AHL Morning Skate: 4.28.18

Take a game-day spin around the AHL ice with latest news and notes from the 2018 Calder Cup Playoffs in today’s AHL Morning Skate.

Playoff Brackets | Today’s Scoreboard | League Stats | Series Infographics

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Game 4 – Tonight, 7:05 ET, AHL Live
(LV leads series, 2-1)
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Lehigh Valley is home again tonight for Game 4 of the Atlantic Division semifinals, one win away from the second round after a 4-1 victory over Providence last night… In his first game back from the parent Philadelphia Flyers, Oskar Lindblom (2-0-2) scored twice for the Phantoms in Game 3 — once shorthanded and once on a power play… Philippe Myers (1-2-3) and Mike Vecchione (2-2-4) also scored for Lehigh Valley last night… Dustin Tokarski (1-0, 1.00, .970) made his first appearance of this postseason and stopped 32 shots, earning his first Calder Cup Playoff win since the Cup-clinching Game 4 of the 2012 Finals with Norfolk… Austin Czarnik (1-4-5) scored the only Bruins goal in Game 3; he has a point on five of Providence’s eight goals in the series… Jordan Binnington (1-1, 3.60, .883) finished with 30 saves… Last night marked the first-ever postseason victory at PPL Center for Lehigh Valley, which is now 18-1-1-1 in its last 21 home games… Providence set an AHL record last year by winning four road games when facing playoff elimination… The Bruins were behind 2-1 in their first-round series in 2013 (vs. Hershey), 2014 (vs. Springfield) and 2017 (vs. W-B/Scranton), and won all three series… The Phantoms are 4-for-10 (40.0 percent) on the power play in the series, while the Bruins are 3-for-15 (20.0 percent).

Atlantic Division Semifinals – Series “A” (best-of-5)
A1-Lehigh Valley Phantoms vs. A4-Providence Bruins
Game 1 – Fri., Apr. 20 – Lehigh Valley 3, PROVIDENCE 2 | Recap
Game 2 – Sat., Apr. 21 – PROVIDENCE 5, Lehigh Valley 3 | Recap
Game 3 – Fri., Apr. 27 – LEHIGH VALLEY 4, Providence 1 | Recap
Game 4 – Sat., Apr. 28 – Providence at Lehigh Valley, 7:05
*Game 5 – Mon., Apr. 30 – Providence at Lehigh Valley, 7:05
*if necessary… All times Eastern

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(CHA wins series, 3-0)
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Atlantic Division Semifinals – Series “B” (best-of-5)
A2-Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins vs. A3-Charlotte Checkers
Game 1 – Fri., Apr. 20 – CHARLOTTE 3, W-B/Scranton 2 (OT) | Recap
Game 2 – Sat., Apr. 21 – CHARLOTTE 4, W-B/Scranton 1 | Recap
Game 3 – Thu., Apr. 26 – Charlotte 7, W-B/SCRANTON 3 | Recap

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Game 5 – Sunday, 4:00 ET, AHL Live
(Series tied, 2-2)
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North Division Semifinals – Series “C” (best-of-5)
N1-Toronto Marlies vs. N4-Utica Comets
Game 1 – Sat., Apr. 21 – TORONTO 3, Utica 2 (OT) | Recap
Game 2 – Sun., Apr. 22 – TORONTO 5, Utica 2 | Recap
Game 3 – Wed., Apr. 25 – UTICA 5, Toronto 2 | Recap
Game 4 – Fri., Apr. 27 – UTICA 5, Toronto 2 | Recap
Game 5 – Sun., Apr. 29 – Utica at Toronto, 4:00
*if necessary… All times Eastern

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(SYR wins series, 3-0)
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North Division Semifinals – Series “D” (best-of-5)
N2-Syracuse Crunch vs. N3-Rochester Americans
Game 1 – Fri., Apr. 20 – SYRACUSE 6, Rochester 2 | Recap
Game 2 – Sat., Apr. 21 – SYRACUSE 6, Rochester 5 | Recap
Game 3 – Wed., Apr. 25 – Syracuse 6, ROCHESTER 3 | Recap

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(RFD wins series, 3-0)
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Central Division Semifinals – Series “E” (best-of-5)
C1-Chicago Wolves vs. C4-Rockford IceHogs
Game 1 – Sat., Apr. 21 – Rockford 2, CHICAGO 1 | Recap
Game 2 – Sun., Apr. 22 – ROCKFORD 5, Chicago 2 | Recap
Game 3 – Thu., Apr. 26 – Rockford 4, CHICAGO 3 (3OT) | Recap

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Game 5 – Monday, 7:00 ET, AHL Live
(Series tied, 2-2)
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Central Division Semifinals – Series “F” (best-of-5)
C2-Grand Rapids Griffins vs. C3-Manitoba Moose
Game 1 – Sat., Apr. 21 – MANITOBA 3, Grand Rapids 2 | Recap
Game 2 – Sun., Apr. 22 – Grand Rapids 5, MANITOBA 1 | Recap
Game 3 – Wed., Apr. 25 – Manitoba 6, GRAND RAPIDS 3 | Recap
Game 4 – Thu., Apr. 26 – GRAND RAPIDS 3, Manitoba 0 | Recap
Game 5 – Mon., Apr. 30 – Manitoba at Grand Rapids, 7:00
*if necessary… All times Eastern

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(TUC wins series, 3-1)
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Pacific Division Semifinals – Series “G” (best-of-5)
P1-Tucson Roadrunners vs. P4-San Jose Barracuda
Game 1 – Thu., Apr. 19 – Tucson 4, SAN JOSE 2 | Recap
Game 2 – Sat., Apr. 21 – SAN JOSE 6, Tucson 3 | Recap
Game 3 – Wed., Apr. 25 – TUCSON 6, San Jose 0 | Recap
Game 4 – Fri., Apr. 27 – TUCSON 3 San Jose 0 | Recap

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(TEX wins series, 3-1)
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Pacific Division Semifinals – Series “H” (best-of-5)
P2-Texas Stars vs. P3-Ontario Reign
Game 1 – Thu., Apr. 19 – TEXAS 4, Ontario 3 (OT) | Recap
Game 2 – Fri., Apr. 20 – Ontario 5, TEXAS 1 | Recap
Game 3 – Sun., Apr. 22 – Texas 5, ONTARIO 4 (2OT) | Recap
Game 4 – Tue., Apr. 24 – Texas 1, ONTARIO 0 | Recap

Alumni Watch
In last night’s Stanley Cup Playoff action, 2015 AHL All-Star Connor Hellebuyck made 47 saves to backstop Winnipeg to a 4-1 win at Nashville in Game 1 of their second-round series.

Working Overtime
There have been 5 overtime games played in the 2018 Calder Cup Playoffs so far:

On This Date
April 28, 2016 – Rob Flick scores 3:10 into the third overtime period and Mike McKenna finishes with 41 saves in Portland’s 2-1 win at Hershey.

April 28, 2007 – Brian Boyle’s goal at 9:37 of the second overtime gives Manchester its first-ever series victory with a 3-2 decision in Game 6 at Worcester.

April 28, 1976 – Paul Woods’ goal at 2:20 of overtime gives Nova Scotia a 5-4 win over Hershey and its second Calder Cup championship in five years.

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