Ryan Tverberg records three points, Marlies force winner take all Game 5 in Cleveland

The Marlies faced elimination and won 5-2 against the Cleveland Monsters to force a winner-take-all Game 5 in Cleveland. Ryan Tverberg led the offence with two goals and one assist, scoring the opening power-play goal with a wrist shot. The team regained scoring after producing one goal or fewer in the previous two games. Alex Nylander and Henry Thrun extended the lead to three, and Jacob Quillan scored his first playoff goal to make it 4-0. Quillan’s goal came from a pass by Ben Danford, who recorded his first professional point. Tverberg’s postseason production followed a career-high regular season and led to an NHL call-up.

"Facing elimination on Friday night, the Marlies rallied for a 5-2 win over the Cleveland Monsters to ensure a winner-take-all Game 5 on Sunday in Cleveland. Led by Ryan Tverberg, who recorded two goals and one assist, the Marlies got their offence back on track after being held to one goal or fewer over the past two games of the series."

"Tverberg opened the game's scoring on the power play, snapping a wrist shot past Monsters goaltender Zach Sawchenko to give the Marlies the game's opening goal for the first time in the series. Tverberg has put together a strong postseason as he attempts to prove that he could fit on the Maple Leafs' roster next season."

""We just stuck to our game plan and executed more on what we have been trying to do. We got pucks in, stayed above them and limited their chances," Tverberg said post-game. The 24-year-old has recorded five goals and three assists over 12 playoff games, following up a regular season in which he posted a career-high 36 points across 63 games played."

"After Alex Nylander and Henry Thrun both scored to extend the Marlies' lead to three, forward Jacob Quillan buried his first goal of the playoffs. Quillan received a pass from Ben Danford and surged into the Monsters' zone, ripping a wrist-shot past Sawchenko to give the Marlies a 4-0 lead with 7:07 left to play. The assist was Danford's first point at the professional level."

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