AHL Toronto Marlies

Marlies Host Syracuse for School Day Game

Published on February 28, 2018 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Toronto Marlies News Release


The Toronto Marlies and Syracuse Crunch will meet for the eighth and final time this season on Wednesday morning at Ricoh Coliseum.

In the season series so far, the Marlies lead 5-2-0-0 and have won the last two games against the Crunch.

The Marlies (39-15-0-1) enter today's game coming off a loss to Rochester on Saturday, but remain in the top spot in the North Division.

At the other end, Syracuse (33-18-2-3) have won four straight and seven of their last time, coming off a 3-1 win over Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.

Andreas Johnsson, who leads the Marlies in scoring on the season with 23 goals and 49 points, is averaging a goal-per-game against the Crunch. He has seven goals and two assists in just seven contests on the season.

Colin Greening has also had the scoring touch against Syracuse, earning three goals and five points in the regular season series.

For Syracuse, Dennis Yan has been leading the Crunch offense in the season series, with six points (2G, 4A) in five games.

On the season, the Crunch are led offensively by three rookie forwards: Anthony Cirelli, Mathieu Joseph and Mitchell Stephens.

Puck drop for today's game is set for 11:00 am and fans can catch the action on Leafs Nation Network, TSN 2, NHL Network and AHL Live.

Follow us on Twitter for pre- and post-game coverage, plus live updates from Ricoh Coliseum.

Head to Head

39-15-0-1 Overall Record 33-18-2-3

5-2-0-0 Head-to-Head Record 2-5-0-0

Loss 1 Streak Win 4

181 Goals For 173

118 Goals Against 144

16.5% Power Play Percentage 14.3%

89.5% Penalty Kill Percentage 85.1%

A. Johnsson (23) Leading Goal Scorer M. Stephens (18)

A. Johnsson (49) Leading Points Scorer M. Joseph, A. Cirelli (35)

G. Sparks (21) Wins Leader C. Ingram (15)

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