Cleveland: R. Bezeau (2) (J. Pearson, H. McKown), R. Ahcan (3) (Unassisted)
Goaltender: Z. Sawchenko (17/20) L
Toronto: M. Barbolini (3) (C. Sharpe, M. Johnstone), B. Groulx (10) PP (L. Shaw, T. Boyd), C. Paré (2) (A. Nylander, J. Quillan)
Goaltender: V. Peksa (29/31) W
- Matthew Barbolini put the Marlies on the board at 14:00 of the second period. He has eight points (3 goals, 5 assists) in 22 games this season.
- Bo Groulx scored on the power play at 14:46 of the second period. He has 18 points (10 goals, 8 assists) in 26 games this season.
- Cédric Paré scored at 1:44 of the third period. This was his first game-winning goal of the season.
- Chas Sharpe picked up the primary assist on Barbolini’s second period goal. He has five points (2 goals, 3 assists) in 14 games this season.
- Marc Johnstone recorded the secondary assist on Barbolini’s second period goal. He has five points (3 goals, 2 assists) in 13 games this season.
- Logan Shaw had the primary assist on Groulx’s second period power play goal. He now is tied second overall all-time in assists (113) for the Marlies.
- Travis Boyd registered the secondary assist on Groulx’s second period power play goal. He has 18 points (9 goals, 9 assists) in 20 games this season.
- Alex Nylander recorded the primary assist on Paré’s third period goal. He has points (2-3-5) in four of his last five games.
- Jacob Quillan had the secondary assist on Paré’s third period goal. He has points (1-4-5) in four consecutive games. Quillan has 20 points (4 goals, 16 assists) in 22 games this season.
- Vyacheslav Peksa stopped 29 of 31 shots he faced. He is 3-3-0 this season with a 3.07 goals against average and a 0.901 save percentage.
| TEAM NOTES The Marlies were 4-for-4 on the penalty kill and 1-for-2 on the power play. Toronto is 6-2-0-1 when scoring on the power play and 7-10-1-0 when not allowing a goal on the penalty kill.Cleveland outshot Toronto 31-20 in all situations. Alex Nylander led the Marlies with four shots on net. Toronto is 8-7-0-0 when outshot by their opponent.The Marlies are 6-5-0-1 against North Division opponents and are 1-0-0-0 against the Monsters this season. |
| RECORD WHEN Not scoring first 5-9-1-1 Trailing after 1st 5-4-0-0 Leading after 2nd 9-0-0-0 At home 5-5-0-1 December 3-3-0-0 Sunday 4-1-0-1 MARLIES LEADERS *Amongst active players Goals 10 (B. Groulx) Assists 16 (J. Quillan) Points 20 (J. Quillan) PPG 2 (T. Boyd, B. Groulx, V. Lettieri) Shots 59 (B. Groulx) +/- +7 (J. Quillan) PIMS 37 (M. Pezzetta) |
POSTGAME QUOTES
HEAD COACH JOHN GRUDEN
On tonight’s game:
We didn’t come out with much energy. We were kind of flat for whatever reason but we reset and talked about some things between the first and the second and I thought we played 40 really good minutes tonight for the most part. (Peksa) kept us in it … (Being down early) is not a recipe for success but I did like our response to that first period.
MARC JOHNSTONE (1 ASSIST)
On Vyacheslav Peksa’s performance:
He’s out there and has played four straight. It’s obviously tough for him. He’s got to manage his practice but he’s been great for us, he’s been kicking. He’s a great guy to play for. He’s just a happy go lucky guy around the rink.
CEDRIC PARE
UPCOMING GAMES:
*All times Eastern Standard Time
December 20 vs. Belleville – 4:00 p.m.
December 21 at Belleville – 3:00 p.m.
December 26 vs. Belleville – 2:00 p.m.
December 27 at Utica – 6:00 p.m.
December 30 at Cleveland – 6:30 p.m.
