AHL Morning Skate: May 18

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Game 6 – 7:00 ET, AHL Live (UTI leads series, 3-2)
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Utica returns home with two chances to move on to the Western Conference Finals, beginning with tonight’s Game 6 vs. Oklahoma City… The Comets took two of three in OKC to bring a 3-2 series lead back to the Mohawk Valley, where the teams split a pair of overtime games to begin the series… Utica forward Alexandre Grenier (3-6-9) leads all scorers with 3-3-6 in the series, and enters tonight’s contest riding a four-game scoring streak… Jacob Markstrom (6-4, 1.99, .924) made 33 saves in Utica’s 3-1 win in Game 5, allowing two goals or fewer for the eighth time in 10 starts this postseason… Brad Hunt (2-6-8), who scored the Barons’ only goal in Game 5, has recorded a team-high 2-3-5 in the series, and seven of his eight playoff points have come on the power play… Richard Bachman (4-3, 1.69, .948) stopped 29 of 31 shots in the Game 5 loss… Matthew Ford (2-7-9) was held without a point in Game 5, ending his seven-game scoring streak… The Barons lead the league in overall power-play efficiency this postseason (11-for-34, 32.4 percent), but are 0-for-8 on the road… Oklahoma City is also first on the penalty kill (29-for-31, 93.5 percent), including a perfect 10-for-10 on the road… Oklahoma City is 3-4 all-time when facing playoff elimination… In Calder Cup history, 130 previous best-of-seven series have been tied 2-2; the Game 5 winner has won the series 106 times (81.5 percent).

Western Conference Semifinals – Series “K” (best-of-7)
1-Utica Comets vs. 6-Oklahoma City Barons
Game 1 – Thu., May 7 – Oklahoma City 2, UTICA 1 (4OT)
Game 2 – Fri., May 8 – UTICA 2, Oklahoma City 1 (OT)
Game 3 – Mon., May 11 – Utica 3, OKLAHOMA CITY 2
Game 4 – Wed., May 13 – OKLAHOMA CITY 7, Utica 4
Game 5 – Thu., May 14 – Utica 3, OKLAHOMA CITY 1
Game 6 – Mon., May 18 – Oklahoma City at Utica, 7:00
*Game 7 – Wed., May 20 – Oklahoma City at Utica, 7:00
   *if necessary… All times Eastern

May 14 – Grand Rapids 2, ROCKFORD 1 (Tyler Bertuzzi, 0:13)
May 13 – Hartford 5, HERSHEY 4 (Chris Mueller, 11:39)
May 8 – UTICA 2, Oklahoma City 1 (Alexandre Grenier, 3:32)
May 7 – Oklahoma City 2, UTICA 1 (Curtis Hamilton, 60:16)
May 6 – MANCHESTER 4, W-B/Scranton 3 (Zach O’Brien, 44:13)
May 6 – Hartford 2, HERSHEY 1 (Chris Bourque, 16:47)
May 1 – Chicago 4, UTICA 3 (Joel Edmundson, 2:19)
*May 1 – HARTFORD 3, Providence 2 (Tommy Hughes, 4:35)
*Apr. 29 – ROCKFORD 3, Texas 2 (Stephen Johns, 0:23)
*Apr. 29 – Oklahoma City 2, SAN ANTONIO 1 (Jujhar Khaira, 5:01)
Apr. 29 – UTICA 2, Chicago 1 (Darren Archibald, 10:58)
Apr. 26 – PROVIDENCE 2, Hartford 1 (Seth Griffith, 42:00)
Apr. 25 – OKLAHOMA CITY 4, San Antonio 3 (Connor Jones, 4:01)
Apr. 22 – Utica 3, CHICAGO 2 (Bobby Sanguinetti, 23:10)
  *series clincher

2013 – Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (vs. Providence)
2011 – Manitoba Moose (vs. Lake Erie)
2011 – Binghamton Senators (vs. Manchester)
2010 – Texas Stars (vs. Hamilton)
2010 – Abbotsford Heat (vs. Rochester)
2007 – Providence Bruins (vs. Hartford)
1996 – Portland Pirates (vs. Saint John)
1983 – Maine Mariners (vs. Nova Scotia)