GR 3 - TOR 2
Grand Rapids: E. Tralmaks (11) (Unassisted), S. Dries (6) PP (O. Becher, E. Gustafsson), M. Brandsegg-Nygård (5) (J. Holl, E. Gustafsson)
Goaltender: S. Cossa (23/25) W
Toronto: A. Nylander (6) (Unassisted), M. Johnstone (3) (M. Pezzetta, J. Prokop)
Goaltender: V. Peksa (26/29) L
ON THE SCORESHEET
- Alex Nylander opened the scoring unassisted at 17:08 of the first period. He has 12 points (6 goals, 6 assists) in 18 games this season with the Marlies.
- Marc Johnstone scored at 19:25 of the second period. He has goals (2) in consecutive games. Johnstone has four points (3 goals, 1 assist) in 10 games this season.
- Michael Pezzetta recorded the primary assist on Johnstone’s second period goal. He has three assists in 14 games with the Marlies.
- John Prokop had the secondary assist on Johnstone’s second period goal. He has two assists in 11 games this season.
- Vyacheslav Peksa stopped 26 of 29 shots he faced. He is 1-2-0 this season with a 2.89 goals against average and a 0.910 save percentage.
TEAM NOTES
- The Marlies were 1-for-2 on the penalty kill and 0-for-1 on the power play. Toronto is 5-8-1-0 when not scoring on the power play and 4-7-1-1 when allowing a goal on the penalty kill.
- Grand Rapids outshot Toronto 29-25 in all situations. Alex Nylander led the Marlies with five shots on goal. Toronto is 6-6-0-0 when outshot by their opponent.
- The Marlies are 3-3-1-0 against Central Division opponents and are 0-2-1-0 against the Griffins.
POSTGAME QUOTES
HEAD COACH JOHN GRUDEN
On today’s game:
We started well. I thought when we were making their D turn and we were spending some time in the offensive zone. I thought we transitioned the puck well. There was a lot to like about our game. Again, we don’t like the result but there’s a lot to like. If we can get that same effort again tomorrow, we’ll give ourselves a chance to win.
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