Mackenzie Blackwood made 27 saves in his pro playoff debut, backstopping Albany to a 3-0 win over Toronto in Game 1 on Thursday night.

The Toronto Marlies secured a spot in the AHL postseason on Friday night, their sixth consecutive trip to the Calder Cup Playoffs.

Toronto Marlies forward Kerby Rychel has been suspended for one game as a consequence of his actions in a game vs. Binghamton on Mar. 18.

The Toronto Marlies have some unfinished business this season, and they have taken several steps to finish it.

The Buffalo Sabres have reassigned four-time AHL All-Star forward Cal O’Reilly from Rochester to the Toronto Marlies.

The San Antonio Rampage have acquired Colin Smith from the Toronto Marlies, while Colorado has reassigned Mike Sislo from San Antonio to Toronto.

The Pittsburgh Penguins have acquired defenseman Frank Corrado from the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for Eric Fehr, Steve Oleksy and a 2017 fourth-round draft pick.

The Tampa Bay Lightning have acquired forward Byron Froese and a 2017 conditional second-round draft pick from the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for forward Brian Boyle.

The Toronto Maple Leafs, parent club of the AHL’s Toronto Marlies, have acquired forward Sergey Kalinin from the New Jersey Devils, parent club of the AHL’s Albany Devils, in exchange for defenseman Viktor Loov.

The AHL and TSN have announced a schedule of nine games to be aired live on TSN2 over the rest of the 2016-17 AHL regular season.