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Game 13 Preview: Toronto at Lehigh Valley

Tony Androckitis

Nov 5, 2017 — 2 min read

Editor's Note: I'll have full coverage of tonight's Phantoms game against the Toronto Marlies live from the PPL Center in downtown Allentown, Pennsylvania.

The puck drops at 5:05 p.m. ET, but make sure you're following along on Twitter -> @TonyAndrock for live in-game updates.
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ALLENTOWN - The Lehigh Valley Phantoms (8-2-2) finish off a three-game weekend with a home matchup against the North Division-leading Toronto Marlies (8-3-0) this evening.

BY THE NUMBERS

LV: 10 games played, 8-2-0-2 = 18 points 2nd Place Atlantic Division Streak: 1-0-0-1 Last Ten Games: 7-2-0-1

TOR: 11 games played, 8-3-0-0 = 12 points 1st Place North Division Streak: 2-0-0-0 Last Ten Games: 7-3-0-0

Special Teams

Power Play

LV: 9-for-63 = 14.3% (T-19th) TOR: 10-for-72 = 13.9% (21st)

Penalty Kill

LV: 43-for-56 = 76.8% (30th) TOR: 45-for-52 = 86.5% (6th)

LEADING SCORERS

LV: Danick Martel (12GP, 12G-4A), Chris Conner (12GP, 4G-9A), Mike Vecchione (12GP, 2G-10A) and Phil Varone (12GP, 2G-10A)

TOR:Ben Smith (11GP, 5G-6A), Mason Marchment (8GP, 5G-4A), Nikita Soshnikov (10GP, 2G-6A) and Andreas Johnsson (9GP, 5G-2A)

EXPECTED STARTING GOALTENDERS

LV: Dustin Tokarski (2-0-0, 2.08 GAA, .929 SV%, 0 SO) TOR: Garret Sparks (6-1-0, 1.44 GAA, .943 SV%, 2 SO)

SEASON SERIES

Tonight marks the first of two scheduled regular season meetings between the Phantoms and Marlies this season. Lehigh Valley swept the two-game season series last year.

Season Series Schedule

Sunday, November 5th: Toronto at Lehigh Valley - 5:05 p.m. ET Friday, January 5th: Lehigh Valley at Toronto - 7:00 p.m. ET

LEHIGH VALLEY PHANTOMS

Roster Notes

Alex Lyon got the start Saturday in Binghamton, but was replaced to start the third period by Dustin Tokarski who played in Friday night's game at home against Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. Sunday's starter is to be determined.

Will O'Neill was returned to the Phantoms by Philadelphia Sunday morning. He's expected to be in the lineup tonight.

Phil Myers (undisclosed) left in the second period of Friday night's game and did not return. The belief is that he has been trying to play through a lower body injury he sustained a few weeks ago blocking a shot off his leg. Myers missed two games after that incident, and missed tonight's game.

Adam Comrie was recalled from ECHL Reading late Friday night, getting into town at 3:30 a.m. and going right into the Phantoms' lineup on defense.

Forward Greg Carey (undisclosed) missed Saturday night's game. When asked about Carey, head coach Scott Gordon said "He's a little banged up."

Expected Lines:

Chris Conner - Phil Varone - Cole Bardreau Danick Martel - Mike Vecchione - Nicolas Aube-Kubel Oskar Lindblom - Mikhail Vorobyev - Colin McDonald (C) Tyrell Goulbourne - Corban Knight (A) - Radel Fazleev

T.J. Brennan - Max Lamarche Reece Willcox - Mark Friedman Will O'Neill - Adam Comrie

Dustin Tokarski - Alex Lyon