Toronto Marlies blanked in Rochester, forcing deciding Game 3 on Sunday

Toronto Marlies blanked in Rochester, forcing deciding Game 3 on Sunday

There was a good reason the Toronto Marlies wanted to finish high enough in the American Hockey League's regular season to avoid a play-in playoff series.

Amerks blank Marlies to force deciding game - Pickin' Splinters

Devon Levi making one of his 27 saves in Friday’s 4-0 win. (Photo: Micheline Veluvolu/Rochester Americans) By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA Two games, same team, two vastly different performances. And two vastly different outcomes, which is why the Rochester Americans will be playing at least one more game this season. On Wednesday, the Amerks played a game fit for a three-in-three weekend in November, not the Calder Cup playoffs. As a result, they weren’t ev…

Amerks end skid, even series with Marlies

Devon Levi made 29 saves and Rochester staved off elimination with a 4-0 win over Toronto on Friday night at Blue Cross Arena. The decisive Game 3 of the series will be played Sunday in Toronto (4 ET, ). Rochester had lost six straight games going back to the regular season before Friday’s victory, which followed the Marlies’ 5-0 win in Game 1. Konsta Helenius and Ryan Johnson each tallied had a goal and an assist for the Amerks, and Carson Meyer

PPP After Dark: Marlies game #2 and Stanley Cup Playoffs

Win and you're in. That's the message for the Marlies tonight in game#2 of the play-in round of the Calder Cup playoffs tonight in Rochester. If they don't win, it will all come down to a final game on Sunday to decide who moves on to play the division -semi final against the Laval Rocket.He're's Logan Shaw on tonight's game.Plus there are three NHL games on tap (all times ET):Lightning @ Canadiens 7:00 on CBC, Sportsnet and TVA Sports - series …