Heading into today’s game, the Marlies knew they’d have to play a full 60-minutes to come out on top against a tough Charlotte opponent. A full team effort coupled with solid goaltending helped the Marlies achieve their goal and close out the weekend on a high note.
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Josh Jooris opened the scoring at 8:06 of the first period, knocking home his seventh of the season to give the Marlies an early lead. Frank Corrado and Carl Grundstrom had the assists on the lone goal of the frame. The Marlies outshot the Checkers 14-8 in the opening 20 and held a 1-0 lead heading into the second period.
The flood gates opened in the middle frame as the Marlies posted three unanswered goals to give themselves a solid cushion. Mason Marchment set up Adam Brooks at 4:10 and he made no mistake roofing a shot past Scott Darling to make it 2-0. Trevor Moore had the secondary assist on Brooks’ eighth of the season. 18 seconds later, Chris Mueller found Jeremy Bracco coming from behind the play who tapped his 10thof the season past Darling. Stefan LeBlanc added the extra assist as the Marlies jumped out to a 3-0 lead. With 12 seconds to go in the frame, Pierre Engvall opened up some space for himself before rifling a shot top shelf to give the Marlies a 4-0 lead heading into the final frame.
Sam Jardine added the fifth and final goal for the Marlies at 10:58 with a blast from the top of the circle. LeBlanc had the lone assist and finished the night with two points. Kasimir Kaskisuo stopped all 22 shots he faced earning his second shutout of the season.
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