Marlies Remain Undefeated with 6-3 Win over St. John's

October 12, 2013 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Toronto Marlies News Release

The Toronto Marlies defeated the St. John's Ice Caps, AHL affiliate of the Winnipeg Jets, by a score of 6-3 this afternoon at Ricoh Coliseum.

Toronto would open the scoring early in the game when T.J. Brennan notched his fifth goal of the season at 1:45. Brennan would net a second tally just 98 seconds later to give the Marlies a 2-0 advantage. St. John's responded with three unanswered goals, two coming before the end of the opening period. Andrew Gordon scored the first IceCaps goal at 6:11 followed by Will O'Neill's first tally of the season at 8:40. Jerome Samson gave St. John's its first lead of the game with his team on the powerplay at 13:49 of the middle frame. The Marlies would even the game at three at 15:28 when John-Michael Liles scored his team's second powerplay goal of the day. Wade MacLeod tallied the eventual game winning goal with just under one minute remaining in the period. Stefan Legein and T.J. Brennan added third period goals to give the Marlies a 6-3 victory.

The Marlies return to the ice on Friday, October 18 when they travel to New York for a 7 p.m. game against the Rochester Americans, AHL affiliate of the Buffalo Sabres. Toronto returns home on Sunday, October 20 for the first of 12 meetings with the Hamilton Bulldogs, AHL affiliate of the Montreal Canadiens. Puck drop for that game is 3 p.m. For all Toronto Marlies ticket information please contact the team's ticket line at 416-597-PUCK (7825).

Toronto Goal Scorers: T.J. Brennan (3), John-Michael Liles, Wade MacLeod (GWG), Stefan Legein

St. John's Goal Scorers: Andrew Gordon, Will O'Neill, Jerome Samson

Game Notes

- Toronto outshot St. John's 33-24

- The Marlies went 2-for-7 on the powerplay and 5-for-7 on the penalty kill

- T.J. Brennan finished the game with 4 points (3 goals, 1 assist)

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