Marlies Pick up 6th Straight Win on Home Ice

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The Marlies picked up their second win of the weekend and sixth straight on home ice in a 4-3 win over the Texas Stars.

November 17th, 2019 – TORONTO ONTARIO CANADA – The Toronto Marlies, AHL affiliate of the NHL Toronto Maple Leafs, battle the Texas Stars at the Coca-Cola Coliseum in Toronto Canada. (Photo credit: Christian Bonin/TSGphoto.com)

It was clear early on that the Stars were ready to bounce back from yesterday’s 8-4 loss, and they were granted an early power play opportunity as Teemu Kivihalme was booked for interference at 3:10 of the opening frame. The Stars capitalized on the ensuing power play to take an early 1-0 lead. Nearing the half-way mark of the first, Pierre Engvall gave the Marlies life, walking around two opposing players before wiring a shot past Jake Oettinger from the high slot. Pontus Aberg and Mac Hollowell assisted on Engvall’s 7th of the season and 3rd of the weekend. The Stars took back the lead at 11:40 and held onto it for the remainder of the opening frame.

Much like yesterday’s game, the second period was the game-changer for the home team as the Marlies tallied three goals to jump ahead 4-2. Egor Korshkov set the tone with a shorthanded marker just 11 seconds into the middle stanza. Kristians Rubins and Pierre Engvall assisted on his 8th of the season. At 8:56, Nicholas Baptiste finished off a huge rush from Tanner MacMaster to give the Marlies their first lead of the game. Baptiste’s 3rd of the weekend was assisted by MacMaster and Jesper Lindgren. Matt Read rounded out the second period scoring, firing home a one-timer off a pass from Tyler Gaudet at 17:28 of the period. Mac Hollowell picked up the secondary assist on Read’s 2nd of the season and the Marlies held a 4-2 lead after 40 minutes of play.

The Stars pulled within one at 7:22 of the third period, putting the Marlies on their heels. Michael Hutchinson was put to the test as the Stars peppered him with 20 shots in the final frame, looking to force extra time. Hutchinson stood tall and the Marlies held on to pick up their third straight win.