Take a game-day spin around the AHL ice with latest news and notes from the 2017 Calder Cup Playoffs in today’s AHL Morning Skate.
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Game 6 – Tuesday, 7:00 ET, AHL Live
(HER leads series, 3-2)
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Atlantic Division Finals – Series “I” (best-of-7)
A3-Hershey Bears vs. A4-Providence Bruins
Game 1 – Sat., May 6 – Providence 3, HERSHEY 1
Game 2 – Sun., May 7 – HERSHEY 3, Providence 2 (OT)
Game 3 – Thu., May 11 – Hershey 2, PROVIDENCE 1 (OT)
Game 4 – Fri., May 12 – PROVIDENCE 2, Hershey 1
Game 5 – Sun., May 14 – Hershey 3, PROVIDENCE 2 (OT)
Game 6 – Tue., May 16 – Providence at Hershey, 7:00
*Game 7 – Wed., May 17 – Providence at Hershey, 7:00
*if necessary… All times Eastern
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Game 6 – 7:00 ET, AHL Live
(SYR leads series, 3-2)
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Toronto hosts Syracuse in Game 6 of the North Division Finals tonight, looking to push the series to the limit… The Crunch are one win away from the Eastern Conference Finals after taking a 3-2 series lead with a 5-1 victory on Saturday night… Syracuse spotted the Marlies a 1-0 lead in Game 5 before scoring the next five goals… Matthew Peca (3-5-8) tied the game at 11:24 of the first period and Joel Vermin (4-0-4) put the Crunch in front for good at 3:18 of the second… Kevin Lynch (1-1-2) and Jonathan Racine (1-1-2) both scored their first career AHL playoff goals, and Gabriel Dumont (2-1-3) tacked on an empty-netter with 3:38 to play… Racine’s goal was Syracuse’s third shorthanded marker of the series… Mike McKenna (6-3, 2.60, .903) made 26 saves in the win; McKenna is 5-0 (1.99, .921) at home this postseason but 1-3 (3.42, .883) on the road… Steve Oleksy (1-1-2) scored the only goal for the Marlies in Game 5, his first in 32 career Calder Cup Playoff contests… Kasimir Kaskisuo (4-2, 2.56, .891) stopped 18 of 22 shots for Toronto, and now shows a 3.72 GAA and an .857 save percentage in the series… The Marlies are 6-for-23 (26.1 percent) on the power play in the series; the Crunch are 3-for-18 (16.7 percent)… Toronto is 9-8 all-time when facing playoff elimination, including 6-4 at Ricoh Coliseum… Syracuse is 8-12 all-time with a chance to close out a series.
North Division Finals – Series “J” (best-of-7)
N1-Syracuse Crunch vs. N2-Toronto Marlies
Game 1 – Fri., May 5 – SYRACUSE 3, Toronto 1
Game 2 – Sat., May 6 – SYRACUSE 8, Toronto 5
Game 3 – Tue., May 9 – TORONTO 5, Syracuse 3
Game 4 – Wed., May 10 – TORONTO 3, Syracuse 2
Game 5 – Sat., May 13 – SYRACUSE 5, Toronto 1
Game 6 – Mon., May 15 – Syracuse at Toronto, 7:00
*Game 7 – Wed., May 17 – Toronto at Syracuse, 7:00
*if necessary… All times Eastern
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(GR wins series, 4-1)
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Central Division Finals – Series “K” (best-of-7)
C1-Chicago Wolves vs. C2-Grand Rapids Griffins
Game 1 – Wed., May 3 – Grand Rapids 4, CHICAGO 1
Game 2 – Fri., May 5 – CHICAGO 7, Grand Rapids 3
Game 3 – Sat., May 6 – GRAND RAPIDS 4, Chicago 2
Game 4 – Mon., May 8 – GRAND RAPIDS 6, Chicago 3
Game 5 – Sat., May 13 – Grand Rapids 5, CHICAGO 2
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(SJ wins series, 4-1)
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Pacific Division Finals – Series “L” (best-of-7)
P1-San Jose Barracuda vs. P2-San Diego Gulls
Game 1 – Fri., May 5 – San Diego 3, SAN JOSE 2 (OT)
Game 2 – Sat., May 6 – SAN JOSE 5, San Diego 1
