SCORING SUMMARY
Toronto: N. Abruzzese (15) (A. Nylander, L. Haymes), A. Nylander (23) (Unassisted), R. Mastrosimone (10) EN (L. Shaw, A. Steeves)
Goaltender: D. Hildeby (32/32) W
Rochester: No goals
Goaltender: D. Levi (24/26) L
- Nick Abruzzese opened the scoring at 19:07 of the first period. He has points (3-5-8) in four consecutive games. Abruzzese has 43 points (15 goals, 28 assists) in 71 games this season.
- Alex Nylander scored unassisted at 8:49 of the second period andearlier recorded the primary assist on Abruzzese’s first period goal. He has points (3-4-7) in four of his last five games. He has 44 points (23 goals, 21 assists) in 55 games this season
- Robert Mastrosimone scored an empty net goal at 18:12 of the third period. He has 14 points (10 goals, 4 assists) in 49 games this season.
- Luke Haymes had the secondary assist on Abruzzese’s first period goal.
- Logan Shaw had the primary assist on Mastrosimone’s third period goal. He has 42 points (12 goals, 30 assists) in 68 games this season.
- Alex Steeves registered the secondary assist on Mastrosimone’s third period goal. He has 62 points (36 goals, 26 assists) in 59 games this season.
- Dennis Hildeby stopped all 32 shots he faced for his second shutout of the season. He is 16-9-4 this season with a 2.55 goals against average and a 0.908 save percentage.
TEAM NOTES
- Toronto clinched their 14th postseason berth and will face the Cleveland Monsters in the first round.
- The Marlies were 3-for-3 on the penalty kill and 0-for-1 on the power play. Toronto 16-16-3-4 when not scoring on the power play and 24-7-3-5 when not allowing a goal on the penalty kill.
- Rochester outshot Toronto 32-27 in all situations. Jacob Quillan and Logan Shaw led the Marlies with five shots on goal. Toronto is 15-10-2-5 when outshot by their opponent.
- The Marlies are 17-16-2-6 against North Division opponents and 4-0-0-1 against the Americans.
| RECORD WHEN Scoring first 19-4-1-2 Leading after 1st 14-3-0-2 Leading after 2nd 21-1-0-2 On the road 18-13-2-3 April 3-1-1-2 Friday 7-8-0-0 |
| MARLIES LEADERS *Amongst active players Goals 36 (A. Steeves) Assists 36 (W. Villeneuve) Points 62 (A. Steeves) PPG 13 (A. Steeves) Shots 220 (A. Steeves) +/- +17 (W. Villeneuve) PIMS 97 (B. Baddock) |
POSTGAME QUOTES
HEAD COACH JOHN GRUDEN
On tonight’s game:
We knew the importance of the game. We just want to make sure we’re playing the right way going into the playoffs. Our guys did an unbelievable job today, getting big saves, big blocks from guys and just good commitment. It showed a lot of fight in our group. It was good to see.
On Dennis Hildeby:
He’d be the first guy to say he wasn’t overly happy with his consistency and his play but the last few starts … he’s come up really big. He’s made some really big saves and we’ve won two really big games because of him. It’s good to see him get his confidence. He’s a battler. He cares. He’s still learning, he’s still young. So good for him to have a big game at a huge moment.
LOGAN SHAW (1 ASSIST)
On tonight’s game:
That’s a big win. It was a good team effort. From the coaching staff down, they did the little things right. Dennis obviously stood on his head and we’re going to need that this time of the year. I’m proud of our guys, I’m proud of our group. It’s been a long year but we’re ready for playoffs and we’re looking forward to playing against Cleveland. Our matchup with Cleveland has been what it is but we have a good playoff team and we’re excited to go.
UPCOMING GAMES:
*All times Eastern Standard Time unless otherwise noted
April 19 vs. Rochester – 4:00 p.m.
