2023 Calder Cup playoffs

American Hockey League postseason tournament

2023 Calder Cup playoffsTournament details

Dates| April 18 – June 21, 2023
Teams| 23
Final positions
Champions| Hershey Bears
Runner-up| Coachella Valley Firebirds

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The 2023 Calder Cup playoffs was the postseason tournament of the American Hockey League (AHL) to determine the winner of the Calder Cup, which is awarded to the AHL playoff champions from the 2022–23 AHL season.

The 2023 playoffs began on April 18, 2023, with the 23-team playoff format that was introduced in 2022. All teams except the bottom two teams of the Atlantic, North, and Central divisions, as well as the bottom three teams of the Pacific division qualified for the playoffs. Each division has a best-of-three series in the first round to determine the top 16 teams for the division semifinals, with various teams receiving byes based on regular season performance.[1]

The 16 teams that remain—four from each division—will play a best-of-five series in the division semifinals, with the playoffs continuing with another best-of-five series for the division finals and a best-of-seven series for the conference finals and Calder Cup finals.

The Hershey Bears defeated the Coachella Valley Firebirds in overtime of game seven, granting Hershey their 12th Calder Cup in team history and first since 2010. This was only the second time a game seven went to overtime in the finals, and the first since 1953.[2]

## Playoff seeds

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After the 2022–23 AHL regular season, 23 teams qualified for the playoffs. The top 5 teams in the North and Central divisions, the top 6 teams in the Atlantic division, and the top 7 teams in the Pacific division based on points total qualified for the 2023 Calder Cup playoffs. The Calgary Wranglers won the regular season title in their season finale.[3]

### Eastern Conference

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#### Atlantic Division

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1. Providence Bruins – 98 points (.681)
2. Hershey Bears – 97 points (.674)
3. Charlotte Checkers – 86 points (.597)
4. Springfield Thunderbirds – 84 points (.583)
5. Hartford Wolf Pack – 81 points (.563)
6. Lehigh Valley Phantoms – 80 points (.556)

#### North Division

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1. Toronto Marlies – 90 points (.625)
2. Syracuse Crunch – 81 points (.563), 27 RWs
3. Rochester Americans – 81 points (.563), 25 RWs
4. Utica Comets – 80 points (.556)
5. Laval Rocket – 76 points (.528)

### Western Conference

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#### Central Division

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1. Texas Stars – 92 points (.639)
2. Milwaukee Admirals – 89 points (.618)
3. Manitoba Moose – 84 points (.583)
4. Iowa Wild – 79 points (.549), 24 RWs
5. Rockford IceHogs – 79 points (.549), 20 RWs

#### Pacific Division

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1. Calgary Wranglers – 106 points (.736)
2. Coachella Valley Firebirds – 103 points (.715)
3. Colorado Eagles – 90 points (.625)
4. Abbotsford Canucks – 87 points (.604)
5. Bakersfield Condors – 78 points (.542)
6. Ontario Reign – 74 points (.514)
7. Tucson Roadrunners – 69 points (.479), 25 RWs

## Bracket

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| First round
April 18–23 | | | Division semifinals
April 21 – May 6 | | | Division finals
May 11–21 | | | Conference finals
May 23 – June 5 | | | Calder Cup finals
June 8–21 |

