POWER PLAY LEADS TORONTO TO WEDNESDAY WIN

October 21, 2026

HAM 1 - 4 TOR

Hamilton: C. Odelius (1) (C. Thiesing)
Goaltender: V. Vaněček (26/29) L

Toronto: L. Haymes (2) PP (M. Holinka, B. Danford), M. Pezzetta (2) (P. Myers, H. Hundley), A. Räty (1) PP (B. Brisson), M. Johnstone (1) EN (A. Räty, C. McWard)
Goaltender: S. Hlavaj (26/27) W          

ON THE SCORESHEET

  • Luke Haymes opened the scoring at 3:00 of the first period. He has six points (2 goals, 4 assists) in seven games this season.
  • Michael Pezzetta scored the game-winning goal at 6:18 of the first period. He has two goals in seven games this season.
  • Aatu Räty scored on the power play at 6:21 of the second period and later added the primary assist on Johnstone’s empty net goal. This was his first goal with the Marlies. He has four points (1 goal, 3 assists) in three games with the Marlies this season.
  • Marc Johnstone scored on the empty net at 18:02 of the third period. This was his first goal of the season. He has three points (1 goal, 2 assists) in six games this season.
  • Miroslav Holinka recorded the primary assist on Haymes’ first period goal. He has two points (1 goal, 1 assists) in five games this season.
  • Ben Danford had the secondary assist on Haymes’ first period goal. He has three assists in six games this season.
  • Hayes Hundley recorded the secondary assist on Pezzetta’s first period goal. This was his first professional point.
  • Philippe Myers picked up the primary assist on Pezzetta’s first period goal. He has three assists in seven games this season.
  • Brendan Brisson registered the lone assist on Raty’s second period power play goal. He has points (7-4-11) in six consecutive games, establishing a career-high point streak.
  • Samuel Hlavaj stopped 26 of 27 shots he faced.

TEAM NOTES

  • The Marlies went 4-for-4 on the penalty kill and 2-for-3 on the power play. Toronto is 4-2-0-0 when scoring on the power play and 2-0-0-0 when not allowing a goal on the penalty kill.
  • Toronto outshot Hamilton 30-26. Luke Haymes led the Marlies with four shots on net. Toronto is 4-2-0-0 when outshooting their opponent.
  • The Marlies are 5-2-0-0 against North Division opponents and are 4-0-0-0 against the Hammers.

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