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BEL 3 - TOR 4 (OT)

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Belleville: M. Duarte (3) (L. Thomson, G. Pilon), A. Kaliyev (19) (X.Bourgault, D. Gilbert), L. Thomson (6) (D. Gilbert, X. Bourgault)
Goaltender: M. Sogaard(26/30) OT/L

Toronto: J. Quillan (5) (T. Boyd, R. Parsons), C. Paré (3) (R. Johnson),B. Groulx (11) (L. Shaw), M. Benning (1) (V. Lettieri, J. Quillan)
Goaltender: A. Akhtyamov (22/25) W    

ON THE SCORESHEET

• Jacob Quillan put the Marlies on the board at 1:36 of the second period and later added the secondary assist on Benning’s overtime goal. He has points (2-5-7) in five consecutive games. Quillan has 22 points (5 goals, 17 assists) in 23 games this season and is tied for 11^th overall in assists (17).
• Cédric Paré scored at 2:29 of the third period. He has seven points (3 goals, 4 assists) in 21 games this season.
• Bo Groulx scored on the power play at 14:46 of the second period. He has 19 points (11 goals, 8 assists) in 27 games this season.
• Matt Benning scored the game-winning goal at 1:43 of overtime. This was his first career overtime goal. He has seven points (1 goal, 6 assists) in 13 games this season.
• Travis Boyd registered the primary assist on Quillan’s second period goal. He has 19 points (9 goals, 10 assists)in 21 games this season.
• Rhett Parsons had the secondary assist on Quillan’s second period goal. This was his first AHL point.
• Reese Johnson picked up the lone assist on Paré’s third period goal. He has seven points (4 goals, 3 assists) in 18 games with the Marlies this season.
• Logan Shaw had the lone assist on Groulx’s third period goal. He now solely ix second overall all-time in assists (114) for the Marlies. Shaw has 17 points (9 goals, 8 assists) in 27 games this season.
• Vinni Lettieri recorded the primary assist on Benning’s overtime goal. This was his 300^thcareer AHL point.
• Artur Akhtyamov stopped 22 of 25 shots he faced. He is 8-5-0 this season with a 3.03 goals against average and a 0.894 save percentage.

TEAM NOTES

• The Marlies were 4-for-4 on the penalty kill and 0-for-4 on the power play. Toronto is 7-9-1-0 when not scoring on the power play and 8-3-0-0 when not allowing a goal on the penalty kill.
• Toronto outshot Belleville30-25 in all situations. Matt Benning led the Marlies with six shots on net. Toronto is 5-5-1-0 when outshooting their opponent.
• The Marlies are 7-5-0-1 against North Division opponents and are 3-2-0-1 against the Senators this season.

POSTGAME QUOTES

HEAD COACH JOHN GRUDEN

On Matt Benning:
Well deserved for him to get the game-winner. Vinni Lettieri made a really great play over to him and he buried it. He does a lot of really great things out there. He helps the younger defencemen, he brings a lot of experience, he’s a great leader. It’s just nice to see a guy like that get rewarded in overtime.

On what he liked in the second period:
It was the style of play. We were playing faster, we were making quicker decisions, we were spending more time in their end. It’s just the way you have to play against a team like this or any team to be frank. We were much better at it and we were able to get the momentum back. Our game was much better.

MATT BENNING (OVERTIME WINNER)

On overtime goal:
I’m not really an overtime guy but it was nice to get out there. Vinni (Lettieri) made a heck of a play and I just put it in an empty net.

On whether the game showed the team’s maturity:
When they score one late (in the first period), it’s an emotional rollercoaster. Teams can go either way and for us to stick with it, it’s a mature sign and we’ll build on it.

RHETT PARSONS (FIRST AHL POINT)

On overcoming the two-goal deficit in the first period:
The message is we just have to start better. It was a great response in the second and third but if we play a full 60, we can beat anyone in the league. Just start better and come out flying right from the start of the puck drop.

