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2014 Calder Cup Finals – Game 3 – 6:00 ET | Broadcast Information
Following a long day of travel for both teams, the Texas Stars and St. John’s IceCaps resume the 2014 Calder Cup Finals with Game 3 tonight at Mile One Centre… The teams traveled on Tuesday, going from Austin to St. John’s with a stop in Portsmouth, N.H., to refuel — flying a total of 2,905 miles (4,676 km)… The IceCaps held on for a 2-1 win back in Cedar Park on Monday night, evening the best-of-seven series at a game apiece… Michael Hutchinson (12-6, 1.77, .943) made 49 saves for St. John’s in Game 2, the most by a goalie in a regulation Calder Cup Finals game since Felix Potvin stopped 50 of 52 shots for the St. John’s Maple Leafs in Game 6 of the 1992 Finals at the Adirondack Red Wings… Hutchinson is 6-0 following a loss this postseason, allowing five goals on 204 shots (.975)… Kael Mouillierat (5-5-10) and Blair Riley (2-3-5) scored for the IceCaps on Monday… Brendan Ranford (8-4-12) tallied the only goal for the Stars, his first in 10 games after opening the playoffs with seven goals in eight contests… Cristopher Nilstorp (10-5, 2.20, .916) stopped 33 shots in the defeat, and enters Game 3 with a 4-0 record following his first four playoff losses… Nilstorp has not lost consecutive decisions (excluding shootouts) since a personal four-game losing streak from Oct. 26 to Nov. 13… Travis Morin‘s Game 2 assist gave him sole possession of the AHL playoff scoring lead (6-12-18)… The Stars finished with a 50-35 advantage in shots on goal, taking at least 50 shots for the fourth time in their last nine games (2-2)… St. John’s rebounded from a Game 1 loss with a Game 2 win for the third series in a row; all three wins were by 2-1 scores… The IceCaps were 0-for-1 on the power play in Game 2, falling to 0-for-5 in the series… The Stars did not have a power play chance in Game 2 after going 1-for-2 in the opener… When a Calder Cup Finals series has been tied 1-1, the Game 3 winner has gone on to take the Cup 23 of 33 previous times (69.7 percent).
2014 Calder Cup Finals – Series “O” (best-of-7)
W1-Texas Stars vs. E4-St. John’s IceCaps | Series Snapshot
Game 1 – Sun., June 8 – TEXAS 6, St. John’s 3
Game 2 – Mon., June 9 – St. John’s 2, TEXAS 1
Game 3 – Wed., June 11 – Texas at St. John’s, 6:00
Game 4 – Mon., June 16 – Texas at St. John’s, 6:00
Game 5 – Tue., June 17 – Texas at St. John’s, 6:00
*Game 6 – Thu., June 19 – St. John’s at Texas, 8:30
*Game 7 – Mon., June 23 – St. John’s at Texas, 8:30
*if necessary… All times Eastern
Bouncing Back
With the IceCaps’ Game 2 win, Michael Hutchinson is 6-0 following a loss this postseason with five goals allowed on 204 shots:
Game 2 at Texas – W, 2-1 (49 saves)
Game 6 vs. W-B/Scranton – W, 5-0 (34 saves)
Game 2 vs. W-B/Scranton – W, 2-1 (34 saves)
Game 6 vs. Norfolk – W, 5-2 (26 saves)
Game 2 vs. Norfolk – W, 2-1 (32 saves)
Game 3 vs. Albany – W, 1-0 (24 saves)
Working Overtime
There have been 15 overtime games played in the 2014 Calder Cup Playoffs so far:
Apr. 23 – Springfield 3, PROVIDENCE 2 (Andrew Joudrey, 2:21)
Apr. 23 – Texas 3, OKLAHOMA CITY 2 (Mike Hedden, 5:35)
Apr. 25 – Providence 2, SPRINGFIELD 1 (Matt Fraser, 3:54)
Apr. 25 – W-B/Scranton 3, BINGHAMTON 2 (Anton Zlobin, 8:40)
Apr. 25 – Chicago 4, ROCHESTER 3 (Dmitrij Jaskin, 1:06)
Apr. 25 – Grand Rapids 2, ABBOTSFORD 1 (Ryan Sproul, 39:26)
Apr. 26 – BINGHAMTON 4, W-B/Scranton 3 (Stephane Da Costa, 11:07)
Apr. 26 – Texas 3, OKLAHOMA CITY 2 (Brendan Ranford, 15:04)
Apr. 30 – W-B/SCRANTON 3, Binghamton 2 (Chuck Kobasew, 7:32)
Apr. 30 – NORFOLK 1, Manchester 0 (Maxime Sauve, 14:51)
May 13 – NORFOLK 3, St. John’s 2 (Andre Petersson, 13:10)
May 14 – W-B/Scranton 5, PROVIDENCE 4 (Simon Despres, 26:32)
May 14 – TORONTO 4, Chicago 3 (Jerry D’Amigo, 3:28)
May 16 – PROVIDENCE 3, W-B/Scranton 2 (Cory Kane, 6:31)
May 16 – Texas 3, GRAND RAPIDS 2 (Chris Mueller, 3:18)
Calder Cup Finals History
Results of the last 25 Calder Cup Finals series:
2013 – Grand Rapids Griffins 4, Syracuse Crunch 2
2012 – Norfolk Admirals 4, Toronto Marlies 0
2011 – Binghamton Senators 4, Houston Aeros 2
2010 – Hershey Bears 4, Texas Stars 2
2009 – Hershey Bears 4, Manitoba Moose 2
2008 – Chicago Wolves 4, W-B/Scranton Penguins 2
2007 – Hamilton Bulldogs 4, Hershey Bears 1
2006 – Hershey Bears 4, Milwaukee Admirals 2
2005 – Philadelphia Phantoms 4, Chicago Wolves 0
2004 – Milwaukee Admirals 4, W-B/Scranton Penguins 0
2003 – Houston Aeros 4, Hamilton Bulldogs 3
2002 – Chicago Wolves 4, Bridgeport Sound Tigers 1
2001 – Saint John Flames 4, W-B/Scranton Penguins 2
2000 – Hartford Wolf Pack 4, Rochester Americans 2
1999 – Providence Bruins 4, Rochester Americans 1
1998 – Philadelphia Phantoms 4, Saint John Flames 2
1997 – Hershey Bears 4, Hamilton Bulldogs 1
1996 – Rochester Americans 4, Portland Pirates 3
1995 – Albany River Rats 4, Fredericton Canadiens 0
1994 – Portland Pirates 4, Moncton Hawks 2
1993 – Cape Breton Oilers 4, Rochester Americans 1
1992 – Adirondack Red Wings 4, St. John’s Maple Leafs 3
1991 – Springfield Indians 4, Rochester Americans 2
1990 – Springfield Indians 4, Rochester Americans 2
1989 – Adirondack Red Wings 4, New Haven Nighthawks 1
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