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TOR 3 - IA 2

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Toronto: V. Lettieri (7) PP (T. Boyd, C. Paré), B. Groulx (18) (N. Chadwick, V. Lettieri), V. Lettieri (8) (B. Groulx) Goaltender: A. Akhtyamov (20/22) W

Iowa: O. Olausson (5) (J. Peart), O. Olausson (6) (D. Gambrell, B. Gleason) Goaltender: S. Hlavaj (28/31) L

ON THE SCORESHEET

• Vinni Lettieri opened the scoring on the power play at 7:53 of the first period with his team-leading fourth power play goal and scored Toronto’s third goal of the game at 6:11 of the third period. He also added the secondary assist on Groulx’s second period goal. This was his second three-point game of the season. He has points (5-11-16) in 11 of his last 12 games. Lettieri has 28 points (8 goals, 20 assists) in 32 games this season.
• Bo Groulx scored at 9:17 of the second period and later added the lone assist on Lettieri’s third period goal. He has tied his season-high in goals (18). Groulx has 30 points (18 goals, 12 assists) in 37 games this season.
• Travis Boyd recorded the primary assist on Lettieri’s first period power play goal. He has 27 points (10 goals, 17 assists) in 30 games this season.
• Cédric Paré had the secondary assist on Lettieri’s first period power play goal. He has nine points (4 goals, 5 assists) in 29 games this season.
• Noah Chadwick registered the primary assist on Groulx’s second period goal. He has nine points (2 goals, 7 assists) in 37 games this season.
• Artur Akhtyamov stopped 20 of 22 shots he faced. He is 14-7-1 this season with a 2.94 goals against average and a 0.898 save percentage.

TEAM NOTES

• The Marlies were 2-for-2 on the penalty kill and 1-for-5 on the power play. Toronto is 9-4-0-1 when scoring on the power play 12-4-0-0 when not allowing a goal on the penalty kill.
• Toronto outshot Iowa 31-22 in all situations. Reese Johnson led the Marlies with five shots on net. Toronto is 9-6-1-0 when outshooting their opponent.
• The Marlies are 4-4-1-0 against Central Division opponents and 3-0-0-0 the Wild.
• Toronto is now on their annual Boat Show Road Trip and will return to Coca-Cola Coliseum on January 31.

POSTGAME QUOTES

HEAD COACH JOHN GRUDEN

On tonight’s game: I didn’t think we gave them much but kind of the common theme is the problem when they do get something, it’s us hand delivering it. There was a lot of good in our game today. We’ll clean a few things up but definitely the power play is trending and it’s a big score dot get us going. Again, there was a lot of good, played a really clean third up until that first goal. We had a lot of good shifts and a lot of good momentum that was started by that fourth line. I liked the win. I was a little disappointed in the way it ended. Playing a team again tomorrow, giving them a little momentum going into tomorrow so, we’ve got to stop that right away.

BO GROULX (1 GOAL, 1 ASSIST)

On tonight’s game: We had a great start. Pretty much the whole season we’ve been talking about having good starts and I think today we had a good start, two quick goals. Power play finally came through. We had some great scoring chances and Artie was really good in net. Overall, we had what we wanted especially at the start. After that second and third, we kind of let up a little bit which was expected but Artie came through for us and it’s a big win for us.

The American Hockey League announced today the roster for the 2026 AHL All-Star Classic presented by BMO. Goaltender Artur Akhtyamov was selected to represent Toronto with the North Division. This season, the AHL All-Star Classic will be hosted by the Rockford IceHogs at the BMO Center in Rockford, Illinois from February 10 to 11.

Akhtyamov, 24, is 13-7-1 this season with a 2.98 goals against average and a 0.898 save percentage. The Kazan, Russia native is 24-15-5 in his AHL career with a 2.89 goals against average, a 0.900 save percentage and three shutouts. Akhtyamov made his NHL debut on Dec. 13, 2025 with the Toronto Maple Leafs, stopping all five shots he faced in relief. He was selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the fourth round (106^th overall) of the 2020 NHL Draft.

The Toronto Marlies are the primary development program for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Since 2005, 85 players have dressed for the Maple Leafs following their first appearance as a Marlie, including Artur Akhtyamov, Dennis Hildeby, Bobby McMann, William Nylander, Morgan Rielly, Marshall Rifai, Nicholas Robertson and Joseph Woll.

TOR 3 - BEL 6

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Toronto: V. Lettieri (6) PP (T. Boyd, B. Groulx), L. Haymes (4) (T. Boyd, M. Barbolini), B. Groulx (17) (V. Lettieri, L. Shaw)
Goaltender: A. Akhtyamov (27/32) L

Belleville: P. Daoust (10) (Unassisted), S. Halliday (2) (T. Boucher, D. Gilbert), H. Hodgson (4) (S. Harrington, D. Gilbert), O. Lycksell (6) PP (Unassisted), A. Kaliyev (22) (P. Daoust), A. Kaliyev (23) EN (X. Bourgault)
Goaltender: J. Parsons (26/29) W

ON THE SCORESHEET

• Vinni Lettieri put the Marlies on the board on the power play at 14:03 of the first period and later added the primary assist on Groulx’s third period goal. He has 25 points (6 goals, 19 assists) in 32 games this season.
• Luke Haymes scored at 7:52 of the second period. He has 13 points (4 goals, 9 assists) in 34 games this season.
• Bo Groulx scored at 6:43 of the third period and earlier had the secondary assist on Lettieri’s first period goal. He has 28 points (17goals, 11 assists) in 36 games this season.
• Travis Boyd recorded the primary assists on Lettieri’s first period goal and Haymes’ second period goal. His first period assist was his 250^th career AHL point. He has 26 points (10 goals, 16 assists)in 29 games this season.
• Matthew Barbolini registered the secondary assist on Haymes’ second period goal. He has 11 points (3 goals, 8 assists) in 31 games this season.
• Logan Shaw had the secondary assist on Groulx’s third period goal. He has 26 points (12 goals, 14 assists) in 37 games this season.
• Artur Akhtyamov stopped 27 of 32 shots he faced.

TEAM NOTES

• The Marlies were 0-for-1on the penalty kill and 1-for-3 on the power play. Toronto is 8-4-0-1 when scoring on the power play and 8-11-1-2 when allowing a goal on the penalty kill.
• Belleville outshot Toronto 33-29 in all situations. Ryan Kirwan led the Marlies with four shots on net. Toronto is 11-9-0-1 when outshot by their opponent.
• The Marlies are 13-7-0-2 against North Division opponents and finish their regular season 5-4-0-1against the Senators.
• Toronto is now on their annual Boat Show Road Trip and will return to Coca-Cola Coliseum on January 31.

POSTGAME QUOTES

HEAD COACH JOHN GRUDEN

On tonight’s game:
We did a lot of good things but against a team that has that firepower especially with Halliday coming back, you just can’t afford to give them anything. I thought at times we were really, really good and managed it well but when you turn pucks over in tough areas of the ice and leave them alone in front of the net, it makes for a long one … It’s disappointing but it wasn’t from the lack of effort from the guys coming in. (Baddock) had a big fight, got us some momentum and played extremely well in the second period. It’s not easy coming in so, they did a really good job.