The Toronto Marlies and Laval Rocket squared off Saturday in their second meeting in as many days. After a tight defensive battle, the Marlies were able to edge the Rocket in overtime last night to even the season series 3-3. Today’s game was another close encounter as the Marlies held only a one-goal lead for the majority of the game.
The Marlies saw an early power play opportunity as Laval’s Daniel Audette received a slashing penalty 1:35 into the opening frame. Less than a minute into the power play, Sam Gagner fired a rocket from the hash marks past Connor LaCouvee to open the scoring. Calle Rosen picked up his 28th assist of the season on Gagner’s power play goal. Shots on goal in the opening frame were 8-7 in favour of Laval, but the Marlies held a 1-0 lead on the scoresheet after 20 minutes of play.
The second period saw end to end action with both netminders making some big stops. The Rocket outshot the Marlies 13-11 in the middle frame but to the credit of Kasimir Kaskisuo, could not find the back of the net.
The final frame was an exciting one as the Marlies generated a flurry of close chances. In the final minutes the Rocket were looking to even the score and force overtime and pulled LaCouvee in favour of an extra attacker. The Marlies took advantage with two empty net goals from Trevor Moore and Chris Mueller to seal a 3-0 win.
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