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| | | | A1 | Providence | 1 | | | |
| A4 | Springfield | 0 | | | A5 | Hartford | 3 |
| A5 | Hartford | 2 | | | Atlantic Division| | | A5 | Hartford | 0 |
| | | | | | A2 | Hershey | 3 |
| | | | A2 | Hershey | 3 | | | Eastern Conference|
| A3 | Charlotte | 2 | | | A3 | Charlotte | 1 |
| A6 | Lehigh Valley | 1 | | | | A2 | Hershey | 4 |
| | | | | | | N3 | Rochester | 2 |
| | | | N1 | Toronto | 3 | | | |
| N4 | Utica | 2 | | | N4 | Utica | 1 |
| N5 | Laval | 0 | | | North Division| | | N1 | Toronto | 0 |
| | | | | | N3 | Rochester | 3 |
| | | | N2 | Syracuse | 2 | |
| | | | N3 | Rochester | 3 |
| | | | | A2 | Hershey | 4 |
| | | | | | | | P2 | Coachella Valley | 3 |
| | | | C1 | Texas | 3 | | | |
| C4 | Iowa | 0 | | | C5 | Rockford | 0 |
| C5 | Rockford | 2 | | | Central Division| | | C1 | Texas | 2 |
| | | | | | C2 | Milwaukee | 3 |
| | | | C2 | Milwaukee | 3 | | | Western Conference|
| | | | C3 | Manitoba | 2 |
| | | | | C2 | Milwaukee | 2 |
| | | | | | | P2 | Coachella Valley | 4 |
| | | | P1 | Calgary | 3 | |
| P4 | Abbotsford | 2 | | | P4 | Abbotsford | 1 |
| P5 | Bakersfield | 0 | | | Pacific Division| | | P1 | Calgary | 2 |
| P2 | Coachella Valley | 2 | | | | | P2 | Coachella Valley | 3 |
| P7 | Tucson | 1 | | | P2 | Coachella Valley | 3 | |
| P3 | Colorado | 2 | | | P3 | Colorado | 2 |
| P6 | Ontario | 0 | |

## First round

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### Eastern Conference

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#### (A3) Charlotte Checkers vs. (A6) Lehigh Valley Phantoms

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April 18  | Lehigh Valley Phantoms |  | 4–3 |  | Charlotte Checkers  | Bojangles Coliseum | Recap |

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Adam Brooks (1) - 12:54  | First period | 08:28 - Lucas Carlsson (1)
Tyson Foerster (1) - 0:49
Cooper Marody (1) - 01:02
Tyson Foerster (2) - 04:46  | Second period | No scoring
No scoring | Third period | 09:40 - pp \- Riley Nash (1)
10:18 - Santtu Kinnunen (1)
Samuel Ersson ( 28 saves / 31 shots )  | Goalie stats | Mack Guzda ( 13 saves / 17 shots )
Jean-François Bérubé ( 8 saves / 8 shots )
April 20  | Lehigh Valley Phantoms  |  | 4–5 | 2OT | Charlotte Checkers | Bojangles Coliseum | Recap |

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Artem Anisimov (1) - 19:17  | First period | 04:44 - pp \- Justin Sourdif (1)
06:06 - Calle Själin (1)
No scoring | Second period | No scoring
Olle Lycksell (1) - 00:40
Olle Lycksell (2) - 12:03
Elliot Desnoyers (1) - 13:35  | Third period | 06:46 - pp \- Cory Conacher (1)
09:23 - Connor Bunnaman (1)
No scoring | Second overtime period | 18:48 - Lucas Carlsson (2)
Samuel Ersson ( 45 saves / 50 shots )  | Goalie stats | Mack Guzda ( 38 saves / 42 shots )
April 21  | Lehigh Valley Phantoms  |  | 0–6 |  | Charlotte Checkers | Bojangles Coliseum | Recap |

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No scoring | First period | No scoring
No scoring | Second period | 03:04 - Patrick Giles (1)
06:54 - Riley Nash (2)
10:52- Dominic Franco (1)
15:12 - Henry Bowlby (1)
18:08 - pp \- Cameron Morrison (1)
No scoring | Third period | 08:47 - sh \- Connor Bunnaman (2)
Samuel Ersson ( 11 saves / 15 shots )
Nolan Maier ( 9 saves / 11 shots )  | Goalie stats | Jean-François Bérubé ( 31 saves / 31 shots )
Charlotte won series 2–1 |

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#### (A4) Springfield Thunderbirds vs. (A5) Hartford Wolf Pack

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April 19  | Hartford Wolf Pack |  | 6–1 |  | Springfield Thunderbirds  | MassMutual Center | Recap |

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Lauri Pajuniemi (1) - 03:37  | First period | No scoring
Zac Jones (1) - 06:02
Lauri Pajuniemi (2) - 10:43
Blake Hillman (1) - 19:54  | Second period | No scoring
Ryan Carpenter (1) - 03:42
Ty Emberson (1) - en \- 18:38  | Third period | 11:41 - pp \- Adam Gaudette (1)
Dylan Garand ( 24 saves / 25 shots )  | Goalie stats | Joel Hofer ( 30 saves / 35 shots )
April 21  | Springfield Thunderbirds  |  | 1–7 |  | Hartford Wolf Pack | XL Center | Recap |

