The Toronto Marlies close out 2019 with a tough loss on home ice, falling 4-1 to the visiting Cleveland Monsters.
The Monsters opened the scoring at 13:20 of the first period with a goal from Paul Bittner. The visitors outshot Toronto 9-7 in the opening frame and held a 1-0 lead through 20 minutes of play.
Kenny Agostino got the Marlies on the board at 9:17 of the second period. Timothy Liljegren found Agostino coming out of the penalty box and Agostino walked into the zone, picked his spot, and fired a shot underneath the glove of Veini Vehvilainen. Matt Read had the secondary assist on Agostino’s 17th of the season. Kasimir Kaskisuo turned away 16 shots in the second to keep the score locked at one apiece heading into the final frame.
The Monsters added three unanswered goals in the third, including an empty netter to improve to 15-15-1-2 on the season. The Marlies peppered Vehvilainen with 16 shots but couldn’t find the back of the net to cut the deficit.
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