Marlies top Penguins in Game 5, one win away from AHL final

Marlies one win from the Calder Cup final, with Landon Sim and the fourth line setting the tone

The Toronto Marlies are one win away from going to the Calder Cup final, but winning it won’t be easy.

Marlies top Penguins in Game 5, one win away from AHL final

Easton Cowan atoned for his Game 4 miscue by scoring a third-period goal to help the Marlies win.

Morning Notes: Poile, Kings, AHL Playoffs

Nashville Predators Assistant General Manager and Director of Hockey Operations Brian Poile is departing the organization. Son of Hall of Fame GM David Poile, Brian had held the role since 2018, a step up from his director of hockey operations position assumed in 2010. The news was shared by Alex Daugherty of The Tennessean.  Even though former Kings GM Rob Blake was hired yesterday as executive vice president of hockey operations, Daugherty emp…

Marlies one win away from Finals after Game 5 victory

The Toronto Marlies are one victory away from the Eastern Conference championship after taking a 3-2 series lead with an emphatic 5-1 win over Wilkes-Barre/Scranton at Coca-Cola Coliseum on Friday night. The Marlies will have two chances to close out the series on the road, beginning with Game 6 on Sunday in Wilkes-Barre (6:05 ET, ). Bo Groulx scored the go-ahead goal on a power play with 5:39 remaining in the second period, and Easton Cowan and Logan Shaw scored early in the third to put the game out of reach. The Penguins got on the board first when Mikhail Ilyin scored a power-play goal 6:22 into the second period, but Landon Sim notched his first goal of the playoffs 49 seconds later to tie the game at 1-1. It was the first win of the series by a home team, and the fourth time in the five games that the team scoring first lost. Artur Akhtyamov (10-6) stopped 32 of 33 shots to secure the win in the Toronto cage. Sergei Murashov (8-6) made 28 saves for the Penguins. (Toronto leads series, 3-2) Game 1 – Wed., May 27 – Toronto 4, W-B/SCRANTON 2 Game 2 – Fri., May 29 – Toronto 2, W-B/SCRANTON 1 (OT) Game 3 – Mon., June 1 – W-B/Scranton 5, TORONTO 3 Game 4 – Wed., June 3 – W-B/Scranton 4, TORONTO 3 Game 5 – Fri., June 5 – TORONTO 5, W-B/Scranton 1 Game 6 – Sun., June 7 – Toronto at W-B/Scranton, 6:05 *Game 7 – Tue., June 9 – Toronto at W-B/Scranton, 7:05 *if necessary… All times Eastern

Easton Cowan propels Marlies to win, playoff series lead over Penguins