Toronto Marlies Continue Royal Road Trip with Game Against Milwaukee Admirals

The Toronto Marlies fell 7-3 to the Milwaukee Admirals on Wednesday afternoon. Toronto is now 5-3-2-0.

In the first period, both teams exchanged chances, but neither team were able to breakthrough.

In the second, Milwaukee scored three goals in 1:35 to take a quick 3-0 lead. Later in the frame, the Admirals extended their lead to four, before Nick Abruzzese got one back for the visitors on the power play.

In the third, Joseph Blandisi and Kieffer Bellows scored to bring Toronto within one, but it wasn’t enough. Milwaukee added three more goals in the final frame to secure a 7-3 victory.

Toronto returns to action on Friday when they visit the Grand Rapids Griffins for two straight games. Puck drop is at 7:00pm on AHLTV.

SCORING SUMMARY

Toronto: N. Abruzzese (2) PP (T. Niemelä, K. Bellows), J. Blandisi (3) PP (A. Steeves, W. Villeneuve), K. Bellows (2) (T. Niemelä, R. Mastrosimone)
Goaltender: M. Jones (9/12), K. Petruzzelli (15/18) L

Milwaukee: T. Felhaber (2) (D. Gurianov, F. Svechkov), E. Afanasyev (4) (M. Jankowski, S. Stastney), E. Afanasyev (5) (M. Jankowski), R. Schaefer (1) (S. Stastney), J .Kemell (2) (Z. L’Heureux), E. Afanasyev (6) EN (R. Schaefer, M. Jankowski), J. Gross (1) (Z. L’Heureux)
Goaltender: T. Grosenick (20/23) W

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ON THE SCORESHEET

• Nick Abruzzese put the Marlies on the board at 13:06 of the second period. This was his first power play goal of the season. He has five points (2 goals, 3 assists) in 10 games.
• Joseph Blandisi scored on the power play at 10:19 of the third period. He has eight points (3 goals, 5 assists) in nine games this season.
• Kieffer Bellows scored at 12:04 of the third period and earlier had the secondary assist on Abruzzese’s second period goal. He has points (2-2-3) in three consecutive games.
• Topi Niemelä recorded the primary assists on Abruzzese’s second period goal and Bellows’ third period goal. He has seven points (2 goals, 5 assists) in nine games. This was his first multipoint game with the Marlies.
• Alex Steeves had the primary assist on Blandisi’s third period goal. He has nine points (6-3-9) through seven consecutive games.
• William Villeneuve registered the secondary assist on Blandisi’s third period goal. He has four assists in eight games this season.
• Robert Mastrosimone picked up the secondary assist on Bellows’ third period goal. This was his first career professional point.
• Martin Jones stopped 9 of 12 shots he faced in 24:21 of action. Keith Petruzzellistopped 15 of 18 shots in relief.

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TEAM NOTES

• Toronto’s all-time record when playing games with a start time of 11:30 a.m. or earlier is 25-15-3-1. On the road, the team is 2-3-0-0.
• The Marlies went 1-for-1 on the penalty kill and 2-for-3 on the power play. Toronto is 2-1-2-0 when scoring on the power play and 2-2-0-0 when not allowing a goal on the penalty kill.
• Milwaukee had a 31-23 edge in shots in all situations. Kieffer Bellows led the Marlies with five shots on goal. Toronto is 1-1-0-0 when outshot by their opponent.
• The Marlies are 1-1-0-0 against Central Division opponents and finish the season 1-1-0-0 against the Admirals. Toronto defeated Milwaukee 3-2 at home on Oct. 24.
• Toronto is on its annual road trip during the Royal Winter Fair and will spend seven games on the road, returning to Coca-Cola Coliseum on Nov. 18.

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POSTGAME QUOTES

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HEAD COACH JOHN GRUDEN

On the second period:

We got a little loose and we weren’t stopping on pucks and the details go a little bit. They took advantage of those opportunities. They’re a hard-working defensive team but when you give them opportunities like that, we just were never able to recover.

UPCOMING GAMES:
*All times Eastern Standard Time

November 10 at Grand Rapids – 7:00 p.m.
November 11 at Grand Rapids – 7:00 p.m.
November 18 vs. Manitoba – 4:00 p.m.
November 19 vs. Manitoba – 4:00 p.m.
November 21 vs. Lehigh Valley – 7:00 p.m.