TOR 5 - 1 HAM
Toronto: M. Barbolini (1) (N. Chadwick, R. Johnson), B. Valis (3) (B. Brisson, H. Rybinski), B. Brisson (8) (H. Rybinski, B. Danford), L. Sim(2) SH (M. Pezzetta, C. McWard), R. Johnson (1) EN (Unassisted)
Goaltender: S. Hlavaj (23/24) W
Hamilton: Q. Finley (2) PP (R. Healey, C. Thiesing)
Goaltender: J. Kotai (22/26) L
ON THE SCORESHEET
- Matthew Barbolini opened the scoring at 6:56 of the second period. This was his first goal of the season. He has two points (1 goal, 1 assist) in five games.
- Borya Valis scored the game-winning goal at 2:07 of the third period. He has four points (3 goals, 1 assist) in 12 games this season.
- Brendan Brisson scored at 5:23 of the third period and earlier registered the primary assist on Valis’ third period goal. He has 17 points (8 goals, 9 assists) in 12 games this season with the Marlies and leads the AHL.
- Landon Sim scored his first career AHL shorthanded goal at 13:32 of the third period. He has two goals in 12 games this season.
- Reese Johnson scored on the empty net at 17:46 of the third period and earlier recorded the secondary assist on Barbolini’s second period goal. He has one goal and two assists in seven games this season.
- Noah Chadwick had the primary assist on Barbolini’s second period goal. He has three points (1 goal, 2 assists) in 10 games this season.
- Henrik Rybinski picked up the secondary assist on Valis’ third period goal and the primary assist on Brisson’s third period goal. He has seven points (2 goals, 5 assists) in nine games this season.
- Ben Danford registered the secondary assist on Brisson’s third period goal. He has four assists in 11 games this season.
- Michael Pezzetta recorded the primary assist on Sim’s third period goal. He has three points (2 goals, 1 assist) in 12 games this season.
- Cole McWard collected the secondary assist on Sim’s third period goal. He has four assists in six games this season with the Marlies.
- Samuel Hlavaj stopped 23 of 24 shots he faced. He is 5-1-0 this season with a 2.34 goals against average and a 0.907 save percentage.
TEAM NOTES
- The Marlies went 2-for-3 on the penalty kill and 0-for-2 on the power play. Toronto recorded its first shorthanded goal of the season. Toronto 2-2-0-0 when not scoring on the power play and 5-4-1-0 when allowing a goal on the penalty kill.
- Toronto outshot Hamilton 27-24. Noah Chadwick and Philippe Myers led the Marlies with four shots on net. Toronto is 5-2-1-0 when outshooting their opponent.
- The Marlies are 6-3-0-0 against North Division opponents and are 5-0-0-0 against the Hammers.
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