The Eastern Conference Finals continue tonight with Game 4 (7 p.m. ET, 
) at Coca-Cola Arena in Toronto.
The Marlies still held a two-to-one lead, but Wilkes-Barre/Scranton won 5-3 in Game 3 on Monday to get back into the series. This is the 10th consecutive game the visiting team has won since the 2022-23 season.
koivuning town (4-4-8) The Penguins were tied 2-2 with 12:12 left in the third period. Aidan McDonald (1g, 2a), Bill Zonnon (1g, 1a) and Atlee Calvert (1g, 1a) A total of 7 o’clock that night. Sergei Murashov (7-5, 1.93, .936) finished with 36 saves.
Luke Hyams (2-7-9) leads the Marlies in goals and assists, and Vinny Lettieri (7-8-15) and Mark Johnstone (1-3-4) also scored. For Johnstone, it was his first goal since March 14, ending a 24-game drought.
Toronto without rookie forward easton cowan (5-4-9) Second straight game. Landon Sim Came on the court and got an assist, scoring his first playoff point.
“You never know what’s going to happen when a player is battling an injury, so you have to be prepared,” said Sim, whose father Jon Won the Calder Cup with the Philadelphia Phantoms in 2005. [practice] Act like it’s a game, so when you get involved, you’re ready. Everyone needs to play a role and help the team in some way. “
On the Penguin Blue Line, Owen Pickering (1-2-3) returned to the lineup Monday after missing the previous three games; Alex Alexeyev (1-4-5) and Finn Harding (0-2-2) with two outs in the third game.
captain marris Logan Shaw He lost in the ECHL Championship Series as a rookie in 2014 and helped the Anaheim Ducks reach the NHL Western Conference Finals in 2017. But it’s also the deepest Calder Cup playoff run of his 13-year career.
“It’s fun to play this time of year,” Shaw said. “It doesn’t happen very often…it’s a lot harder to get here than you think. I want to make sure these young men know that this doesn’t happen every year. We want to be proud of where we are, but we also want to make sure we put in the work to keep going.”
Quick click:
- Game 3 was the first time this postseason that Toronto lost after scoring its first goal (5-1). This was also the first game this season that the Marlies lost after taking a lead.
- Aidan McDonald’s power-play goal in the first period of Game 3 was the Penguins’ first of the series (1-for-7). The Marlies went 2-for-7 on the power play.
- Toronto took 39 shots in Game 2 and again in Game 3. In their first 14 playoff games, they averaged 23.6 shots per game.
- William Villeneuve (2-12-14) Set a Marlies single-game postseason record for assists by a defensive player.
Colorado and Chicago tonight (8 p.m. ET, ) In Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals, the Hawks won dramatically 3-2 last night, taking a 2-1 lead in the series.
Ivan Ivan (3-10-13) scored the game-winning goal with 50.3 seconds left in regulation to salvage Game 3 after the Eagles took a two-goal lead early in the third period. Ivan is tied for the team lead with 13 points in the playoffs this season, and his +11 rating ranks among the best in the league.
Chase Bradley (4-4-8) and Tye Fairhaber (3-3-6) also scored for Colorado, and Trent Miner (10-3, 1.51, .936) made 28 saves for a league-leading 10th playoff win.
Colorado outscored Chicago 18-4 in the first quarter and 39-30 in the game. Kayden Primo (7-5, 2.40, .924) stopped 36 shots for the Wolves.
“We have to remember the last 40 minutes… we gave it our all,” Wolves defender said Dominic Fenthal (3-1-4), whose shorthanded goal gave Chicago the lead 31 seconds into the third period last night. “A couple of bounces back and this could be our game. We have to keep that mentality and keep competing and good things will happen.”
Finsore makes his debut in the series but Wolves are without a striker Felix Unger Sorum (3-6-9) Game 3.
Quick click:
- Colorado’s record in the second half of back-to-back regular season games was 17 wins, 10 draws, 2 draws and 1 loss; Chicago’s record was 9-10-4-5.
- The Eagles scored the first goal of the game in this postseason and improved to 7-0.
- Last night, Colorado lost the ball in the third quarter for just the third time in 13 playoff games. Coachella Valley scored four goals in the third period of Game 2 of the conference finals and Henderson scored once in the third period of Game 2 of the conference semifinals.
- The Wolves hope to avoid a three-game losing streak for the first time since losing four in a row from March 17 to March 22.
