Toronto Marlies Fall To Abbotsford Canucks In First Half Of Back-To-Back

The Toronto Marlies fell 4-0 to the Abbotsford Canucks on Tuesday night. The Canucks now lead the season series 2-1.

In the first period, it was the home team that got on the board first with a goal from Nils Höglander just over halfway through the frame. The Canucks would take a 1-0 lead into the first intermission.

In the second period, both teams exchanged chances, but the score remained 1-0 after 40 minutes of play.

In the final frame, the home side continued to push. Nils Höglander, Phil Di Giuseppe, and Justin Dowling all scored within three minutes of each other near the end of the period to secure a 4-0 victory for the Canucks.

The two teams meet again on Wednesday night for the second half of a back-to-back. Puck drop is at 10:00pm EST on AHLTV.

SCORING SUMMARY

Toronto: No goals
Goaltender: J. Woll (41/44) L

Abbotsford: N. Hoglander (4) (W. Kalynuk, K. Rau), N. Hoglander (5) (K. Rau), P. Di Giuseppe (11) (J. Dowling), J. Dowling (10) EN (Unassisted)
Goaltender: A. Silovs (18/18) W

ON THE SCORESHEET

• Joseph Woll stopped 41 of 44 shots he faced. He is 11-1-0 this season with a 2.59 goals against average and a 0.925 save percentage.

TEAM NOTES

• This is the first game this season where Toronto has been shutout.
• The Marlies went 7-for-7 on the penalty kill and 0-for-2 on the power play. Toronto is 5-6-0-0 when not scoring on the power play and 13-6-0-1 when not allowing a goal on the penalty kill.
• Abbotsford had a 45-18 edge in shots in all situations. Mikko Kokkonen led the Marlies with four shots on goal. Toronto is 13-5-1-1 when outshot by their opponent.
• The Marlies are 1-2-0-0 against the Abbotsford Canucks which is the only team Toronto plays in the Pacific Division. Abbotsford has outscored Toronto 9-8 through three games.
• Toronto is on their annual Boat Show Road Trip which includes eight games from Jan. 14 to Jan. 29. Toronto is 4-1-0 and have outscored their opponents 21-20.

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POSTGAME QUOTES

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HEAD COACH GREG MOORE

On tonight’s game:
We certainly weren’t playing to their pace for the majority of the game. They had a lot of good momentum especially in our defensive zone. They were able to just keep moving. We struggled with stalls and stops which has been a strength of ours throughout the season. If it wasn’t for Joseph Woll today giving us a chance to keep this to a 1-0 game towards the end, it could have been ugly.

UPCOMING GAMES:
*All times Eastern Standard Time

January 25 at Abbotsford – 7:00 p.m. (PST)
January 27 at Manitoba – 7:00 p.m. (CST)
January 29 at Manitoba – 2:00 p.m. (CST)
February 3 vs. Laval – 7:00 p.m.
February 4 vs. Laval – 4:00 p.m.