WB/Scranton: A. Hayes (20) PP (R. McGroarty, A. McDonough), R. Harvey-Pinard (16) (A. Hayes), A. McDonough (18) (A. Alexyev), R. Harvy-Pinard (17) (F. Harding, J. Koppanen)
Goaltender: J. Blomqvist (17/20) W
Toronto: B. King (2) (B. Buhr, R. Kirwan), A. Nylander (18) PP (L. Haymes, W. Villeneuve), A. Nylander (19) (R. Tverberg L. Shaw)
Goaltender: D. Hildeby (13/17) L
- Ben King scored at 9:03 of the second period. He has goals (2) in consecutive games. King has three points (2 goals, 1 assist) in 13 games with the Marlies this season.
- Alex Nylander scored his first goal on the power play at 10:19 and his second goal at 13:46, both in the third period. He has points (7-7-14) in his last five games. Nylander has 43 points (19 goals, 24 assists) in 55 games this season.
- Brandon Buhr recorded the primary assist on King’s second period goal. This was his first professional point in his second game with the Marlies.
- Ryan Kirwan had the secondary assist on King’s second period goal.
- Luke Haymes registered the primary assist on Nylander’s third period goal. He has 30 points (16 goals, 14 assists) in 59 games this season.
- William Villeneuve picked up the secondary assist on Nylander’s third period goal. He has 27 points (3 goals, 24 assists) in 54 games this season.
- Ryan Tverberg recorded the primary assist on Nylander’s second goal of the third period. He has points (4-4-8) in five of his last six games. He has 29 points (11 goals, 18 assists) in 55 games this season.
- Logan Shaw had the secondary assist on Nylander’s second goal of the third period. This was his 216th point with the Marlies, tying him with Alex Steeves for the franchise lead in points. Shaw has 47 points (22 goals, 25 assists) in 62 games this season.
- Dennis Hildeby stopped 13 of 17 shots he faced.
| TEAM NOTES The Marlies were 0-for-1 on the penalty kill and 1-for-3 on the power play. Toronto is 19-6-1-1 when scoring on the power play and 10-14-3-3 when allowing a goal on the penalty kill.Toronto outshot Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 20-17. Logan Shaw and Borya Valis led the Marlies with four shots on net. Toronto is 12-10-2-1 when outshooting their opponent.The Marlies are 6-6-2-0 against Atlantic Division opponents and finish their regular season series 1-1-0-0 against the Penguins. |
| RECORD WHEN Not scoring first 12-14-4-0 Trailing after 1st 11-10-3-1 Trailing after 2nd 6-15-3-0 At home 17-8-1-3 March 6-3-1-0 Sunday 5-5-1-1 MARLIES LEADERS *Amongst active players Goals 22 (L. Shaw) Assists 27 (V. Lettieri) Points 47 (L. Shaw) PPG 5 (V. Lettieri, L. Shaw) Shots 126 (A. Nylander, V. Lettieri) +/- +18 (C. Webber) PIMS 108 (B. Smith) |
POSTGAME QUOTES
HEAD COACH JOHN GRUDEN
On how the team is trending:
We’ve got a lot of guys getting some good opportunities, we have some key injuries … but just from a culture standpoint and an identity standpoint, we’re doing a lot of the things that we want to do to have success in the regular season and more importantly, in the playoffs. The guys are excited about playing, they like coming to the rink. It’s just one step. I definitely like where the group is headed.
On Alex Nylander:
I think he’s been playing well. We know he can score, we know he can do those types of things but can he forecheck, can he get on top of people and create turnovers and I think he’s been working on that. You saw tonight on that power play goal. When he’s going, you can see that he’s feeling it and good for him to work on the things he needs to work on and then obviously help the team have some success.
UPCOMING GAMES:
*All times Eastern Standard Time
March 25 vs. Manitoba – 7:00 p.m.
March 27 at Rochester – 7:05 p.m.
March 31 vs. Manitoba – 7:00 p.m.
April 3 vs. Charlotte – 7:00 p.m.
April 4 vs. Charlotte – 4:00 p.m.