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William Bitten (1) - 19:33  | First period | 08:03 - Tanner Fritz (1)
10:48 - Wyatt Kalynuk (1)
12:50 - pp \- Ty Emberson (2)
No scoring | Second period | 03:57 - pp \- Bobby Trivigno (1)
06:30 - Blake Hillman (2)
No scoring | Third period | 13:34 - en, sh \- Anton Blidh (1)
15:02 - en \- Tim Gettinger (1)
Joel Hofer ( 28 saves / 33 shots )  | Goalie stats | Dylan Garand ( 19 saves / 20 shots )
Hartford won series 2–0 |

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#### (N4) Utica Comets vs. (N5) Laval Rocket

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April 19  | Utica Comets |  | 4–0 |  | Laval Rocket  | Place Bell | Recap |

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Reilly Walsh (1) - 12:21  | First period | No scoring
Aarne Talvitie (1) - 03:11
Ryan Schmelzer (1) - 18:49  | Second period | No scoring
Ryan Schmelzer (2) - en \- 18:53  | Third period | No scoring
Nico Daws ( 33 saves / 33 shots )  | Goalie stats | Cayden Primeau ( 20 saves / 23 shots )
April 21  | Laval Rocket  |  | 1–2 | OT | Utica Comets | Adirondack Bank Center | Recap |

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No scoring | First period | No scoring
Frédéric Allard (1) - 07:01  | Second period | No scoring
No scoring | Third period | 19:58 - Reilly Walsh (2)
No scoring | First overtime period | 02:45 - Samuel Laberge (1)
Cayden Primeau ( 32 saves / 34 shots )  | Goalie stats | Nico Daws ( 25 saves / 26 shots )
Utica won series 2–0 |

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### Western Conference

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#### (C4) Iowa Wild vs. (C5) Rockford IceHogs

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April 19  | Iowa Wild  |  | 2–3 | OT | Rockford IceHogs | BMO Center | Recap |

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03:26 - Mitchell Balmas (1)  | First period | Dave Gust (1) - 03:44
Brett Seney (1) - 17:55
04:14 - pp \- Steven Fogarty (1)  | Second period | No scoring
No scoring | Third period | No scoring
No scoring | First overtime period | Rocco Grimaldi (1) - 03:59
Jesper Wallstedt ( 28 saves / 31 shots )  | Goalie stats | Arvid Söderblom ( 28 saves / 31 shots )
April 21  | Rockford IceHogs |  | 4–3 | OT | Iowa Wild  | Wells Fargo Arena | Recap |

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Isaak Phillips (1) - pp \- 17:27  | First period | 05:49 - Damien Giroux (1)
Dave Gust (2) - 16:10  | Second period | No scoring
Michal Teplý (1) - 09:34  | Third period | 00:20 - pp \- Marco Rossi (1)
05:53 - Adam Beckman (1)
Buddy Robinson (1) - 02:05  | First overtime period | No scoring
Arvid Söderblom ( 26 saves / 29 shots )  | Goalie stats | Jesper Wallstedt ( 33 saves / 37 shots )
Rockford won series 2–0 |

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#### (P2) Coachella Valley Firebirds vs. (P7) Tucson Roadrunners

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April 19  | Tucson Roadrunners  |  | 1–5 |  | Coachella Valley Firebirds | Acrisure Arena | Recap |

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No scoring | First period | 01:00 - pp \- Max McCormick (1)
07:49 - Alexander True (1)
09:26 - Kole Lind (1)
No scoring | Second period | 08:03 - pp \- Max McCormick (2)
Vladislav Kolyachonok (1) - 18:43  | Third period | 16:19 - en \- Carsen Twarynski (1)
Ivan Prosvetov ( 22 saves / 26 shots )  | Goalie stats | Joey Daccord ( 45 saves / 46 shots )
April 21  | Tucson Roadrunners |  | 4–3 |  | Coachella Valley Firebirds  | Acrisure Arena | Recap |

