The Marlies got back to their winning ways on Saturday, picking up a big 5-2 win over the division leading Rochester Americans. The win snapped a three-game losing skid for the Marlies as they improved to 20-11-2-1 on the season and 13-5 on home ice.
Kalle Kossila opened the scoring at 12:36 of the first period wiring a shot from the slot off a pass from Jeremy Bracco. Two minutes later, Kenny Agostino wired a rocket one-timer top shelf to finish a pass from Pontus Aberg to make it 2-0. The Amerks solved Kasimir Kaskisuo at 18:24 to cut the Marlies’ lead in half heading into the first intermission.
The visitors continued to test Kaskisuo in the second period, firing 14 shots on goal. The pressure paid off as the Amerks evened the score 2-2 at 10:43 of the middle frame. The Marlies were held to only five shots on goal in the middle frame as the score remained tied 2-2 through 40 minutes of play.
Kossila restored the Marlies’ lead at 11:24 of the third period with his second of the game. Jesper Lindgren picked up the assist on the goal. At 13:27, Teemu Kivihalme and Pontus Aberg converted on a give and go as Aberg redirected the puck past Andrew Hammond to put the Marlies ahead by two. Just over a minute later, Egor Korshkov fired a shot top shelf to give Toronto a three-goal cushion. The Marlies held on and Kaskisuo turned away all eight shots he faced in the third period to seal a 5-2 win for the Marlies.
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