Cleveland rode another stifling defensive effort to a 4-0 victory at Toronto on Wednesday night, taking a 2-1 lead in the best-of-five North Division finals.

Cleveland took a 2-0 lead for the second game in a row, but this time the Monsters fought off a Toronto comeback to even their best-of-five North Division finals series with a 3-1 victory on Saturday night.

Toronto scored five unanswered goals en route to a 5-2 road victory over Cleveland in Game 1 of the teams’ North Division finals series at Rocket Arena on Thursday evening.

Easton Cowan, Ben Danford, and a growing group of prospects are part of a Calder Cup Playoff run for the Toronto Marlies.

Vinni Lettieri scored with 9:38 left in regulation, breaking a 2-2 tie and sending the Toronto Marlies past the Laval Rocket, 3-2, in the deciding Game 5 of the clubs’ division semifinal series at Place Bell on Saturday afternoon.

Samuel Blais scored twice, Kaapo Kähkönen made 18 saves as Laval extended its season with a 4-0 win over Toronto at Coca-Cola Coliseum on Tuesday night.

Logan Shaw scored 11 seconds into the game and Toronto never looked back, rolling to a 6-2 win over Laval to take a 2-1 series lead on Sunday afternoon.

The Toronto Marlies scored six unanswered goals and evened their North Division semifinal series with a 6-2 win over Laval at Place Bell on Friday night.

The Laval Rocket drew first blood in the North Division semifinals with a 3-1 win over Toronto at Place Bell on Wednesday night.

Easton Cowan is drawing inspiration from watching Brandon Hagel deliver for the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Stanley Cup playoffs. Cowan considers the 6-foot-2, 186-pound Hagel to be a role model as he plots his own path in professional hockey.