The Toronto Marlies kicked off a five-game home stand in style today, doubling up on the visiting Texas Stars in an 8-4 final.
November 16th, 2019 – TORONTO ONTARIO CANADA – The Toronto Marlies, AHL affiliate of the NHL Toronto Maple Leafs, take on the Texas Stars at the Coca-Cola Coliseum in Toronto Canada. (Photo credit: Christian Bonin/TSGphoto.com)
The Marlies had an early opportunity on the power play when Stars forward Dillon Heatherington was called for hooking. Toronto capitalized on the man-advantage as Jeremy Bracco found Kenny Agostino on the doorstep and he made no mistake tapping home the opening goal. Pontus Aberg had the additional assist on the goal. Pierre Engvall extended the lead to 2-0 at 7:26, scoring right as a Stars penalty expired. The Stars got one back at 12:29 to cut the Marlies’ lead to 2-1.
The Stars evened the score 2-2 early in the second period to put the Marlies on their heels, but the home team was quick to respond as Nick Baptiste capitalized on a 2-on-1 rush to restore the lead. The goal brought the Marlies to life as the offence exploded with five more unanswered goals. Baptiste struck again 1:47 after his first goal on a shorthanded opportunity to extend the lead to 4-2. 1:37 later, Agostino notched his second of the game to put the Marlies ahead 5-2. At 10:18, Agostino struck again to complete the hat trick with his third goal of the game. Less than a minute later, Ben Harpur sent Hudson Elynuik and Tanner MacMaster off to the races and MacMaster made no mistake depositing his third of the season to make it 7-2. Pierre Engvall closed out the second period scoring frenzy with his second of the game at 18:33. The Marlies held an 8-2 lead through 40 minutes of play.
The Stars added two goals early in the third period to cut the deficit to 8-4, but that would do it as the Marlies preserved their lead for the remainder of the frame.
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