January 8, 2009
(MILWAUKEE, WI) - Nothing like starting a 9 game road trip with some extra time.
Bates Battaglia had a goal and the eventual shootout winner as the Marlies scored a 3-2 shootout victory over the Milwaukee Admirals at the Bradley Center on Thursday night. It marked the first time in four seasons that the Marlies won in Milwaukee.
Jiri Tlusty had the other Toronto goal while Andrea Thuresson and Nick Spaling scored for the Admirals.
After Thuresson opened the scoring in the second period, Tlusty tied the game by driving the net and getting a shot away that was stopped by Mark Dekanich, but the rebound fluttered in the air, when Tlusty banged it out of the air and in. Late in the period, Anton Stralman drove down the wing and his slap shot hit the stick of the Admirals defenceman and came right to Battaglia who had a wide open net to give Toronto the 2-1 lead.
In the final minute of the third, the Admirals had the empty net and Spaling was able to bounce a rebound over the shoulder of Justin Pogge to tie the game 2-2.
Tim Stapleton and Patric Hornqvist also scored in the shootout.
Pogge stopped 21 shots for the win, while Dekanich made 31 saves in the loss.
Toronto faces the Quad City Flames on Friday.
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