AHL Toronto Marlies

Marlies Battle Belleville Again

November 16, 2018 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Toronto Marlies News Release


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For the third time in seven days, the Toronto Marlies (5-6-0-2) will face off against the Belleville Senators (7-8-0-0) in a Battle of Ontario matchup at CAA Arena.

The two sides split a pair of games last weekend, with the Marlies taking a decisive 8-2 victory on Saturday after dropping Friday's first game 7-6.

Friday's contest will mark the fifth straight game away from home for the Marlies, who hit the road for three weeks as the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair took over Coca-Cola Coliseum. The Marlies are 1-2-0-1 on the trip but have scored a whopping 22 goals over that span, representative of their high-octane offense that has scored 57 times on the season so far.

The Marlies have had a number of contributors to the offensive attack, including Chris Mueller (6G, 7A), Sam Gagner (6G, 6A), Carl Grundtrom (5G, 6A) and Calle Rosen (1G, 10A). Trevor Moore, who was the Marlies leading scorer, remains with the Maple Leafs (NHL).

Belleville bounced back from Saturday's final with a 3-2 shootout win over Utica on Wednesday and now sit fifth in the North Division.

One blow to Belleville will be the departure of Drake Batherson, their leading scorer who was recalled by Ottawa (NHL) earlier this week. Batherson had 20 points to start the season, including seven combined in the two games last weekend.

The focus will now be on Rudolfs Balcers (5G, 6A) and Adam Tambellini (6G, 4A) to pick up the slack for the Senators.

Puck drop is scheduled for 7:00 and all the action is available on AHLTV.

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