In the East Division has the Atlantic Division Champion Worcester Sharks against the Manchester Monarchs as the Sharks won a back-and-fourth game as the Sharks had to comeback to use a 3 goal 3rd period to win 4-3 against Manchester. Game 2 is tonight and the Sharks look to rookie goalie Alex Stalock after going an impressively 41-19-2 record during the regular season in 61 games played.
In 6 games played so far in the playoffs, the Sharks goalie has a 5-1 record with a strong .928 SV%and a GAA of just over 2 in the playoffs.
Manchester has a strong goalie of their own as Jonathan Bernier who is being considered as a huge part of the future of the LA Kings org. will be able to be up for the challenge. So far in 5 playoff games he has a very strong .943 SV% and a 1.80 GAA so the Atlantic Division could come down to goaltending to eventually determine who will play the Hershey Bears in the Eastern Conference Finals.
The North & West Division Finals are now set as 2 Game 7's had to be played back on Monday & Tuesday to determine the last 4 in the Western Conference. The Texas Stars are beginning to emerge as a possible dark-horse team with the strong defense and goaltending that gave up just 5 goals in the 4 game sweep against Rockford.
If the offense can find it's grove, then the team's Calder Cup Chances will take a huge bump if players like Jamie Benn who had 6 points (3G 3A) and Aaron Gagon who's been off to a slow start, but looking to find his game that helped him become the team's leading goal scorer with 27 this season.
The Stars will be taking on the Chicago Wolves who had to survive a huge scare against Milwaukee as the Admirals won Games 5 & 6 to saw them off in Game 7 with goals by Anthony Stewart and Kevin Odell to end the Admirals season.
Chicago's defense has been a feast or famine in the playoffs. In the Division Semifinals against Milwaukee, the Wolves gave up 5 or more goals in 4 of the games. However in the other 3 the Wolves gave up 1 or fewer goals to help them win the series.
The North Division will have the Hamilton Bulldogs as they finished off Last Year's Calder Cup Runner Up Manitoba Moose in 6 games as the Bulldogs are going play the Abbotsford Heat who had to comeback from 3-1 down to win. It was a strong defense as the Heat outscored the Americans 10-2 in the last 3 games to win the series in 7 games and some are calling one of this year's biggest darkhorses in the Calder Cup Playoffs.
Due to the East & Atlantic Division Series, I will provide Boxscores of how those games have gone so far.
Atlantic Division Final
#1A Worcester Sharks VS. 3A Manchester Monarchs
Worcester Sharks Road to the Calder Cup
Regular Season Record: 49-25-6 104 PTS, 275 GF 239 GA, Finished 1st in the Atlantic Division
DIV. Semifinals VS. Lowell Devils: Game 1 2-3 L, Game 2 3-2 OTW, Game 3 3-2 W, Game 4 4-2 W, Game 5 5-1 W
Worcester Sharks Leading Scores
Dan Dasilva 6 GP 7 PTS (2G 5A, +2)
T.J. Trevelyan 6 GP 6 PTS (4G 2A, +1)
