AHL Morning Skate: Four.20.19 | TheAHL.com

Take a game-day spin across the AHL ice with newest information and notes from the 2019 Calder Cup Playoffs in right this moment’s AHL Morning Skate.Playoff Brackets | As we speak’s Scoreboard | League Stats | Sequence Infographics @  Recreation 1 – Tonight, 7:05 ET, Observe @CheckersHockey Observe @AHLBruins Tweet #CHAvsPROCharlotte and Windfall start their first-round collection tonight on the Dunkin’ Donuts Heart… The Checkers gained their first Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy because the AHL’s regular-season champions in 2018-19, ending with a document of 51-17-7-1 (110 factors, .724)… Second Crew AHL All-Star Andrew Poturalski (23-47-70) had 2-10-12 in his final seven regular-season video games for Charlotte earlier than lacking the final 4 contests resulting from damage… Alex Nedeljkovic (34-9-5, 2.26, .916), who captured the Baz Bastien Award because the AHL’s excellent goaltender, led the league in wins, goals-against common and minutes performed in 2018-19… Re-acquired by Boston from Ottawa on Jan. 11, Paul Carey (27-33-60) registered 22-11-33 in 30 video games with Windfall, together with 6-Three-9 in his final 4 outings… The Checkers and Bruins cut up their eight regular-season conferences, with every crew profitable twice at dwelling and twice on the highway… Charlotte ranked second within the league in targets allowed per sport (2.49); Windfall was sixth (2.79)… The golf equipment had been additionally two of the highest three in penalty killing effectivity (Charlotte first, Windfall third)… Windfall is the one AHL crew within the final 22 years to upset a Kilpatrick Trophy winner within the first spherical; the Bruins knocked off Wilkes-Barre/Scranton in 2017.Atlantic Division Semifinals – Sequence “A” (best-of-5)A1-Charlotte Checkers vs. A4-Windfall BruinsGame 1 – Sat., Apr. 20 – Charlotte at Windfall, 7:05Recreation 2 – Solar., Apr. 21 – Charlotte at Windfall, 5:05Recreation Three – Wed., Apr. 24 – Windfall at Charlotte, 7:00*Recreation Four – Fri., Apr. 26 – Windfall at Charlotte, 7:00*Recreation 5 – Sat., Apr. 27 – Windfall at Charlotte, 6:00*if essential… All occasions Jap @  Recreation 2 – Tonight, 7:00 ET, (BRI leads collection, 1-Zero)Observe @TheSoundTigers Observe @TheHersheyBears Tweet #BRIvsHERAfter a four-hour, double-overtime battle final night time, Bridgeport and Hershey go proper again at it in Recreation 2 tonight at Webster Financial institution Area… Rookie Kieffer Bellows scored his second purpose of the night time 13:36 into the second OT to offer the Sound Tigers a Three-2 win in Recreation 1… Bellows’ game-winner got here after Bridgeport had erased a 2-Zero deficit in regulation… Steve Bernier netted the tying purpose with 2:08 left within the third interval… Matt Lorito completed with a pair of assists for the Sound Tigers… Chris Bourque assisted on the OT winner, tying former Sound Tiger Jason Krog for third place on the AHL’s all-time playoff scoring checklist (118 factors)… Chris McCarthy and Jayson Megna scored for the Bears… Megna’s purpose got here shorthanded; Hershey scored just one SHG on the highway throughout the whole common season… Christopher Gibson made 29 saves in internet for Bridgeport to earn his first playoff win since 2015… Christopher Gibson made 29 saves in internet for Bridgeport… Ilya Samsonov, in his Calder Cup Playoff debut, stopped 49 photographs for Hershey… All three Sound Tigers targets in Recreation 1 got here on the facility play (Three-for-Eight)… Bridgeport has the lead in a postseason collection for the primary time since being up three video games to 2 on Wilkes-Barre/Scranton