Toronto, Ontario (theahl.com)… Artur Akhtyamov24 saves easton cowan The Toronto Marlies defeated the Chicago Wolves 1-0 in Game 3 of the Calder Cup finals on Tuesday night.
The Marlies are one win away from their second Calder Cup championship. Game 4 of the best-of-seven series is Thursday at Coca-Cola Arena (7 p.m. ET,Sportsnet 360, NHL Network, NHL Network Radio on SiriusXM Channel 91).
Akhtiamov (14-6) held Mali scoreless in the first quarter and Chicago outscored them 13-5. Toronto took a 17-4 shot advantage in the second quarter when Cowan connected on a cross-ice shot from his team. Dakota Melmis To the right circle, the shot slipped past the Chicago goalkeeper. Kayden Primo (8-8) 2:47.
Vinny LettieriThe assist was his seventh in the Finals and his league-leading 24th in the playoffs.
Primo made 27 saves for the Wolves.
Felix Unger Sorum He returned to Chicago after missing the previous seven games. Jacob Quillan returns to the Marlies lineup after missing five games.
A sold-out crowd of 8,211 watched the Marlies post their fifth straight victory and first 1-0 playoff victory in franchise history.
(Toronto leads the series, 3-0)
Game 1 – Friday, June 12 – Toronto 4, Chicago 2
Game 2 – Sunday, June 14 – Toronto 5, Chicago 4 (OT)
Game 3 – Tuesday, June 16 – Toronto 1, Chicago 0
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.