Danny Groulx 6 GP 6 PTS (1G 5A, +2)
Worcester Sharks Goaltending
David Shantz 7 GP 4-2 2.81 GAA .884SV%
Full Worcester Sharks Stats: http://theahl.com/stats/statdisplay.php?type=skaters&season_id=33
Manchester Monarchs Road to the Calder Cup
Regular Season Record: 43-28-9 95 PTS, 213 GF 200 GA
DIV. Semifinals VS. Portland Pirates: Game 1 2-1 W, Game 2 3-1 W, Game 3 2-1 W, Game 4 7-2 W
Manchester Monarchs Scoring Leaders
Bud Holloway 5 GP 5 PTS (4G 1A, +4)
Justin Azevedo 5 GP 5 PTS (0G 5A, +4)
Trevor Lewis 5 GP 4 PTS (3G 1A, +2)
Manchester Monarchs Goaltending
Jonathan Bernier 5 GP 4-1 1.80 GAA .943 SV%
Full Manchester Monarchs Stats: http://theahl.com/stats/statdisplay.php?type=skaters&subType=7&season_id=33&leagueId=4&lastActive=&singleSeason=&confId=0
All Worcester Sharks Home Games are @ DCU Center
All Manchester Monarchs Home Games are @ Verizon Wireless Arena
Game 1, 4/25: Manchester Monarchs 3 Worcester Sharks 4 (2-0, 0-1, 1-3)
http://theahl.com/stats/game-summary.php?game_id=1007276
Game 2, 4/28: @ Worcester 6:05 PM
Game 3, 4/30: @ Manchester 6:30 PM
Game 4, 5/1: @ Manchester 6:00 PM
Game 5, 5/5: @ Worcester 6:05 PM*
Game 6, 5/7: @ Manchester 6:30 PM*
Game 7, 5/8: @ Worcester 6:05 PM*
*If Necessary
East Division Final
#1E Hershey Bears VS. #2E Albany River Rats
Hershey Bears Road to the Calder Cup
Regular Season Record: 60-17-3 123 PTS, 342 GF 198 GA, Finished 1st in the East Divison
DIV. Semifinals VS. Bridgeport: Game 1 4-3 OTW, Game 2 3-2 W, Game 3 7-2 W, Game 4 1-4 L, Game 5 4-1 W
Hershey Bears Scoring Leaders
Alexandre Giroux 8 GP 15 PTS (9G 6A, +5)
Andrew Gordon 8 GP 14 PTS (9G 5A, +5)
Keith Aucoin 8 GP 11 PTS (1G 10A, +3)
Hershey Bears Goaltending
Michal Neuvirth 5 GP 5-0 2.14 GAA .904 SV%
Branden Holtby 3 GP 2-1 3.60 GAA .857 SV%
Full Hershey Bears Stats: http://theahl.com/stats/statdisplay.php?type=skaters&subType=5&season_id=33&league_Id=4&lastActive=&singleSeason=&confId=0
Albany River Rats Road to the Calder Cup
Regular Season Record: 43-29-8 94 PTS, 244 GF 231 GA, Finished 2nd in the East.
DIV. Semifinals VS. W-B/Scranton: Game 1 4-3 W, Game 2 3-2 W, Game 3 2-1 W, Game 4 5-3 W
Albany River Rats Scoring Leaders
Jerome Samson 7 GP 7 PTS (4G 3A, E)
Drayson Bowman 7 GP 7 PTS (3G 4A, +3)
Jamie Mcbain 7 GP 6 PTS (4G 2A, +8)
Albany River Rats Goaltending
Justin Peters 7 GP 4-2 2.81 GAA .884 SV%
Full Albany River Rats Stats: http://theahl.com/stats/statdisplay.php?type=skaters&subType=1&season_id=33&league_id=4&lastActive=&singleSeason=&confId=0
All Hershey Bears Home Games are @ Giant Center
All Albany River Rats Home Games are @ Times Union Center
Game 1, 4/24: Albany River Rats 3 Hershey Bears 4 (OT) (1-1, 1-1, 1-1, 0-1)
http://theahl.com/stats/game-summary.php?game_id=1007283
Game 2, 4/25: Albany River Rats 3 Hershey Bears 6 (1-1, 1-1, 1-4)
http://theahl.com/stats/game-summary.php?game_id=1007284
Game 3, 4/27: Hershey Bears 6 Albany River Rats 5 (OT) (0-2, 3-1, 2-2, 1-0)
http://theahl.com/stats/game-summary.php?game_id=1007285
