Nikke Kokko made 23 saves and Mitchell Stephens scored his third goal of the series as the Firebirds defeated the Wranglers, 2-0, to complete a two-game sweep of their Pacific Division first-round series on Saturday.
Collin Graf scored with 2:18 left in regulation, snapping a deadlock and propelling the San Jose Barracuda into the division semifinals with a 2-1 win over the Ontario Reign in Los Angeles on Saturday night.
James Malatesta scored with 55.0 seconds remaining in the second overtime period to send the Cleveland Monsters into the next round with a 4-3 win in Toronto on Saturday.
The Abbotsford Canucks, Calgary Wranglers, Ontario Reign and Tucson Roadrunners all will fight for their seasons tonight as they try to navigate the gauntlet that is the Pacific Division’s opening round.
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Drew Commesso made 34 saves as Rockford shut out Chicago, 5-0, to close out their Central Division first-round series in a two-game sweep on Friday night.
Helge Grans scored with 2:00 left in regulation to send the Lehigh Valley Phantoms into the division semifinals with a 3-2 win over Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Friday night.
Vinni Lettieri chipped home a loose puck with 1:14 gone in overtime as Providence staved off elimination with a 1-0 win at Springfield on Friday night.
Kale Clague scored the tiebreaking goal 3:55 into the third period as Rochester rallied for a 3-2 victory over Syracuse in the opener of their best-of-five North Division semifinal series on Friday night.
Andrew Poturalski of the San Jose Barracuda has been voted the winner of the Les Cunningham Award as the AHL’s most valuable player for the 2024-25 season.
