The Toronto Marris defeated Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 5-1 on Friday night at Coca-Cola Arena to take a 3-2 series lead and be one win away from the Eastern Conference title.
The Marlies will have two chances to close out the series on the road, starting with Game 6 on Sunday at Wilkes-Barre (6:05 ET, ).
Bo Glucks With 5 minutes and 39 seconds left in the second quarter, he took the lead with a power ball. easton cowan and Logan Shaw A score early in the third quarter put the game out of reach.
Penguins join board first, Mikhail Ilyin At 6 minutes and 22 seconds into the second quarter, he scored a power-play goal, but Landon Sim The first goal of the playoffs was scored 50 seconds later, tying the score at 1-1.
It was the home team’s first win in the series and the fourth loss in five games for the team that scored first.
Artur Akhtyamov (10-6) shot 32-for-33 to seal the win inside the Toronto cage.
Sergei Murashov (8-6) made 28 saves for the Penguins.
(Toronto leads the series, 3-2)
Game 1 – Wednesday, May 27 – Toronto 4, WB/SCRANTON 2
Game 2 – Friday, May 29 – TORONTO 2, WB/SCRANTON 1 (OT)
Game 3 – Monday, June 1 – WB/Scranton 5, Toronto 3
Game 4 – Wednesday, June 3 – WB/Scranton 4, Toronto 3
Game 5 – Friday, June 5 – Toronto 5, WB/Scranton 1
Game 6 – Sunday, June 7 – Toronto, WB/Scranton, 6:05
*Game 7 – Tuesday, June 9 – Toronto, WB/Scranton, 7:05
*If necessary…all times Eastern
