Rosemont, Ill. (theahl.com)… Logan ShawA goal at 3:46 of overtime lifted the Toronto Marlies to a 5-4 victory over the Chicago Wolves in Game 2 of the Calder Cup finals on Sunday afternoon at Allstate Arena.
The Marlies hold a two-game lead in the best-of-seven series heading into Game 3 on Tuesday night in Toronto (7 p.m. ET,Sportsnet 360, NHL Network, NHL Network Radio on SiriusXM Channel 91). Toronto has won six straight away games and has a 9-3 road record in the playoffs.
chicago defender Yusso Valimaki He scored his second goal with 16.7 seconds left in the third period to send the game into overtime.
But Shaw fought back in overtime, finding a loose puck at the post and chipping it into the Chicago goalie’s pad Kayden Primo (8-7). Vinny Lettieri In the Calder Cup playoffs, he dished out three assists and scored a league-leading 23 points (10-13-23). Xiao He Bo Glucks Each contributed two goals, while the defenders William VilleneuveWith 3 assists, his total number of assists in the playoffs reached 17 in the league.
Artur Akhtyamov (13-6) led the league with 28 saves in his 19th postseason start.
Primo returned to the Chicago net after missing the past three games and finished with 27 saves.
defensive player Charles Alexis LegaultHe scored the Wolves’ first goal of the playoffs 1 minute and 53 seconds into the game. Groulx fought back at 11:17 a.m. Noah Philp Chicago restored its lead on the power play at 15:40.
Toronto’s Alex Nylander The first free throw of this year’s playoffs came in the second quarter at 4:12, and Shaw then led Toronto 3-2 at 15:45.
Justin Robidas and Ryan Suzuki Each had two assists for Chicago.
(Toronto leads the series, 2-0)
Game 1 – Friday, June 12 – Toronto 4, Chicago 2
Game 2 – Sunday, June 14 – Toronto 5, Chicago 4 (OT)
Game 3 – Tuesday, June 16 – Chicago vs. Toronto, 7:00
Game 4 – Thursday, June 18 – Chicago vs. Toronto, 7:00
*Game 5 – Friday, June 19 – Chicago vs. Toronto, 7:00
*Game 6 – Sunday, June 21 – Toronto vs. Chicago, 4:00
*Game 7 – Tuesday, June 23 – Toronto vs. Chicago, 8:00
*If necessary…all times Eastern
About two decades in the American Hockey League, TheAHL.com feature writer Patrick Williams also currently covers the league for NHL.com and FloSports and is a regular contributor to SiriusXM NHL Network Radio. In 2016, he received the AHL’s James H. Ellery Memorial Award for outstanding coverage of the league.
