cowan (8) (D. Mermis, V. Lettieri)
Goaltender: A. Akhtyamov (24/24) W
- Easton Cowan opened the scoring at 2:48 of the second period. He has 14 points (8 goals, 6 assists) in 20 games this season.
- Dakota Mermis recorded the primary assist on Cowan’s second period goal. He has nine assists in 22 games this postseason.
- Vinni Lettieri had the secondary assist on Cowan’s second period goal, tying the Marlies single postseason recorded with 24 points. He has points (2-5-7) in three consecutive games. Lettieri has 24 points (9 goals, 15 assists) in 21 postseason games.
- Artur Akhtyamov stopped all 24 shots he faced for his second shutout of the postseason. He is 14-6-0 this postseason with a 2.10 goals against average and a 0.928 save percentage.
| TEAM NOTES This was Toronto’s second shutout of the postseason.Toronto is 6-2-0 when scoring first.The Marlies were 3-for-3 on the penalty kill and 0-for-4 on the power play. Toronto is 7-6-0 when not scoring on the power play and 5-3-0 when not allowing a goal on the penalty kill.Toronto outshot Chicago 28-24. Easton Cowan and Alex Nylander led the Marlies with four shots on net. Toronto is 5-3-0 when outshooting their opponent. |
| MARLIES LEADERS Goals 10 (V. Lettieri) Assists 17 (W. Villeneuve) Points 24 (V. Lettieri) PPG 4 (V. Lettieri) Shots 61 (V. Lettieri) +/- +9 (L. Shaw) PIMS 80 (M. Pezzetta) |
UPCOMING GAMES:
*All times Eastern Standard Time
Game 4 – Thurs., June 18 vs. Chicago – 7:00 p.m. ET
*Game 5 – Fri., June 19 vs. Chicago – 7:00 p.m. ET
*Game 6 – Sun., June 21 at Chicago – 3:00 p.m. CT
*Game 7 – Tues., June 23 at Chicago – 7:00 p.m. CT