in 2006.Atlantic Division Semifinals – Sequence “B” (best-of-5)A2-Bridgeport Sound Tigers vs. A3-Hershey BearsGame 1 – Fri., Apr. 19 – BRIDGEPORT Three, Hershey 2 (2OT) | RecapGame 2 – Sat., Apr. 20 – Hershey at Bridgeport, 7:00Recreation Three – Tue., Apr. 23 – Bridgeport at Hershey, 7:00*Recreation Four – Thu., Apr. 25 – Bridgeport at Hershey, 7:00*Recreation 5 – Sat., Apr. 27 – Hershey at Bridgeport, 7:00*if essential… All occasions Jap @  Recreation 2 – Tonight, 7:00 ET, (CLE leads collection, 1-Zero)Observe @SyracuseCrunch Observe @monstershockey Tweet #SYRvsCLEAfter ending the common season on an Eight-Three-2-1 roll, Cleveland upset North Division champion Syracuse in Recreation 1 final night time to take the early collection lead… Kevin Stenlund broke a 2-2 tie with 6:51 left in regulation, propelling the Monsters to a 5-Three victory… Cleveland opened up a 2-Zero lead when Mark Letestu and Ryan MacInnis scored 2:11 aside halfway by way of the second interval… Stenlund and Zac Dalpe then scored in a 52-second span late within the third after the Crunch had pulled even… Brad Thiessen, who made 16 saves for the Monsters in Recreation 1, now has a 2.04 GAA and a .925 save share in 42 profession Calder Cup Playoff appearances (20-20)… After main the AHL in scoring throughout the common season, Carter Verhaeghe notched a purpose and two assists for Syracuse in Recreation 1… Cory Conacher added a purpose and an help, giving him 20-34-54 in 71 postseason video games in his AHL profession… Syracuse was 2-for-2 on the facility play final night time; Cleveland was 1-for-Three.North Division Semifinals – Sequence “C” (best-of-5)N1-Syracuse Crunch vs. N4-Cleveland MonstersGame 1 – Fri., Apr. 19 – Cleveland 5, SYRACUSE Three | RecapGame 2 – Sat., Apr. 20 – Cleveland at Syracuse, 7:00Recreation Three – Tue., Apr. 23 – Syracuse at Cleveland, 7:30*Recreation Four – Thu., Apr. 25 – Syracuse at Cleveland, 7:00*Recreation 5 – Sat., Apr. 27 – Cleveland at Syracuse, 7:00*if essential… All occasions Jap @  Recreation 2 – Sunday, Three:05 ET, (TOR leads collection, 1-Zero)Observe @AmerksHockey Observe @TorontoMarlies Tweet #ROCvsTORNorth Division Semifinals – Sequence “D” (best-of-5)N2-Rochester Individuals vs. N3-Toronto MarliesGame 1 – Fri., Apr. 19 – Toronto Four, ROCHESTER 1 | RecapGame 2 – Solar., Apr. 21 – Toronto at Rochester, Three:05Recreation Three – Wed., Apr. 24 – Rochester at Toronto, 7:00*Recreation Four – Fri., Apr. 26 – Rochester at Toronto, 7:00*Recreation 5 – Solar., Apr. 28 – Toronto at Rochester, 5:05*if essential… All occasions Jap @  Recreation 2 – Tonight, Eight:00 ET, (GR leads collection, 1-Zero)Observe @Chicago_Wolves Observe @griffinshockey Tweet #CHIvsGRAfter limping into the postseason on a nine-game shedding streak, Grand Rapids erupted for 5 unanswered targets final night time and handed Chicago a 5-1 defeat in Recreation 1 of their Central Division semifinal collection… The Wolves host Recreation 2 tonight having misplaced consecutive contests (excluding shootouts) for the primary time since Feb. 13-15… The Griffins noticed Chicago a 1-Zero lead on Tye McGinn‘s purpose at Eight:28 of the opening interval earlier than Colin Campbell, Matt Puempel, Dominic Turgeon, Turner Elson and Dominik Shine supplied the Grand Rapids offense… Harri Sateri turned apart 29 photographs for the Griffins to choose up the victory in his Calder Cup Playoffs debut… The Wolves have now misplaced seven straight playoff video games going again to 2017, in addition to 5 straight collection openers since 2014… The Griffins are Four-2 in best-of-five collection after taking a 1-Zero lead, together with 2-1 when profitable Recreation 