Toronto: C. Paré (1) (L. Haymes, H. Thrun)
Goaltender: D. Hildeby (23/25) L
Laval: F. Xhekaj (1) (Unassisted), J. Roy (1) (S. Farrell, O. Beck), S. Blais (1) EN (Unassisted)
Goaltender: K. Kähkönen (20/21) W
- CédricParé put the Marlies on the board at 14:11 of the third period. This was his first goal of the playoffs.
- Luke Haymes recorded the primary assist on Paré’s third period goal. This was his first professional playoff point.
- Henry Thrun had the secondary assist on Paré’s third period goal. He has two assists in four games this postseason.
- Dennis Hildeby stopped 23 of 25 shots he faced.
| TEAM NOTES This was Toronto’s first playoff matchup against Laval.The Marlies were 2-for-2 on the penalty kill and 0-for-3 on the power play. Toronto is 0-2-0-0 when not scoring on the power play and 1-1-0-0 when not allowing a goal on the penalty kill.Laval outshot Toronto 26-21. Bo Groulx, Vinni Lettieri, Alex Nylander and Marshall Rifai led the Marlies with three shots on net. Toronto is 0-1-0-0 when outshot by their opponent. |
| MARLIES LEADERS Goals 3 (V. Lettieri) Assists 2 (E. Cowan, V. Lettieri, D. Mermis, H. Thrun) Points 5 (V. Lettieri) PPG 2 (V. Lettieri) Shots 14 (B. Groulx) +/- +2 (H. Thrun) PIMS 14 (M. Pezzetta) |
POSTGAME QUOTES
HEAD COACH JOHN GRUDEN
On tonight’s game:
It was a good playoff hockey game. The pace was outstanding on both sides – physical, exactly what you expect out of a playoff game. We did a lot of good things. I thought we started well. At the end of the day, things happen out there. Unfortunately, we didn’t get out of the (first) period unscathed. There was a lot to like, a lot to build from. That’s how it’s going to be from here on out for the rest of the series.
BO GROULX
On tonight’s game:
It was good. We knew what to expect from them and I’m sure they expected that kind of game from us too. I thought we responded well. I thought we played pretty well. They capitalized on two or three of our mistakes and we live with it – next game.
UPCOMING GAMES:
*All times Eastern Standard Time
Game 2 – May 1 at Laval – 7:00 p.m.
Game 3 – May 3 vs. Laval – 4:00 p.m.
*Game 4 – May 5 vs. Laval – 7:00 p.m.
*Game 5 – May 8 at Laval – 7:00 p.m.
