AHL Morning Skate: May 14

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Game 4 – 8:00 ET, AHL Live, SiriusXM NHL Network Radio (GR leads series, 2-1)
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Rockford got in the win column last night, and now looks to even the best-of-seven series with another win over Grand Rapids in Game 4 tonight… The IceHogs’ 4-1 victory in Game 3 ended the Griffins’ five-game winning streak and dropped them to 0-3 on the road this postseason… Mark McNeill (2-1-3) scored shorthanded, Ryan Hartman (2-1-3) added a power-play goal and Stephen Johns (3-4-7) recorded a goal and an assist to spark the IceHogs, who had been outscored 10-4 in the first two games of the series… Michael Leighton (4-2, 2.51, .922) stopped 23 of 24 shots and helped Rockford kill off seven of eight Grand Rapids power plays on the night… Teemu Pulkkinen (12-1-13) scored a power-play goal for the Griffins in Game 3, his sixth goal of the series and his league-leading 12th goal in eight postseason games… Tom McCollum (5-2, 2.87, .910) made 23 saves in defeat… Tonight’s game can be heard live on SiriusXM NHL Network Radio (Sirius 211, XM 218).

Western Conference Semifinals – Series “L” (best-of-7)
2-Grand Rapids Griffins vs. 4-Rockford IceHogs
Game 1 – Wed., May 6 – GRAND RAPIDS 5, Rockford 3
Game 2 – Fri., May 8 – GRAND RAPIDS 5, Rockford 1
Game 3 – Wed., May 13 – ROCKFORD 4, Grand Rapids 1
Game 4 – Thu., May 14 – Grand Rapids at Rockford, 8:00
Game 5 – Sun., May 17 – Grand Rapids at Rockford, 5:00
*Game 6 – Tue., May 19 – Rockford at Grand Rapids, 7:00
*Game 7 – Wed., May 20 – Rockford at Grand Rapids, 7:00
   *if necessary… All times Eastern

   
Game 5 – 8:00 ET, AHL Live (Series tied, 2-2)
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Oklahoma City evened up its Western Conference semifinal series with a 7-4 win over Utica in Game 4 last night… The seven goals scored matched a season high for the Barons, previously done in an 8-7 shootout loss to Rochester on Jan. 18… Jujhar Khaira (3-0-3) scored twice in Game 4, including the go-ahead goal late in the second period… Brad Hunt (1-6-7), held without a point over the first three games of the series, broke out with a goal and three assists… Darnell Nurse (0-3-3), the seventh overall pick in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft by Edmonton, made his first AHL appearance of the season and recorded three assists for the Barons… Andrew Miller (3-3-6), Matthew Ford (2-7-9), Ryan Hamilton (4-0-4) and Brandon Davidson (1-0-1) all scored power-play goals as Oklahoma City went 4-for-6 with the man advantage in Game 4… The Barons are 10-for-24 (41.7 percent) at home on the power play this postseason, but 0-for-8 on the road… Ford has points in all seven playoff games for Oklahoma City… Richard Bachman (4-2, 1.63, .949) made 38 saves in the win… Hunter Shinkaruk (3-1-4), Sven Baertschi (2-5-7), Alex Friesen (2-4-6) and Brendan Gaunce (3-0-3) scored for the Comets in last night’s loss, and Jacob Markstrom (5-4, 2.09, .918) finished with 17 saves on 23 shots… Alexandre Grenier (2-6-8) had an assist for Utica in Game 4 and leads all scorers with 2-3-5 in the series.

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 at Oklahoma City, 8:00
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 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