AHL Morning Skate: April 24

Every game day from now until the end of the Calder Cup Playoffs, the AHL Morning Skate takes a spin around the AHL ice with recaps and previews, news and notes, facts and figures, and the top headlines from around the American Hockey League. FRIDAY’S SCORES: Game 6 – MILWAUKEE 5, Chicago 4 (OT) (Series […]

Moose, Heat stave off elimination in Game 5’s

Full Playoffs Schedule MANITOBA 5, HAMILTON 2 The defending Western Conference champions were not ready to bow out of this year’s postseason yet, as Manitoba cruised to a season-saving 5-2 win over Hamilton in Game 5 of the teams’ North Division semifinal at the MTS Centre on Friday. Peter Olvecky staked the Moose to a […]

Admirals win in OT to force Game 7

Full Playoffs Schedule MILWAUKEE 5, CHICAGO 4 (OT) Milwaukee coughed up a 4-1 lead in regulation but bounced back to take a 5-4 overtime over Chicago on Friday, sending the teams’ West Division semifinal to a winner-take-all Game 7. The Wolves will host the decisive Game 7 on Monday night at Allstate Arena, with a […]

Stars sweep ‘Hogs with 4-2 win

Full Playoffs Schedule TEXAS 4, ROCKFORD 2 Texas built a 3-0 lead by the midpoint of the second period and cruised to a 4-2 road win over Rockford at the MetroCentre on Friday. The Stars swept the teams’ opening-round series and will move on to the West Division Finals, where they will battle either Chicago […]

Atlantic, East Division Finals previews

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … Four Eastern Conference teams made quick work of their first-round opponents, allowing the first two division finals series to get underway this weekend. In the Atlantic Division, the Worcester Sharks dropped Game 1 on home ice before winning four straight from the Lowell Devils, advancing to the second round for the second […]

AHL Morning Skate: April 23

Every game day from now until the end of the Calder Cup Playoffs, the AHL Morning Skate takes a spin around the AHL ice with recaps and previews, news and notes, facts and figures, and the top headlines from around the American Hockey League. WEDNESDAY’S SCORES: Game 5 – Worcester 5, LOWELL 1 (WOR wins […]

Rats enjoy breather, prepare for round two

by Jesse Eisenberg The Albany River Rats swept their East Division semifinal series against the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins and will advance to the second round of the Calder Cup Playoffs for the first time since 1998. Despite the obvious cause for celebration, head coach Jeff Daniels has focused on keeping his players grounded for the long […]

Krahn bounces back big for Stars

by Lindsay Kramer || NHL.com One of the only good things about Texas Stars goalie Brent Krahn‘s continual run of injuries is how good he’s getting at coming back from them. He may have mastered that art this season. When Krahn got a sports hernia repaired this season — an ailment that kept him out […]

West: Admirals stun Wolves, extend series

Full Playoffs Schedule MILWAUKEE 5, CHICAGO 4 Staring in the face of playoff elimination, Milwaukee rallied from deficits of 3-0 and 4-1 to stun Chicago with a 5-4 road win on Wednesday, cutting the Wolves’ series lead in their West Division semifinal to 3-2. The series will now shift back to the Bradley Center in […]

Bears, Sharks advance in Eastern Conf.

Full Playoffs Schedule WORCESTER 5, LOWELL 1 II Atlantic Division Finals schedule T.J. Trevelyan tallied two goals and added an assist as Worcester closed out its Atlantic Division semifinal with a 5-1 road win over Lowell on Wednesday at the Tsongas Center. The regular-season division-champion Sharks dropped the series opener but rallied to take four […]