SYR 1 - TOR 2 (OT)
Syracuse: D. Duke (13) PP (J. Pelletier, C. Geekie)
Goaltender: B. Halverson (15/17) OT/L
Toronto: B. Groulx (14) (H. Thrun, V. Lettieri), A. Nylander (8) (V. Lettieri, M. Rifai)
Goaltender: A. Akhtyamov (34/35) W
ON THE SCORESHEET
- Bo Groulx put the Marlies on the board at 12:14 of the third period. He has 23 points (14 goals, 9 assists) in 31 games with the Marlies this season. Groulx is tied for seventh overall in goals.
- Alex Nylander scored the game-winning goal at 1:37 of overtime. This was his second game-wining goal of the season. He has 18 points (8 goals, 10 assists) in 27 games this season.
- Henry Thrun recorded the primary assist on Groulx’s third period goal. He has 10 points (3 goals, 7 assists) in 21 games this season.
- Vinni Lettieri had the secondary assist on Groulx’s third period goal and the primary assist on Nylander’s overtime goal. He has points (2-6-8) in his last six games. Lettieri has 20 points (5 goals, 15 assists) in27 games this season.
- Marshall Rifai registered the secondary assist on Nylander’s overtime goal. This was his first point in his third game this season.
- Artur Akhtyamov stopped 34 of 35 shots he faced. He is 6-1 all-time in his AHL career in overtime. Akhtyamov is 11-6-0 this season with a 2.87 goal against average and a 0.901 save percentage.
TEAM NOTES
- Toronto is 4-1 in overtime this season.
- The Marlies were 5-for-6 on the penalty kill and 0-for-4 on the power play. Toronto is 10-9-1-0 when not scoring on the power play and 7-10-1-1 when allowing a goal on the penalty kill.
- Syracuse outshot Toronto 35-17 in all situations. Alex Nylander led the Marlies with four shots on net. Toronto is 11-8-0-0 when outshot by their opponent.
- The Marlies are 11-6-0-1 against North Division opponents and are 1-1-0-0 against the Crunch this season.
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