
Marlies Look to Make It Three Straight
March 8, 2019 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Toronto Marlies News Release
The Toronto Marlies and Laval Rocket square off again today for their final meeting in Laval and second last meeting of the regular season.
The Marlies jumped out to a 5-3 lead in the season series following Wednesday night's win in Laval that saw rookie defenceman Rasmus Sandin provide the overtime heroics. The Marlies have seen continued success on the road this season, scoring 116 of their 201 goals on the road. They have a +21-goal differential away from the Coliseum and their power play on the road is second (25.6%) in the AHL with the most power play goals-for (34). With 71 points, the Marlies are four points back from second place in the North Division behind Rochester and four points ahead of both Utica and Belleville who are fighting for the fourth seed with 67 points apiece.
The Rocket picked up a point in Wednesday's contest but have dropped their past two games and five of their last 10. They are currently sitting in seventh place in the North Division and 12th in the Eastern Conference with 58 points.
Players to watch: Jeremy Bracco (one goal, four assists) and Adam Brooks (two goals, two assists) both have points in four consecutive games. Dmytro Timashov picked up a goal in Wednesday's game and has eight points (four goals, four assists) in his last eight games. Michael Carcone recorded an assist on Wednesday and now has seven points (two goals, five assists) in his last seven games. Laval's Daniel Audette registered two goals on Wednesday, ending a six-game drought. He sits third in team scoring with 32 points.
Puck drops at 7:00 PM on AHLTV.
Head to Head (2018-19 Regular Season)
31-19-6-3 Overall Record 24-25-6-4
5-2-1-0 Head To Head 3-2-3-0
Win 2 Streak Loss 2
201 Goals For 157
194 Goals Against 175
22.1% Power Play Percentage 16.5%
79.5% Penalty Kill Percentage 78.3%
C. Mueller (24) Leading Goal Scorer A. Belzile (13)
J. Bracco (59) Leading Points Scorer A. Belzile (44)
M. Hutchinson (11) Wins Leader C. Lindgren (10)
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