CLE 2 - TOR 3

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Cleveland: R. Bezeau (2) (J. Pearson, H. McKown), R. Ahcan (3) (Unassisted)
Goaltender: Z. Sawchenko (17/20) L

Toronto: M. Barbolini (3) (C. Sharpe, M. Johnstone), B. Groulx (10) PP(L. Shaw, T. Boyd), C. Paré (2) (A. Nylander, J. Quillan)
Goaltender: V. Peksa (29/31) W          

ON THE SCORESHEET

• Matthew Barbolini put the Marlies on the board at 14:00 of the second period. He has eight points (3 goals, 5 assists) in 22 games this season.
• Bo Groulx scored on the power play at 14:46 of the second period. He has 18 points (10 goals, 8 assists) in 26 games this season.
• Cédric Paré scored at 1:44 of the thirdperiod. This was his first game-winning goal of the season.
• Chas Sharpe picked up the primary assist on Barbolini’s second period goal. He has five points (2 goals, 3 assists) in 14 games this season.
• Marc Johnstone recorded the secondary assist on Barbolini’s second period goal. He has five points (3 goals, 2 assists) in 13 games this season.
• Logan Shaw had the primary assist on Groulx’s second period power play goal. He now is tied second overall all-time in assists (113) for the Marlies.
• Travis Boyd registered the secondary assist on Groulx’s second period power play goal. He has 18 points (9 goals, 9 assists) in 20 games this season.
• Alex Nylander recorded the primary assist on Paré’s third period goal. He has points (2-3-5) in four of his last five games.
• Jacob Quillan had the secondary assist on Paré’s third period goal. He has points (1-4-5) in four consecutive games. Quillan has 20 points (4 goals, 16 assists) in 22 games this season.
• Vyacheslav Peksa stopped 29 of 31 shots he faced. He is 3-3-0 this season with a 3.07 goals against average and a 0.901 save percentage.

TEAM NOTES

• The Marlies were 4-for-4 on the penalty kill and 1-for-2 on the power play. Toronto is 6-2-0-1 when scoring on the power play and 7-10-1-0 when not allowing a goal on the penalty kill.
• Cleveland outshot Toronto 31-20 in all situations. Alex Nylander led the Marlies with four shots on net. Toronto is 8-7-0-0 when outshot by their opponent.
• The Marlies are 6-5-0-1 against North Division opponents and are 1-0-0-0 against the Monsters this season.

POSTGAME QUOTES

HEAD COACH JOHN GRUDEN

On tonight’s game:
We didn’t come out with much energy. We were kind of flat for whatever reason but we reset and talked about some things between the first and the second and I thought we played 40 really good minutes tonight for the most part. (Peksa) kept us in it … (Being down early) is not a recipe for success but I did like our response to that first period.

MARC JOHNSTONE (1 ASSIST)

On Vyacheslav Peksa’s performance:
He’s out there and has played four straight. It’s obviously tough for him. He’s got to manage his practice but he’s been great for us, he’s been kicking. He’s a great guy to play for. He’s just a happy go lucky guy around the rink.

TOR 5 - LAV 4 (SO)

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Toronto: J. Quillan (4) (Unassisted), M. Barbolini (2) (C. Paré, R. Tverberg), A. Nylander (7) (Unassisted), L. Shaw (9) (A. Nylander, J. Quillan)
Goaltender: V. Peksa (25/29) W

Laval: W. Trudeau (3) (T. Thorpe, F. Xhekaj), A. Belzile (L. Dauphin, S. Farrell), S. Farrell (6) PP (F. Mešár, T. Thorpe), L. Tuch (4) (T. Thorpe, W. Dineen)
Goaltender: K. Kähkönen (21/25) SO/L

ON THE SCORESHEET

• Jacob Quillan put the Marlies on the board at 1:18 of the second period and later added the secondary assist on Shaw’s third period goal. He has 18 points (4 goals, 14 assists) in 20 games this season.
• Matthew Barbolini scored at 6:20 of the second period. He has seven points (2 goals, 5 assists) in 20 games this season.
• Alex Nylander scored at13:35 of the second period and later added the primary assist on Shaw’s third period goal. He has points (2-2-4) in three consecutive games. Nylander has 15 points (7 goals, 8 assists) in 20 games this season.
• Logan Shaw scored at 18:51 of the third period. He has points (2-1-3) in consecutive games. Shaw leads all Marlies in goals (9) through 24 games this season.
• Cédric Paré had the primary assist on Barbolini’s second period goal. This was his 100^th career AHL point.
• Ryan Tverberg recorded the secondary assist on Barbolini’s second period goal.
• Vyacheslav Peksa stopped 25 of 29 shots he faced and all six shooters in his first career AHL shootout.

