American Hockey League

AHL Morning Skate: 5.5.19

Take a game-day spin around the AHL ice with latest news and notes from the 2019 Calder Cup Playoffs in today’s AHL Morning Skate.

Playoff Brackets | Today’s Scoreboard | League Stats | Series Infographics


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Game 3 – Tuesday, 7:00 ET, AHLTV
(CHA leads series, 2-0)

Atlantic Division Finals – Series “I” (best-of-7)
A1-Charlotte Checkers vs. A3-Hershey Bears
Game 1 – Fri., May 3 – CHARLOTTE 4, Hershey 1 | Recap
Game 2 – Sat., May 4 – CHARLOTTE 7, Hershey 3 | Recap
Game 3 – Tue., May 7 – Charlotte at Hershey, 7:00
Game 4 – Wed., May 8 – Charlotte at Hershey, 7:00
*Game 5 – Fri., May 10 – Charlotte at Hershey, 7:00
*Game 6 – Sun., May 12 – Hershey at Charlotte, 5:00
*Game 7 – Tue., May 14 – Hershey at Charlotte, 7:00
*if necessary… All times Eastern


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Game 3 – Today, 3:00 ET, AHLTV
TV: NHL Network, Leafs Nation Network
(TOR leads series, 2-0)

The North Division Finals resume this afternoon as Cleveland hosts Toronto in Game 3… Michael Carcone‘s goal 1:13 into overtime on Friday night gave the Marlies a 4-3 win and a 2-0 series lead… Toronto has won five straight to begin the 2019 postseason, and is up two games to none for the fifth time in six series over the last two springs… Toronto’s Jeremy Bracco (2-8-10) has six assists in two games to begin the series… Joseph Duszak and Egor Korshkov both scored their first career AHL goals for the Marlies in Game 2… Chris Mueller (5-3-8), who spent his rookie season with the Monsters in 2008-09, scored his fifth goal of the postseason and his 32nd goal in 93 career Calder Cup playoff games… Kasimir Kaskisuo (5-0, 1.78, .942) made 35 saves in the Game 2 win… Sonny Milano (2-8-10) and Dan DeSalvo (2-3-5) tallied a goal and two assists apiece on Friday as Cleveland came back from 2-0 and 3-2 deficits to force overtime… The Marlies are 5-for-10 on the power play in the series; the Monsters are 1-for-6… Cleveland and Toronto have met four times at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse this season and combined for 44 goals in those contests (5.5 goals per game per team)… Today’s game will be televised live on NHL Network.

North Division Finals – Series “J” (best-of-7)
N3-Toronto Marlies vs. N4-Cleveland Monsters
Game 1 – Wed., May 1 – TORONTO 5, Cleveland 2 | Recap
Game 2 – Fri., May 3 – TORONTO 4, Cleveland 3 (OT) | Recap
Game 3 – Sun., May 5 – Toronto at Cleveland, 3:00
Game 4 – Tue., May 7 – Toronto at Cleveland, 7:00
*Game 5 – Sat., May 11 – Cleveland at Toronto, 4:00
*Game 6 – Mon., May 13 – Toronto at Cleveland, 7:00
*Game 7 – Wed., May 15 – Cleveland at Toronto, 7:00
*if necessary… All times Eastern



Game 3 – Today, 4:00 ET, AHLTV
(CHI leads series, 2-0)

Iowa returns home looking to begin a climb out of a series hole as it they take on Chicago in Game 3 of the Central Division Finals this afternoon… The Wolves opened up a two-games-to-none lead with a 4-3 win on Thursday night, the seventh one-goal game out of 10 meetings between these teams this season… Daniel Carr (0-4-4) and Brooks Macek (2-1-3), who both returned to the Chicago lineup for Game 1 after extended injury absences, are the Wolves’ top two scorers in the series… Stefan Matteau (0-2-2) had two assists for Chicago in Game 2, his first multiple-point effort of the entire season… Iowa’s Gerald Mayhew (7-1-8) scored his league-leading seventh goal of the playoffs in Game 2… Mayhew (three) and Luke Kunin (two) have accounted for all five Wild goals in the series… Chicago has won four straight games; Iowa has lost four of five, but all five of those games were on the road… The Wild have outscored their opponents 18-2 over their last four home games… Iowa is 27-for-28 on the penalty kill this postseason (96.4 percent).

Central Division Finals – Series “K” (best-of-7)
C1-Chicago Wolves vs. C3-Iowa Wild
Game 1 – Wed., May 1 – CHICAGO 3, Iowa 2 (OT) | Recap
Game 2 – Thu., May 2 – CHICAGO 4, Iowa 3 | Recap
Game 3 – Sun., May 5 – Chicago at Iowa, 4:00
Game 4 – Wed., May 8 – Chicago at Iowa, 8:00
*Game 5 – Fri., May 10 – Chicago at Iowa, 8:00
*Game 6 – Mon., May 13 – Iowa at Chicago, 8:00
*Game 7 – Wed., May 15 – Iowa at Chicago, 8:00
*if necessary… All times Eastern



Game 3 – Wednesday, 10:00 ET, AHLTV
(SD leads series, 2-0)

Pacific Division Finals – Series “L” (best-of-7)
P1-Bakersfield Condors vs. P3-San Diego Gulls
Game 1 – Fri., May 3 – San Diego 3, BAKERSFIELD 2 (4OT) | Recap
Game 2 – Sat., May 4 – San Diego 4, BAKERSFIELD 1 | Recap
Game 3 – Wed., May 8 – Bakersfield at San Diego, 10:00
Game 4 – Fri., May 10 – Bakersfield at San Diego, 10:00
*Game 5 – Sat., May 11 – San Diego at Bakersfield, 10:00
*Game 6 – Mon., May 13 – Bakersfield at San Diego, 10:00
*Game 7 – Wed., May 15 – San Diego at Bakersfield, 10:00
*if necessary… All times Eastern


Alumni Watch
In last night’s Stanley Cup Playoff action, David Pastrnak scored his second goal of the game with 1:28 left in regulation and Boston defeated Columbus, 4-3, in Game 5 of their series… 2016 Calder Cup champion Dean Kukan scored his first career NHL goal for the Blue Jackets… Martin Jones made 21 saves and Tomas Hertl scored twice to lift San Jose past Colorado, 2-1, in Game 5 of their series.


Watch the Calder Cup Playoffs on AHLTV
Don’t miss a second on the road to the 2019 Calder Cup championship. AHLTV features live streaming of every AHL game in high definition on desktop, laptop, tablet and mobile devices, as well as OTT platforms such as Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, and Android TV. A subscription is just $24.99 for the entire postseason, or just $7.99 for a day pass. Visit theahl.com/AHLTV for details.

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