Monarchs snap three-game losing streak with 5-1 victory
Manchester , New Hampshire – Right wing Tyler Toffoli scored a natural hat trick to lead the Manchester Monarchs past the Portland Pirates, 5-1, at Cumberland County Civic Center in a VIP Cup match-up on Tuesday night.
Manchester (8-6-0-1) leads the Atlantic Division with 17 points. Portland (6-7-1-1) is fourth in the Division with 14 points.
“Our penalty kill and goaltending was top-shelf tonight,” said Monarchs Head Coach Mark Morris . “The entire third period was special teams and the guys killing for us did a great job. The early goals by Tyler Toffoli got things on the right track for us and I was very pleased with our body of work. We had lots of chances because of the work we did pursuing the puck. When we skate like we did tonight hockey is fun and exciting to watch and fun to play. We ought to bottle that effort.”