Game 4, 4/29: @ Albany 6:00 PM
Game 5, 5/1: @ Hershey 6:00 PM*
Game 6, 5/3: @ Albany 6:00 PM*
Game 7, 5/5: @ Hershey 6:00 PM*
*If Necessary
North Division Final
#1N Hamilton Bulldogs VS. #3N Abbotsford Heat
Hamilton Bulldogs Road to the Calder Cup
Regular Season Record: 52-17-11 115 PTS, 271 GF 182 GA
DIV. Semifinals VS. Manitoba: Game 1 2-0 W, Game 2 8-2 W, Game 3 2-7 L, Game 4 5-4 OTW, Game 5 2-5 L, Game 6 3-2 OTW
Hamilton Bulldogs Scoring Leaders
David Desharnais 6 GP 7 PTS (3G 4A, E)
Andre Benoit 6 GP 7 PTS (1G 6A, -3)
Brock Trotter 6 GP 6 PTS (3G 3A, +1)
Hamilton Bulldogs Goaltending
Cedrick Desjardins 6 GP 4-2 2.69 GAA .893 SV%
Robert Mayer 1 GP 0-0 4.83 GAA .812 SV%
Full Hamilton Bulldogs Stats: http://theahl.com/stats/statdisplay.php?type=skaters&subType=4&season_id=33&leagueId=4&lastActive=&singleSeason=&confId=0
Abbotsford Heat Road to the Robertson Cup
Regular Season Record: 39-25-12 90 PTS, 217 GF 231 GA
DIV. Semifinals VS. Rochester: Game 1 3-2 W, Game 2 1-4 L, Game 3 4-8 L, Game 4 1-6 L, Game 5 3-1 W, Game 6 5-1 W, Game 7 2-0 W
Abbotsford Heat Scoring Leaders
Brett Sutter 7 GP 8 PTS (2G 6A, +4)
Jon Rheault 7 GP 6 PTS (5G 1A, +2)
Mikael Backlund 7 GP 6 PTS (1G 5A, +5)
Abbotsford Heat Goaltending Leaders
David Shantz 7 GP 4-2 2.81 GAA .884 SV%
Full Abbotsford Heat Stats: http://theahl.com/stats/statdisplay.php?type=skaters&season_id=
All Hamilton Bulldogs Home Games are @ Copps Coliseum
All Abbotsford Heat Home Games are @ Abbotsford Sports & Enterainment Center
Game 1, 4/29: @ Hamilton 6:30 PM
Game 2, 5/2: @ Hamilton 1:00 PM
Game 3, 5/4: @ Abbotsford 9:00 PM
Game 4, 5/6: @ Abbotsford 9:00 PM
Game 5, 5/8: @ Abbotsford 9:00 PM*
Game 6, 5/10: @ Hamilton 6:30 PM*
Game 7, 5/11: @ Hamilton 6:30 PM*
*If Necessary
West Division Final
#1W Chicago Wolves VS. #2W Texas Stars
Chicago Wolves Road to the Calder Cup
Regular Season Record: 49-24-7 105 PTS, 264 GF 214 GA
DIV. Semifinals VS. Milwaukee: Game 1 6-5 W, Game 2 3-0 W, Game 3 0-6 L, Game 4 1-0 W, Game 5 4-5 L, Game 6 4-5 OTL, Game 7 2-1 W
Chicago Wolves Scoring Leaders
Joey Crabb 7 GP 6 PTS (4G 2A, +1)
Tim Stapleton 7 GP 6 PTS (2G 4A, -2)
Matt Anderson 7 GP 6 PTS (0G 6A, 0)
Chicago Wolves Goaltending
Peter Mannino 4-2 2.89 GAA .901 SV%
Texas Stars Road to the Calder Cup
Regular Season Record: 46-27-7 99 PTS, 238 GF 198 GA
DIV. Semifinals VS. Rockford: Game 1 2-1 W, Game 2 3-1 W, Game 3 6-1 W, Game 4 4-2 W
Texas Stars Scoring Leaders
Travis Morin 4 GP 7 PTS (0G 7A, +4)
Jamie Benn 4 GP 6 PTS (3G 3A, +4)
Perttu Lindgren 4 GP 4 PTS (1G 3A, +5)
Texas Stars Goaltending
Brent Krahn 4 GP 4-0 1.25 GAA .961 SV%
All Chicago Wolves Home Games are @ Allstate Arena
All Texas Stars Home Games are @ Cedar Park Center
Game 1, 4/30: @ Chicago 7:30 PM
Game 2, 5/2: @ Chicago 3:00 PM
Game 3, 5/4: @ Texas 7:30 PM
Game 4, 5/5: @ Texas 7:30 PM
Game 5, 5/7: @ Texas 7:30 PM*
Game 6, 5/9: @ Chicago 3:00 PM*
Game 7, 5/11: @ Texas 7:00 PM*
*If Necessary
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