Nearly two weeks after wrapping up their regular season, the Colorado Eagles won their Calder Cup Playoffs opener on Friday night, a 6-3 victory over San Jose at Tech CU Arena.

Zayde Wisdom scored two shorthanded goals in the third period to lift Lehigh Valley to a 3-1 win over Hershey, tying the teams’ best-of-five Atlantic Division semifinal series at a game apiece.

Jacob Fowler made 20 saves for his first professional shutout, backstopping Laval to a 4-0 win over Cleveland and a 2-0 lead in their best-of-five North Division semifinal series on Friday night.

The AHL’s top penalty-killing team in 2024-25 went right back to work in their first playoff contest, as Charlotte scored two shorthanded goals on the same penalty early in the first period and rode to a 5-1 win over Providence.

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Abbotsford drew first blood in its Pacific Division semifinal series on Thursday night, scoring three quick goals in the first period and defeating Coachella Valley, 3-1, at Acrisure Arena.

Colton Dach snapped a shot past Matt Murray just 12 seconds into overtime, completing a comeback and giving Rockford a 3-2 win over Milwaukee in Game 1 of their Central Division semifinal series on Thursday night.

The Rochester Americans punched their ticket the North Division finals on Thursday night with a 4-0 victory over the Syracuse Crunch, completing a three-game sweep of their rivals.

Take a spin around the Calder Cup Playoffs with the latest AHL Morning Skate.

The American Hockey League has formed a new partnership with the sales engagement enterprise Conquer.io, which will offer an increased outreach efficiency and boost pipeline generation without adding friction to workflows for all teams across the AHL.