The Marlies powerplay went 1 for 4 in today's game against the Norfolk Admirals. A minor improvement over yesterday's catastrophic performance on the PP.
The result, however was the same. The Marlies lost 4-2 to the Admirals putting them down two in the series and looking down the barrel.
The effort was not to be questioned, the Marlies put in a better performance. Unfortunately, there were a few too many errors along the way that cost the team. They were unable to sustain any sort of defensive hold on the Admirals, who continuously brought the action to Scrivens' crease. A ploy they were determined to maintain throughout the game.
After the Admirals' went up on the Marlies quickly with a goal by Panik. Colborne finally got the power play going with a sniper like one timer that whizzed past Tokarski.
This was all the pressure the Marlies could maintain. The Admirals slowly but surely kept chipping away with their sustained pressure approach. The speed of the Admirals was constantly on display and it gave problems to the Marlies' defenders all game. Gardiner, a defenceman highly talked about had a thoroughly unsatisfactory game as he was left clueless on a few occasions.
The Admirals kept putting goals past Scrivens until it was 4-1. Picard, Segal and Smith were the goal scorers for the three goals. The defensive zone coverage was no where to be found, too many gaps that were constantly exploited by the Admirals.
Juraj Mikus was able to squeak a goal in and the score went to 4-2. However, by this time it was only a consolation prize as the Admirals were well and truly home.
The Marlies now have three games at home in a row as the AHL playoff setup goes 2-3-2 in terms of home games. The next game for the Marlies is on Thursday at the Ricoh Coliseum.
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