The Toronto Marlies closed out their three in three weekend with a 4-2 win over the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins on Sunday afternoon.
Chris Mueller opened the scoring with a power play goal at 12:59 of the first period, extending his point streak to eight games. Rasmus Sandin recorded the primary assist while Jeremy Bracco registered his 50th assist of the season with the secondary helper. The Marlies held onto their one-goal lead through the remainder of the frame.
The Marlies’ power play converted again in the second period as Adam Brooks cleaned up the loose change in front of Tristan Jarry. Bracco and Sandin each assisted on the power play goal, and that assist tied Bracco with Tim Stapleton for the Marlies single season franchise record in power play assists (29). The Penguins solved Michael Hutchinson at 14:59 as Jimmy Hayes got the home team on the board. The Marlies added two goals in the final minute of the frame to jump ahead by three heading into the final frame. Michael Carcone restored the Marlies’ two-goal lead at 19:21, firing home a blast from the hash marks. 19 seconds later, Pierre Engvall found snuck one underneath a sprawling Tristan Jarry to make it 4-1 for the Marlies.
Jarrett Burton scored at 14:11 of the final frame to bring the Penguins within two, but the Marlies held on for a 4-2 win.