Photo: Thomas Sklee
Cleveland once again used its suffocating defense to beat Toronto 4-0 on Wednesday night to take a 2-1 lead in the best-of-five North Conference finals.
Friday (7 p.m. ET, 
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Owen Silinger and hudson farthing The visiting team scored in the first quarter and took a 2-0 lead. Zach Sochenko (5-1) made 16 saves, his first shutout since Nov. 29, 2024 — also against the Toronto Raptors.
The Monsters defeated the Marlies 30-16, holding the Raptors to 20 or fewer field goals for the third consecutive time.
Justin Pearson and Michael Pitiya The game ended with an empty-net goal late in the third quarter.
Artur Akhtiamov (5-4) made 26 saves for the Marlies.
(Cleveland leads the series, 2-1)
Game 1 – Thursday, May 14 – Toronto 5, Cleveland 2
Game 2 – Saturday, May 16 – Cleveland 3, Toronto 1
Game 3 – Wednesday, May 20 – Cleveland 4, Toronto 0
Game 4 – Friday, May 22 – Cleveland vs. Toronto, 7:00
*Game 5 – Sunday, May 24 – Toronto, Cleveland, 3:00
*If necessary…all times Eastern
