Amerks Crushed By Marlies
By: Thad Brown
Updated: December 1, 2012
A
quick start and a pair of goals by
Matt Frattin helped the Toronto Marlies to a 4-1 win over the Rochester
Americans Friday at The Blue Cross Arena. The contest was the first of a
two-game set between the North Division rivals, which resumes Saturday
night in Toronto.
David
Leggio made his fourth consecutive start for the Amerks, turning aside
27 of the Marlies' 31 shots. Maxime Legault
tallied his first goal of the season, while Brian Flynn's nine-game
point streak came to an end after the rookie forward compiled 15 points
(7+8) from Nov. 4 to Nov. 28.
Carter Ashton and Jerry D'Amigo also scored for the Marlies in front of a 28-save effort from goaltender Ben Scrivens, who earned second star honors en route to picking up his sixth win of the season.
Carter Ashton and Jerry D'Amigo also scored for the Marlies in front of a 28-save effort from goaltender Ben Scrivens, who earned second star honors en route to picking up his sixth win of the season.
The
Marlies jumped out to an early 2-0 lead with two goals in 15 seconds,
beginning with Ashton's fifth goal of the season.
Keith Aucoin, Toronto's top point-getter, entered the zone on an odd-man
rush and sent a cross-ice pass to Ashton for the finish at 16:02 of the
first period.
The Marlies struck again when Frattin roofed a quick one-timer on a pass from Nicolas Deschamps to put Toronto up by a
pair heading into the first intermission.
Toronto
built on its lead at 3:41 of the second stanza, when Frattin scored his
second goal of the night. Will Acton retrieved
the loose puck behind the net and sent a pass to the slot to Frattin,
who beat Leggio high glove side to give the Marlies a three-goal
advantage.
The Amerks got on the board at 3:46 of the third period as Legault redirected Alex Biega's point shot for his first of
the season. Nick Tarnasky also earned an assist on the play to make it a 3-1 game.
D'Amigo sealed the 4-1 victory for the Marlies, adding an empty-netter with 53 seconds remaining in the game.
The same two teams meet again on Saturday, Dec. 1 as the home-and-home series shifts back across the border to Ricoh Coliseum
in downtown Toronto. The puck drops at 7pm. The game was originally scheduled for 5p.