IN THE SHOOTOUT

• Borya Valis – No goal (2025-26: 0/1)
• Bo Groulx – No goal (2025-26: 0/1)
• Alex Nylander – No goal (2025-26: 0/2)
• Cédric Paré – No goal (2025-26: 0/1)
• Logan Shaw – No goal (2025-26: 0/2)
• Luke Haymes – Goal (2025-26: 1/1)

TEAM NOTES

• This was Toronto’s first shootout win of the season this season.
• The Marlies were 3-for-4 on the penalty kill and 0-for-4 on the power play. Toronto is 6-9-1-0 when not scoring on the power play and 5-8-1-1 when allowing a goal on the penalty kill.
• Laval outshot Toronto 29-26 in all situations. Alex Nylander led the Marlies with four shots on net. Toronto is 7-6-0-0 when outshot by their opponent.
• The Marlies are 5-4-0-1 against North Division opponents and are 1-0-0-0 against the Rocket this season.

GR 4 - TOR 2

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Grand Rapids: C. Bantle (2) (A. Doucet, N. Moyle), A. Tuomisto (4) (I. Mitchell,C. Bantle), E. Tralmaks (12) (J. Rychlovsky, W. Lagesson), D. Shine (11) PP (I. Mitchell, O. Becher)
Goaltender: D. Tokarski (25/27) W

Toronto: B. Groulx (8) PP (V. Lettieri, L. Shaw), L. Shaw (8) (J. Quillan, A. Nylander)
Goaltender: K. Appleby (13/17) L          

ON THE SCORESHEET

• Bo Groulx put the Marlies on the board at 17:11 of the third period with his first power play goal of the season. He has 16 points (8 goals, 8 assists) in 23 games this season.
• Logan Shaw scored at 19:30 of the third period and earlier had the secondary assist on Groulx’s third period goal. He is now tied for third all-time with the Marlies in assists (112) and is fourth in goals (71).
• Vinni Lettieri recorded the primary assist on Groulx’s third period power play goal. He has 12 points (3 goals, 9 assists) in 19 games with the Marlies this season.
• Jacob Quillan had the primary assist on Shaw’s third period goal. He has 16 points (3 goals, 13 assists) in 19 games this season.
• Alex Nylander registered the secondary assist on Shaw’s third period goal. He has 13 points (6 goals, 7 assists) in 19 games this season with the Marlies.
• Ken Appleby stopped 13 of 17 shots he faced in his first start with the Marlies.

TEAM NOTES

• The Marlies were 3-for-4 on the penalty kill and 1-for-3 on the power play. Toronto is 5-2-0-1 when scoring on the power play and 4-8-1-1 when allowing a goal on the penalty kill.
• Toronto outshot Grand Rapids 27-17 in all situations. Alex Nylander led the Marlies with five shots on net. Toronto 4-5-1-0 when outshooting their opponent.
• The Marlies are 3-4-1-0 against Central Division opponents and finish their regular season series 0-3-1-0 against the Griffins.

POSTGAME QUOTES

HEAD COACH JOHN GRUDEN

On today’s game:

The first 20 minutes were as good as we could have played. The only thing is we didn’t get a goal. We needed to get that first one to let a little of the pressure off. We turned a couple pucks over there in the second early and we got away from what was working. You can’t play against a team like that that is structured and has that experience on the back end. You can’t chase. It just snowballed and it’s definitely not the way we have to play. We’ve got to learn and we’ve got to learn quicker.

LOGAN SHAW (1 GOAL, 1 ASSIST)

On today’s game:

It just goes back to our consistency. It’s been something we’re trying to get better at since game one. For a while there it was our starts and then now from the drop of the puck for the last five or six games, we’ve been playing our best. A tie game against the best team in the league we’ve got to be sitting in a good spot and not take our foot off the gas and I feel like in the second period, we kind of did that. We sat back from our structure a little bit and our work ethic. Guys were working but maybe not working as smart as we should. They’re a good team so they’re going to capitalize, they’re going to stick to their structure. They’re doing the same thing all game long. They’re getting pucks in behind the D and they’re just going to pressure, pressure, pressure and make plays when the chance is there. For us, it’s something that we can actually learn from watching them (that) we don’t have to be pretty making plays all the time. Just get the puck in and you’re going to get rewarded by working hard.

On work ethic:

We’re not going to quit. Maybe sometimes we don’t work smart but we’re always working. It’s one thing I’ll say our team does is that we work. Everyone in that dressing room has the tendency to work hard and work hard every shift but sometimes you’re not working as smart as you should and that’s the tough part about hockey is that it’s okay to make mistakes as long as you’re working through them. Our team won’t quit. I know I won’t let us quit and everyone in there has that same mentality is that we’re going to push right to the end. We played two decent games, but we took our foot off the gas for a little bit and it’s a good team over there so, they took advantage of it.