Post Game Update: Toronto Marlies win 3-0 in Game 2, take 2-0 series lead back to Toronto
Goals from Connor Brown (shorthanded), Ben Smith (primary assist to Kasperi Kapanen in his first playoff appearance after sitting out Game 1), and Connor Brown again with the empty netter (giving him his third goal in two playoff games). Garret Sparks posted a 31-save shutout.
Full review to come in the morning.
Sheldon Keefe Post Game
Marlies Player Stats – Toronto 3 vs. Bridgeport 0
| Player | Position | G | A | +/- | SH | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campbell, Andrew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Brennan, T.J. | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Carrick, Connor | D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Percy, Stuart | D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Hyman, Zach | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Leivo, Josh | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Carrick, Sam | C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Clune, Richard | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Leipsic, Brendan | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Smith, Ben | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Gauthier, Frederik | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Arcobello, Mark | C | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Brown, Connor | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Holl, Justin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kapanen, Kasperi | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Valiev, Rinat | D | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nylander, William | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Soshnikov, Nikita | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Toronto Marlies Lineup
Josh Leivo – Mark Arcobello – Connor Brown
Zach Hyman – William Nylander – Ben Smith
Brendan Leipsic – Sam Carrick – Nikita Soshnikov
Rich Clune – Frederik Gauthier – Kasperi Kapanen
Andrew Campbell – Rinat Valiev
Stuart Percy – Connor Carrick
TJ Brennan – Justin Holl
Starting Goaltender: Garret Sparks
Scratches: Tobias Lindberg, Matt Frattin, Colin Smith, Viktor Loov, David Kolomatis
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