The Toronto Marlies defeated the Laval Rocket 3-2 on Saturday evening. Toronto improves to 24-9-0-1 against North Division opponents and [insert stat] when playing at home.
Late in the first, Graham Slaggert opened the scoring with a goal at 15:56 to give Toronto the early 1-0 lead.
In the second, Laval responded with a goal by William Trudeau at 8:04 to tie the game at one apiece. Shortly after, Bobby McMann continued his hot streak with a power-play goal at 10:18 to regain the lead for Toronto. With this goal, McMann set a career-high in power-play goals with nine through 27 games.
In the final frame, Laval tied the game at two with a goal by Mitchell Stephens at 12:10. Shortly after, Max Ellis added another for Toronto at 15:04 to regain the lead and make it 3-2. Ellis’ 7th of the season would stand as the game winner.
Erik Källgren stood tall in the Marlies crease stopping 19 of the 21 shots he faced.
The Marlies return to action on February 26th when they host the Syracuse Crunch. Puck drop is at 4:00pm on the Toronto Maple Leafs app and AHLTV.