TOR 5 - 4 HAM (SO)

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Toronto: M. Pezzetta (1) (M. Johnstone, H. Rybinski), R.Tverberg (1) (B. Danford, L. Haymes), V. Lettieri (1) (L. Shaw), V. Lettieri (2) PP (C. McWard, B. Brisson)
Goaltender: A. Akhtyamov (28/32) W

Hamilton: C. Eiserman (1) (D. Kuefler), M. Chaffee (4) (Unassisted), L. Foudy (2) PP (M. Chaffee, E. Bear), B. Scanlin (1) (P. Engvall, C. Thiesing)
Goaltender: V. Vaněček (27/31) SO/L  

ON THE SCORESHEET

• Michael Pezzetta put the Marlies on the board at 8:50 of the first period. This was Pezzetta’s first goal of the season. He had 11 points (5 goals, 6 assists) in 39 games last season with the Marlies.
• Ryan Tverberg scored at 16:59 of thefirst period. This was his first goal of the season. He had 36 points (15 goals, 21 assists) in 63 games with the Marlies last season.
• Vinni Lettieri scored at 25 seconds into the second period and at 8:36 of the third period on the power play.  He also recorded the game-deciding goal in the shootout. Lettieri has points (2-2-4) in three consecutive games.
• Marc Johnstone recorded the primary assist on Pezzetta’s first period goal. This was his first point of the season. He had 26 points (9 goals, 17 assists) in 57 games with Toronto last season.
• Henrik Rybinski had the secondary assist on Pezzetta’s first period goal. He has points (1-3-4) in three consecutive games.
• Ben Danford registered the primary assist on Tverberg’s first period goal. This was his first professional regular season point. He had three points (1 goal, 2 assists) 16 playoff games with the Marlies last season.
• Luke Haymes picked up the secondary assist on Tverberg’s first period goal. He has assists (3) in three consecutive games.
• Logan Shaw had the lone assist on Lettieri’s second period goal. He had 54 points (23 goals, 31 assists) in 72 games this past season with the Marlies.
• Cole McWard recorded the primary assiston Lettieri’s third period power play goal. He has assists (2) in consecutive games.
• Brendan Brisson picked up the secondary assist on Lettieri’s third period power play goals. He has points (2-2-4) in consecutive games.
• Artur Akhtyamov stopped 28 of 32 shots he faced. He is 3-5 in the shootout in his AHL career.

TEAM NOTES

• This was Toronto’s first shootout of the season.
• The Marlies went 3-for-4 on the penalty kill and 1-for-3 on the power play. Toronto is 2-1-0-0 when scoring on the power play and 1-1-0-0 when allowing a goal on the penalty kill.
• Toronto and Hamilton both recorded 32 shots. Marc Johnstone, Vinni Lettieri and Michael Pezzetta led the Marlies with five shots on goal. Toronto is 1-0-0-0 when recording the same number of shots as their opponent.
• The Marlies are 2-1-0-0 against North Division opponents and are 2-0-0-0 against the Hammers.

HAM 3 - 5 TOR

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Hamilton: P. Engvall (2) (B. Scanlin), E. Bear (1) (L. Foudy), L. Foudy (1) (M. Warren, D. Kuefler)
Goaltender: J. Kotai (30/35) L

Toronto: B. Brisson (1) (L. Shaw, H. Rybinski), N. Chadwick (1) (P. Myers, L. Haymes), L. Sim (1) (H. Rybinski, B. Valis), B. Brisson (2) (C. McWard, L. Shaw), L. Shaw (1) (B. Brisson, V. Lettieri)
Goaltender: A. Akhtyamov (24/27) W    

