The Marlies extended their winning streak to five games Saturday, shutting out the Cleveland Monsters on home ice. After today’s win, the Marlies are off to their best start in franchise history.
Darren Archibald opened the scoring in the second period, picking up his first goal of the season to give the Marlies a 1-0 lead. Timothy Liljegren and Rasmus Sandin picked up the assists on the opening goal.
Near the midway point of the third, Egor Korshkov tipped in a point shot from Liljegren to extend the Marlies’ lead to 2-0 with his fifth goal in as many games. Matt Read had the additional assist on the goal.
Kasimir Kaskisuo picked up his eighth career shutout and first of the season in a 30-save effort. He has a 1.51 GAA and a .947% to start the season. The Marlies remain perfect on the penalty kill (16/16) and picked up a power play goal.
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