AHL Morning Skate: May 20

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Game 7 – 7:00 ET, AHL Live (Series tied, 3-3)
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A series that started with a seventh period ends with a seventh game as Utica hosts Oklahoma City tonight for the right to advance to the Western Conference Finals… The Barons pushed the series to the limit with a 2-1 win in Game 6 on Monday night, as Brad Hunt and Ryan Hamilton scored and Richard Bachman made 33 saves… Bachman (5-3, 1.61, .950) has a .943 save percentage in the series, allowing 13 goals on 230 shots… Hunt (3-7-10) has 3-4-7 in the last three games after going scoreless over the first three of the series… Three of the five goals scored by Hamilton (5-0-5) this postseason have been game-winners… Alex Friesen (3-5-8) scored the Comets’ only goal in Game 6, extending his scoring streak to four games (3-2-5)… Jake Virtanen, Vancouver’s first-round pick (sixth overall) in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft, made his pro debut with Utica in Game 6… Jacob Markstrom (6-5, 2.00, .922) stopped 19 of 21 shots in Game 6, and has now allowed two goals or fewer in nine of his 11 starts this postseason… In games following a loss in these playoffs, Markstrom is 4-0 with a 1.18 GAA and a .951 save percentage… The Barons lead the league in overall power-play efficiency this postseason (11-for-36, 30.6 percent), but are 0-for-10 on the road… Oklahoma City is also first on the penalty kill (30-for-32, 93.8 percent), including 20-for-21 (95.2 percent) in the series vs. Utica… This is ninth game played by Oklahoma City all-time when facing playoff elimination; all nine have been played on the road (4-4)… The Barons have played one previous Game 7, a 5-4 loss at Grand Rapids in the Western Conference Finals in 2013… The Comets were pushed to the limit in their opening-round series as well, defeating Chicago in Game 5 back on May 2… Tonight’s contest will be the first Calder Cup Playoffs Game 7 ever played at the Aud… Grand Rapids awaits the winner of tonight’s game.

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 2, UTICA 1
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)

Eastern Conference Finals – Series “M” (best-of-7)
1-Manchester Monarchs vs. 3-Hartford Wolf Pack
Game 1 – Thu., May 21 – Hartford at Manchester, 7:00
Game 2 – Sat., May 23 – Hartford at Manchester, 7:00
Game 3 – Tue., May 26 – Manchester at Hartford, 7:00
Game 4 – Wed., May 27 – Manchester at Hartford, 7:00
*Game 5 – Sat., May 30 – Hartford at Manchester, 7:00
*Game 6 – Sun., May 31 – Manchester at Hartford, 7:00
*Game 7 – Tue., June 2 – Hartford at Manchester, 7:00
   *if necessary… All times Eastern