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Colin Theisen (1) - 06:54
Michael Carcone (1) - pp \- 10:21
Milos Kelemen (1) - 15:07  | First period | No scoring
Michael Carcone (2) - 02:43  | Second period | 01:42 - pp \- Jimmy Schuldt (1)
No scoring | Third period | 10:01 - pp \- Tye Kartye (1)
17:23 - Jeremy McKenna (1)
Ivan Prosvetov ( 34 saves / 37 shots )  | Goalie stats | Joey Daccord ( 22 saves / 26 shots )
April 23  | Tucson Roadrunners  |  | 1–5 |  | Coachella Valley Firebirds | Acrisure Arena | Recap |

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No scoring | First period | 03:49 - Ville Petman (1)
05:56 - Shane Wright (1)
06:25 - Kole Lind (2)
07:22 - Tye Kartye (2)
No scoring | Second period | No scoring
Michael Carcone (3) - 17:32  | Third period | 10:52 - en \- Kole Lind (3)
Ivan Prosvetov ( 3 saves / 7 shots )
Tyler Parks ( 24 save / 24 shots )  | Goalie stats | Joey Daccord ( 31 saves / 32 shots )
Coachella Valley won series 2–1 |

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#### (P3) Colorado Eagles vs. (P6) Ontario Reign

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April 19  | Ontario Reign  |  | 2–3 | OT | Colorado Eagles | Budweiser Events Center | Recap |

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No scoring | First period | No scoring
Nate Thompson (1) - 01:57
Tyrell Goulbourne (1) - 10:16  | Second period | 05:43 - Charles Hudon (1)
No scoring | Third period | 03:52 - Cedric Paré (1)
No scoring | First overtime period | 06:08 - Gustav Rydahl (1)
Cal Petersen ( 18 saves / 21 shots )  | Goalie stats | Justus Annunen ( 30 saves / 32 shots )
April 21  | Ontario Reign  |  | 4–6 |  | Colorado Eagles | Budweiser Events Center | Recap |

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Lias Andersson (1) - 02:20  | First period | 04:16 - Kale Kessy (1)
No scoring | Second period | 11:04 - Oskar Olausson (1)
16:03 - Ryan Wagner (1)
Aidan Dudas (1) - 09:09
Nate Thompson (2) - 18:06
Lias Andersson (2) - 18:34  | Third period | 07:24 - pp \- Charles Hudon (2)
10:01 - pp \- Cedric Paré (2)
19:53 - en \- Cedric Paré (3)
Cal Petersen ( 20 saves / 25 shots )  | Goalie stats | Justus Annunen ( 30 saves / 34 shots )
Colorado won series 2–0 |

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#### (P4) Abbotsford Canucks vs. (P5) Bakersfield Condors

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April 19  | Bakersfield Condors  |  | 0–3 |  | Abbotsford Canucks | Abbotsford Centre | Recap |

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No scoring | First period | No scoring
No scoring | Second period | Max Sasson (1) - 01:28
Max Sasson (2) - 04:58
No scoring | Third period | Jack Rathbone (1) - 14:28
Calvin Pickard ( 27 saves / 30 shots )  | Goalie stats | Spencer Martin ( 21 saves / 21 shots )
April 21  | Bakersfield Condors  |  | 2–4 |  | Abbotsford Canucks | Abbotsford Centre | Recap |

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No scoring | First period | No scoring
James Hamblin (1) - pp \- 18:26  | Second period | 02:06 - Jack Rathbone (2)
13:16 - Brady Keeper (1)
Raphaël Lavoie (1) - 03:30  | Third period | 07:36 - pp \- Nils Höglander (2)
19:05 - en \- John Stevens (1)
Calvin Pickard ( 29 saves / 32 shots )  | Goalie stats | Artūrs Šilovs ( 26 saves / 28 shots )
Abbotsford won series 2–0 |

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## Division semifinals

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### Eastern Conference

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#### (A1) Providence Bruins vs. (A5) Hartford Wolf Pack

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April 28  | Hartford Wolf Pack |  | 1–0 |  | Providence Bruins  | Amica Mutual Pavilion | Recap |

