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 3 – 7:05 ET, AHL Live
(Series tied, 1-1)
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The Atlantic Division Finals move to the Dunkin’ Donuts Center as Providence hosts Hershey in Game 3 tonight… The series is even after the Bears’ 3-2 overtime victory on Sunday evening, as Travis Boyd (1-2-3) scored 5:44 into the extra period after Christian Djoos (2-3-5) tied it with 2:30 to go in regulation… Djoos’s goal was Hershey’s first power-play marker of the postseason, ending an 0-for-18 drought… Chris Bourque (2-2-4) earned his 80th career AHL playoff assist on Djoos’s goal, tying him with Darren Haydar for the most in league history… Madison Bowey (1-2-3) also scored for the Bears in Game 2, his first goal since Dec. 2, 2016… Wayne Simpson (3-2-5) netted both goals for the Bruins on Sunday, and Danton Heinen (4-4-8) registered a pair of assists… Pheonix Copley (4-3, 2.24, .925) made 25 saves as Hershey snapped a five-game postseason losing streak on home ice dating back to last spring… Zane McIntyre (4-3, 2.22, .933) stopped 25 of 28 shots in defeat… McIntyre has allowed two regulation goals or fewer in six of his seven playoff starts… The Bruins have been outshot 91-65 in the first period of their seven playoff games, but have outscored their opponents 8-0… Providence is 4-0 this postseason when scoring the game’s first goal, and 0-3 when allowing it.
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 at Providence, 7:05
Game 4 – Fri., May 12 – Hershey at Providence, 7:05
Game 5 – Sun., May 14 – Hershey at Providence, 3:05
*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 5 – Saturday, 7:00 ET, AHL Live
(Series tied, 2-2)
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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 – Toronto at Syracuse, 7:00
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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Game 5 – Saturday, 8:00 ET, AHL Live
(GR leads series, 3-1)
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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 at Chicago, 8:00
*Game 6 – Mon., May 15 – Chicago at Grand Rapids, 7:00
*Game 7 – Tue., May 16 – Grand Rapids at Chicago, 8:00
*if necessary… All times Eastern
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Game 4 – Friday, 10:00 ET, AHL Live
(SJ leads series, 2-1)
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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 at San Diego, 10:00
Game 5 – Sat., May 13 – San Jose at San Diego, 10:00
*Game 6 – Tue., May 16 – San Diego at San Jose, 10:00
*Game 7 – Wed., May 17 – San Diego at San Jose, 10:00
*if necessary… All times Eastern
Yesterday’s Recaps
#SYRvsTOR: Strong start helps Marlies even series
#SJvsSD: Meier winner gives Barracuda 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 14 overtime games played in the 2017 Calder Cup Playoffs so far:
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 Stanley Cup Playoff action yesterday, 2016 AHL All-Star Nick Ritchie scored the winning goal to send Anaheim into the Western Conference Finals with a 2-1 win over Edmonton… Marc-Andre Fleury made 29 saves and Bryan Rust and Patric Hornqvist scored as Pittsburgh advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals with a 2-0 win in Washington.
In the 2017 IIHF World Championships yesterday, Brock Nelson scored twice and his former Bridgeport Sound Tigers teammate Anders Lee added a goal as the United States defeated Italy, 3-0… 2016 AHL All-Star Mikko Rantanen tallied a goal and an assist and 2016 Calder Cup champion Markus Hannikainen scored a goal as Finland defeated Slovenia, 5-2.
On This Date
May 11, 2012 – Cam Talbot makes 44 saves for Connecticut but Richard Panik scores in overtime to give Norfolk a 2-1 win and send the Admirals to the Eastern Conference Finals.
May 11, 2010 – Jamie Benn scores 4:57 into overtime as Texas, which trailed 2-0, 4-2 and 5-4, grabs a 6-5 win at Chicago in Game 7 of the West Division Finals.
May 11, 1979 – The Maine Mariners win their second consecutive Calder Cup, wrapping up a four-game sweep with an 8-4 win over New Haven.
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