1 on the highway.Central Division Semifinals – Sequence “E” (best-of-5)C1-Chicago Wolves vs. C4-Grand Rapids GriffinsGame 1 – Fri., Apr. 19 – Grand Rapids 5, CHICAGO 1 | RecapGame 2 – Sat., Apr. 20 – Grand Rapids at Chicago, Eight:00Recreation Three – Tue., Apr. 23 – Chicago at Grand Rapids, 7:00*Recreation Four – Wed., Apr. 24 – Chicago at Grand Rapids, 7:00*Recreation 5 – Solar., Apr. 28 – Grand Rapids at Chicago, Four:00*if essential… All occasions Jap @  Recreation 1 – Sunday, 5:00 ET, Observe @mkeadmirals Observe @IAWild Tweet #MILvsIACentral Division Semifinals – Sequence “F” (best-of-5)C2-Milwaukee Admirals vs. C3-Iowa WildGame 1 – Solar., Apr. 21 – Milwaukee at Iowa, 5:00Recreation 2 – Tue., Apr. 23 – Milwaukee at Iowa, Eight:00Recreation Three – Thu., Apr. 25 – Iowa at Milwaukee, Eight:00*Recreation Four – Fri., Apr. 26 – Iowa at Milwaukee, Eight:00*Recreation 5 – Mon., Apr. 29 – Iowa at Milwaukee, Eight:00*if essential… All occasions Jap @  Recreation 2 – Tonight, 9:05 ET, (BAK leads collection, 1-Zero)Observe @Condors Observe @ColoradoEagles Tweet #BAKvsCOLColorado hosts Bakersfield in Recreation 2 tonight after the Condors’ hard-fought Three-2 victory in final night time’s collection opener… 4 of the 5 targets in Recreation 1 got here from defensemen, together with the winner by Logan Day with 6:33 gone within the third interval… Brad Malone and William Lagesson had a purpose and an help every for the Condors… Malone’s marker was the primary playoff purpose of his eight-year professional profession… AHL All-Rookie Crew goaltender Shane Starrett made 26 saves to choose up the victory in internet for Bakersfield… Veteran blueliners Mark Alt and David Warsofsky scored for the Eagles, who erased 1-Zero and 2-1 deficits… A.J. Greer registered two assists in his playoff debut for Colorado… Pavel Francouz turned apart 20 photographs within the loss… Each groups had been Zero-for-1 on the facility play in Recreation 1.Pacific Division Semifinals – Sequence “G” (best-of-5)P1-Bakersfield Condors vs. P4-Colorado EaglesGame 1 – Fri., Apr. 19 – Bakersfield Three, COLORADO 2 | RecapGame 2 – Sat., Apr. 20 – Bakersfield at Colorado, 9:05Recreation Three – Tue., Apr. 23 – Colorado at Bakersfield, 10:00*Recreation Four – Sat., Apr. 27 – Colorado at Bakersfield, 10:00*Recreation 5 – Solar., Apr. 28 – Colorado at Bakersfield, Eight:00*if essential… All occasions Jap @  Recreation Three – Monday, 10:00 ET, (Sequence tied, 1-1)Observe @SJBarracuda Observe @SDGullsAHL Tweet #SJvsSDPacific Division Semifinals – Sequence “H” (best-of-5)P2-San Jose Barracuda vs. P3-San Diego GullsGame 1 – Wed., Apr. 17 – SAN DIEGO 6, San Jose 5 (OT) | RecapGame 2 – Thu., Apr. 18 – San Jose 5, SAN DIEGO Three | RecapGame Three – Mon., Apr. 22 – San Diego at San Jose, 10:00Recreation Four – Wed., Apr. 24 – San Diego at San Jose, 10:00*Recreation 5 – Thu., Apr. 25 – San Diego at San Jose, 10:00*if essential… All occasions EasternAlumni WatchIn final night time’s Stanley Cup Playoff motion, 2016 AHL rookie of the yr co-winner Mikko Rantanen scored two extra targets, Philipp Grubauer made 28 saves and Colorado eradicated Calgary with a 5-1 victory in Recreation 5… Kasperi Kapanen notched a purpose and an help to assist Toronto previous Boston, 2-1.Watch the Calder Cup Playoffs on AHLTVDon’t miss a second on the highway to the 2019 Calder Cup championship. AHLTV options stay streaming of each AHL sport in excessive definition on desktop, laptop computer, pill and cell units, in addition to OTT platforms reminiscent of Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Hearth TV, and Android TV. 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