Road Trip Begins in Cleveland
November 2, 2018 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Toronto Marlies News Release
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Halloween may be over but it's a meeting with the Monsters for the Marlies, who kick off a five-game road trip Friday night in Cleveland.
The Marlies (4-4-0-1) are riding a three-game winning streak coming into play, and have earned at least a point in four straight. In their only meeting of the season, the Marlies lost 5-3 to the Monsters back on October 8.
Cleveland (6-3-1-0) bounced back with a win over Rockford in their last game, snapping a two-game skid.
After finding themselves in offensive shootouts to start the season, the Marlies have clamped down of late, allowing only four goals combined in their past three games. They still sit tied for sixth in the league in total goals with 35 on the season.
Trevor Moore is leading the charge of lighting the lamp with seven goals in nine games so far, plus three assists for 10 points in the early going.
Four players are tied for the second spot in team scoring, with Sam Gagner (4G, 4A), Carl Grundstrom (3G, 5A), Chris Mueller (3G, 5A) and Calle Rosen (1G, 7A) all with eight points.
At the other end, Zac Dalpe has led the Monsters offensively this season with 11 points (7G, 4A) in 10 games.
On special teams, the Marlies will look to continue finding success on the power play, especially on the road. Toronto has converted on 28.6% of power play opportunities when away from home this season, while Cleveland's penalty kill has stopped 78.9% of shorthanded situations at home.
The Monsters' power play has struggled to get going this year, converting on just 8.8% of chances. At home, Cleveland is 1-for-16 on the power play so the Marlies will look to limit opportunities when shorthanded tonight, entering with a 80.0% success rate on the penalty kill.
Puck drop is scheduled for 7:00 PM and fans can catch all the action on AHLTV.
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