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No scoring | First period | No scoring
Bobby Trivigno (2) - 15:23  | Second period | No scoring
No scoring | Third period | No scoring
Dylan Garand ( 14 saves / 14 shots )  | Goalie stats | Brandon Bussi ( 31 saves / 32 shots )
April 29  | Hartford Wolf Pack |  | 2–1 |  | Providence Bruins  | Amica Mutual Pavilion | Recap |

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No scoring | First period | No scoring
Anton Blidh (2) - 06:17
Adam Clendening (1) - 09:43  | Second period | 13:14 - Luke Toporowski (1)
No scoring | Third period | No scoring
Dylan Garand ( 29 saves / 30 shots )  | Goalie stats | Brandon Bussi ( 26 saves / 28 shots )
May 3  | Providence Bruins |  | 6–3 |  | Hartford Wolf Pack  | XL Center | Recap |

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Justin Brazeau (1) - pp \- 15:54
Oskar Steen (1) - 19:59  | First period | No scoring
Luke Toporowski (2) - pp \- 14:03  | Second period | 19:35 - pp \- Zac Jones (2)
Jack Ahcan (1) - 05:58
Justin Brazeau (2) - en \- 18:28
Vinni Lettieri (1) - en \- 19:52  | Third period | 02:18 - sh \- Tim Gettinger (2)
13:34 - Lauri Pajuniemi (3)
Brandon Bussi ( 28 saves / 31 shots )  | Goalie stats | Dylan Garand ( 26 saves / 30 shots )
May 5  | Providence Bruins  |  | 0–4 |  | Hartford Wolf Pack | XL Center | Recap |

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No scoring | First period | 3:40 - Turner Elson (1)
No scoring | Second period | 4:49 - Jake Leschyshyn (1)
15:23 - Ryan Carpenter (2)
No scoring | Third period | 12:18 - en \- Jake Leschyshyn (2)
Brandon Bussi ( 28 saves / 31 shots )  | Goalie stats | Dylan Garand ( 32 saves / 32 shots )
Hartford won series 3–1 |

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#### (A2) Hershey Bears vs. (A3) Charlotte Checkers

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April 28  | Hershey Bears |  | 5–2 |  | Charlotte Checkers  | Bojangles Coliseum | Recap |

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Mike Vecchione (1) - 14:12
Aliaksei Protas (1) - 16:43  | First period | No scoring
Hendrix Lapierre (1) - 02:06
Connor McMichael (1) - 04:03  | Second period | 05:42 - pp \- Lucas Carlsson (3)
Michael Sgarbossa (1) - pp, en \- 19:54  | Third period | 08:52 - Santtu Kinnunen (2)
Hunter Shepard ( 22 saves / 24 shots )  | Goalie stats | Mack Guzda ( 4 saves / 7 shots )
Jean-François Bérubé ( 16 saves / 17 shots )
April 29  | Hershey Bears |  | 5–1 |  | Charlotte Checkers  | Bojangles Coliseum | Recap |

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No scoring | First period | No scoring
Joe Snively (1) - pp \- 06:46
Mason Morelli (1) - 14:55  | Second period | No scoring
Connor McMichael (2) - 09:50
Sam Anas (1) - 10:13
Garrett Pilon (1) - en \- 14:30  | Third period | 09:15 - Ryan McAllister (1)
Hunter Shepard ( 19 saves / 20 shots )  | Goalie stats | Jean-François Bérubé ( 11 saves / 15 shots )
May 3  | Charlotte Checkers |  | 2–1 |  | Hershey Bears  | Giant Center | Recap |

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No scoring | First period | No scoring
Cory Conacher (2) - 13:24
Aleksi Heponiemi (1) - 17:53  | Second period | 02:07 - Sam Anas (2)
No scoring | Third period | No scoring
Mack Guzda ( 21 saves / 22 shots )  | Goalie stats | Hunter Shepard ( 18 saves / 20 shots )
May 4  | Charlotte Checkers  |  | 2–6 |  | Hershey Bears | Giant Center | Recap |