ON THE SCORESHEET

• Brendan Brisson opened the scoring at 11:22 of the first period on the power play and scoring the game-winning goal with his second goal of the period at 17:27. He also had the primary assist on Shaw’s second period goal. He had 37 points (19 goals, 18assists) in 66 games last season with Hartford.
• Noah Chadwick scored Toronto’s second goal at 12:57 of the first period. He had 23 points (5 goals, 18 assists) in 68 games last season with Toronto.
• Landon Sim scored his first goal of the season at 16:10 of the first period. He had three goals in 13 games last season with Toronto.
• Logan Shaw scored 53 seconds into the second period. He also recorded the primary assist on Brisson’s first period power play goal and the secondary assist on Brisson’s second goal of the opening period. He had 54 points (23 goals, 31 assists) in 72 games this past season with the Marlies.
• Henrik Rybinski had the secondary assist on Brisson’s power play goal and primary assist on Sim’s goal, both in the first period. He has points (1-2-3) in consecutive games. Rybinski had 30 points (10 goals, 20 assists) in 59 games last season with the Hershey Bears.
• Philippe Myers registered the primary assist on Chadwick’s first period goal.
• Luke Haymes picked up the secondary assist on Chadwick’s first period goal. He has points (0-2-2) inconsecutive games. Haymes had 33 points (17 goals, 16 assists) in 66 games last season with Toronto.
• Borya Valis had the secondary assist on Sim’s first period goal.
• Cole McWard recorded the primary assist on Brisson’s second goal of the first period. He had 27 points (6 goals, 21 assists) in 63 games with Bridgeport in the 2025-26 season.
• Vinni Lettieri picked up the secondary assist on Shaw’s second period goal. He has points (0-2-2) in consecutive games. He had 42 points (14 goals, 28 assists) in 55 games with Toronto in 2025-26.
• Artur Akhtyamov stopped 24 of 27 shots he faced. He was 21-12-4 this past season with a 2.88 goals against average and a 0.904 save percentage.

TEAM NOTES

• Toronto is 17-3-1-1 in their home opener through the franchise’s history. Toronto has earned at least a point (7-0-1-0) in eight consecutive home openers.
• This was the franchise’s first matchup against Hamilton. Toronto last faced a team from Hamilton on Mar. 28, 2015 in a 2-1 loss when the team was affiliated with Montréal.
• The Marlies went 6-for-6 on the penalty kill and 1-for-5 on the power play. Toronto is 1-1-0-0 when scoring on the power play and 1-0-0-0 when not allowing a goal on the penalty kill.
• Toronto had a 35-27 edge in shots in all situations. Ben Danford, Cole McWard and Marshall Rifai led the Marlies with four shots on goal. Toronto is 1-1-0-0 when outshooting their opponent.
• The Marlies are 1-1-0-0against North Division opponents and are 1-0-0-0 against the Hammers.  

TOR 1 - 3 ROC

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Toronto: H. Rybinski (1) PP (L. Haymes, V. Lettieri)
Goaltender: S. Hlavaj (17/20) L

Rochester: R. Fiddler-Schultz (1) PP (T. Kuntar, C. Meyer), J. Richard (1) (, G. McCarthy, T. Bordeleau), C. Sheary (1) (M. Peca)
Goaltender: M. Villalta (35/36) W

ON THE SCORESHEET

• Henrik Rybinski recorded Toronto’s first goal of the season on the power play at 18:09 of the third period. He had 30 points (10 goals, 20 assists) in 59 games last season with the Hershey Bears.
• Luke Haymes had the primary assist on Rybinski’s third period power play goal. He had 33 points (17 goals, 16 assists) in 66 games last season with Toronto.
• Vinni Lettieri picked up the secondary assist on Rybinski’s third period power play goal. He had 42 points (14 goals, 28 assists) in 55 games with Toronto in 2025-26.
• Samuel Hlavaj stopped 17 of 20 shots he faced in his first start with the Marlies.

TEAM NOTES

• Toronto is 14-6-1-1 all-time in in the club’s season-opening game, outscoring their opponents 78-57.
• This was Toronto’s sixth opening game against Rochester. The club is 2-4-1-0 against the Americans and have been outscored 26-22.
• The Marlies went 5-for-6 on the penalty kill and 1-for-8 on the power play. Toronto is 0-1-0-0 when scoring on the power play and 0-1-0-0 when allowing a goal on the penalty kill.
• Toronto had a 36-20 edge in shots in all situations. Borya Valis led the Marlies with six shots on goal. Toronto is 0-1-0-0 when outshooting their opponent.
• The Marlies are 0-1-0-0 against North Division opponents and are 0-1-0-0 against the Americans.