AHL Morning Skate: May 3

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Game 5 – 5:00 ET, AHL Live, Leafs TV (Series tied, 2-2)
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The conference quarterfinal round of the 2015 Calder Cup Playoffs comes to a close this evening with Game 5 of the Western Conference series between Grand Rapids and Toronto at Van Andel Arena… The home team has won every game of the series to date, with the #2-seed Griffins coming back from an 0-2 deficit… Last night’s Game 4 ended in a 5-4 Grand Rapids victory, with the home team sparked by a pair of goals from Tomas Nosek… Nosek (2-2-4) scored twice 4:23 apart, once shorthanded and once on a power play, to turn an early 1-0 deficit into a 2-1 Griffins lead… Andreas Athanasiou (3-0-3) broke a 2-2 tie early in the third period, and Teemu Pulkkinen (6-0-6) added his league-leading sixth goal of the series and 29th goal in his last 25 AHL games… Mark Zengerle (0-5-5) and Andy Miele (2-4-6) recorded two assists each for Grand Rapids, joining Pulkkinen with points in all four games of the series… Tyler Bertuzzi (2-1-3) scored for the second time in as many games after sitting out Games 1 and 2… Defensemen Brendan Mikkelson (2-0-2) and T.J. Brennan (3-4-7) scored extra-attacker goals for Toronto, but the Griffins held on for the win… Brennan had a goal and two assists in Game 4, his second three-point effort of the series… Matt Frattin (3-2-5) added a goal and an assist for the Marlies… Tom McCollum (2-1, 4.03, .871) made 28 saves to earn the win; Christopher Gibson (2-2, 3.90, .866) stopped 22 shots in the loss… Grand Rapids was 2-for-4 on the power play in Game 4, improving to 6-for-16 (37.5 percent) in the series… Toronto, 0-for-5 last night, dropped to 3-for-19 (15.8 percent)… A Griffins win sets up a meeting with Rockford in the second round; the Marlies would meet Utica with a victory.

Western Conference Quarterfinals – Series “F” (best-of-5)
2-Grand Rapids Griffins vs. 7-Toronto Marlies
Game 1 – Sat., Apr. 25 – TORONTO 7, Grand Rapids 4
Game 2 – Sun., Apr. 26 – TORONTO 5, Grand Rapids 2
Game 3 – Wed., Apr. 29 – GRAND RAPIDS 5, Toronto 2
Game 4 – Sat., May 2 – GRAND RAPIDS 5, Toronto 4
Game 5 – Sun., May 3 – Toronto at Grand Rapids, 5:00
   *if necessary… All times Eastern

Eastern Conference Semifinals – Series “I” (best-of-7)
1-Manchester Monarchs vs. 4-Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
Game 1 – Wed., May 6 – W-B/Scranton at Manchester, 7:00
Game 2 – Thu., May 7 – W-B/Scranton at Manchester, 7:00
Game 3 – Sat., May 9 – Manchester at W-B/Scranton, 7:05
Game 4 – Mon., May 11 – Manchester at W-B/Scranton, 7:05
*Game 5 – Tue., May 12 – Manchester at W-B/Scranton, 7:05
*Game 6 – Fri., May 15 – W-B/Scranton at Manchester, 7:00
*Game 7 – Sat., May 16 – W-B/Scranton at Manchester, 7:00
   *if necessary… All times Eastern

Eastern Conference Semifinals – Series “J” (best-of-7)
2-Hershey Bears vs. 3-Hartford Wolf Pack
Game 1 – Wed., May 6 – Hartford at Hershey, 7:00
Game 2 – Fri., May 8 – Hartford at Hershey, 7:00
Game 3 – Sun., May 10 – Hershey vs. Hartford, 3:00 (at Worcester, Mass.)
Game 4 – Mon., May 11 – Hershey vs. Hartford, 7:00 (at Worcester, Mass.)
*Game 5 – Wed., May 13 – Hartford at Hershey, 7:00
*Game 6 – Fri., May 15 – Hershey at Hartford, 7:00
*Game 7 – Sun., May 17 – Hartford at Hershey, 5:00
   *if necessary… All times Eastern

Grand Rapids Griffins (3-3)
2013, Game 7 – GRAND RAPIDS 5, Oklahoma City 4
2013, Game 5 – GRAND RAPIDS 7, Houston 0
2007, Game 7 – MANITOBA 4, Grand Rapids 1
2006, Game 7 – GRAND RAPIDS 5, Manitoba 4
2003, Game 7 – Houston 2, GRAND RAPIDS 1
2002, Game 5 – Chicago 4, GRAND RAPIDS 2

Toronto Marlies (2-1)
2014, Game 7 – TEXAS 6, Toronto 2
2008, Game 7 – TORONTO 3, Syracuse 2
2008, Game 7 – TORONTO 2, San Antonio 1