Game 3 – Wed., May 10 – San Jose 4, SAN DIEGO 3 (OT)
Game 4 – Fri., May 12 – San Jose 4, SAN DIEGO 3
Game 5 – Sat., May 13 – San Jose 2, SAN DIEGO 0
Yesterday’s Recaps
#HERvsPRO: Bears work OT again, take 3-2 series lead
Call It a Comeback
Seven times during the 2017 Calder Cup Playoffs, a team has won a game it had trailed with less than 4:00 remaining in regulation:
May 10 – San Jose at San Diego (tied with 1:01 remaining, GWG in OT)
May 9 – Toronto vs. Syracuse (tied with 1:56 remaining, GWG with 1:38 remaining)
May 7 – Hershey vs. Providence (tied with 2:30 remaining, GWG in OT)
May 5 – San Diego at San Jose (tied with 3:56 remaining, GWG in OT)
Apr. 26 – Grand Rapids at Milwaukee (tied with 3:38 remaining, GWG in OT)
Apr. 23 – W-B/Scranton at Providence (tied with 1:03 remaining, GWG in OT)
Apr. 22 – Syracuse at St. John’s (tied with 2:44 remaining, GWG in 2OT)
Working Overtime
There have been 16 overtime games played in the 2017 Calder Cup Playoffs so far:
May 14 – Hershey 3, PROVIDENCE 2 (Madison Bowey, 1:58)
May 11 – Hershey 2, PROVIDENCE 1 (Chris Bourque, 7:14)
May 10 – San Jose 4, SAN DIEGO 3 (Timo Meier, 17:40)
May 7 – HERSHEY 3, Providence 2 (Travis Boyd, 5:44)
May 5 – San Diego 3, SAN JOSE 2 (Kevin Roy, 0:38)
*May 2 – SAN JOSE 2, Stockton 1 (Ryan Carpenter, 8:52)
*Apr. 28 – TORONTO 2, Albany 1 (Justin Holl, 46:43)
*Apr. 28 – SYRACUSE 2, St. John’s 1 (Gabriel Dumont, 2:18)
*Apr. 26 – Grand Rapids 3, MILWAUKEE 2 (Kyle Criscuolo, 10:03)
Apr. 26 – TORONTO 3, Albany 2 (Colin Greening, 0:45)
Apr. 26 – Lehigh Valley 2, HERSHEY 1 (Chris Conner, 1:49)
Apr. 23 – Charlotte 4, CHICAGO 3 (Connor Brickley, 9:28)
Apr. 23 – W-B/Scranton 6, PROVIDENCE 5 (Derrick Pouliot, 7:49)
Apr. 22 – Syracuse 4, ST. JOHN’S 3 (Tye McGinn, 30:37)
Apr. 21 – GRAND RAPIDS 4, Milwaukee 3 (Tomas Nosek, 9:32)
Apr. 21 – Hershey 1, LEHIGH VALLEY 0 (Nathan Walker, 7:38)
*clinched series
Alumni Watch
In the 2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs last night, 2016 AHL All-Star Nick Ritchie scored the game-winning goal as Anaheim defeated Nashville, 5-3… Ondrej Kase, who had 6-6-12 in 14 games with San Diego this season, netted his first career NHL playoff goal and John Gibson made 30 saves… 2015 AHL All-Rookie forward Viktor Arvidsson tallied two assists and was named the game’s third star for the Predators.
In the 2017 IIHF World Championships yesterday, William Nylander notched two goals and an assist to lead Sweden past Denmark, 4-2… Former AHL All-Stars Mikko Rantanen and Valtteri Filppula scored to give Finland a 3-2 overtime win over Switzerland… Anders Lee tallied a goal and an assist as the United States downed Slovakia, 6-1… Michal Repik, a veteran of 243 AHL games with Rochester and San Antonio, scored twice for the Czech Republic in a 5-2 win over France.
On This Date
May 15, 2016 – Travis Boyd scores 10:57 into overtime to give Hershey a 3-2 win over Wilkes-Barre/Scranton in Game 7 of the Atlantic Division Finals.
May 15, 1978 – The Maine Mariners win the Calder Cup in their first season as members of the AHL, defeating New Haven 5-4 at the Cumberland County Civic Center.
May 15, 1973 – Before 15,019 fans at Buffalo’s Memorial Auditorium, the Cincinnati Swords win the Calder Cup with a 5-1 win over Nova Scotia.
May 15, 1972 – Nova Scotia concludes a dominating postseason with a 4-1 win over Baltimore, claiming its first Calder Cup championship… The Voyageurs outscored their opponents 64-19 in their 15 playoff games (12-3).
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