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Jake Wise (1) - 2:00
Riley Nash (3) - 7:54  | First period | No scoring
No scoring | Second period | 10:15 - Mason Morelli (2)
19:44 - Beck Malenstyn (1)
No scoring | Third period | 8:59 - pp \- Aliaksei Protas (2)
10:57 - Aliaksei Protas (3)
17:49 - en \- Riley Sutter (1)
19:00 - en \- Dylan McIlrath (1)
Mack Guzda ( 17 saves / 21 shots )
Jean-François Bérubé ( 9 saves / 9 shots )  | Goalie stats | Hunter Shepard ( 26 saves / 28 shots )
Hershey won series 3–1 |

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#### (N1) Toronto Marlies vs. (N4) Utica Comets

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April 27  | Utica Comets  |  | 5–6 | OT | Toronto Marlies | Coca-Cola Coliseum | Recap |

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Reilly Walsh (3) – pp – 06:08
Graeme Clarke (1) - 13:39  | First period | No scoring
Xavier Parent (1) - 02:06  | Second period | 05:43 - Pontus Holmberg (1)
07:00 - Topi Niemelä (1)
13:59 - pp \- Logan Shaw (1)
Reilly Walsh (4) - 11:08
Alexander Holtz (1) - 19:08  | Third period | 11:43 - Logan Shaw (2)
12:41 - Semyon Der-Arguchintsev (1)
No scoring | First overtime period | 18:35 - Joseph Blandisi (1)
Nico Daws ( 43 saves / 49 shots )  | Goalie stats | Keith Petruzzelli ( 40 saves / 45 shots )
April 29  | Utica Comets |  | 7–2 |  | Toronto Marlies  | Coca-Cola Coliseum | Recap |

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Brian Halonen (1) - 01:46
Aarne Talvitie (2) - 12:40  | First period | 13:42 - pp \- Semyon Der-Arguchintsev (2)
15:09 - pp \- Kyle Clifford (1)
Nolan Stevens (1) - 06:56
Ryan Schmelzer (3) - 13:25
Xavier Parent (2) - 14:10  | Second period | No scoring
Graeme Clarke (2) - pp \- 05:36
Brian Pinho (2) - 09:00  | Third period | No scoring
Nico Daws ( 28 saves / 30 shots )  | Goalie stats | Keith Petruzzelli ( 19 saves / 26 shots )
Dennis Hildeby ( 2 saves / 2 shots )
May 3  | Toronto Marlies |  | 5–2 |  | Utica Comets  | Adirondack Bank Center | Recap |

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Ryan Chyzowski (1) - 04:57  | First period | No scoring
Kyle Clifford (2) - ps \- 05:01  | Second period | 05:33 - Aarne Talvitie (3)
17:52 - Šimon Nemec (1)
Ryan Chyzowski (2) - 04:34
Pontus Holmberg (2) - 16:12
Logan Shaw (3) - sh, en \- 18:40  | Third period | No scoring
Erik Källgren ( 24 saves / 26 shots )  | Goalie stats | Nico Daws ( 23 saves / 27 shots )
May 5  | Toronto Marlies |  | 4–1 |  | Utica Comets  | Adirondack Bank Center | Recap |

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No scoring | First period | 10:15 - Xavier Parent (3)
Carl Dahlström (1) - 5:04
Matteo Pietroniro (1) - 10:31
Logan Shaw (4) - 11:10  | Second period | No scoring
Kyle Clifford (3) - en \- 19:58  | Third period | No scoring
Erik Källgren ( 28 saves / 29 shots )  | Goalie stats | Nico Daws ( 33 saves / 36 shots )
Toronto won series 3–1 |

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#### (N2) Syracuse Crunch vs. (N3) Rochester Americans

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April 21  | Rochester Americans  |  | 2–3 | OT | Syracuse Crunch | Upstate Medical University Arena | Recap |

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No scoring | First period | No scoring
Linus Weissbach (1) - 08:54
Josh Passolt (1) - 16:30  | Second period | 04:12 - pp \- Declan Carlile (1)
16:30 - pp \- Felix Robert (1)
No scoring | Third period | No scoring
No scoring | First overtime period | 02:20 - Philippe Myers (1)
Malcolm Subban ( 37 saves / 40 shots )  | Goalie stats | Maxime Lagacé ( 21 saves / 23 shots )
April 22  | Rochester Americans  |  | 0–3 |  | Syracuse Crunch | Upstate Medical University Arena | Recap |

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No scoring | First period | 01:52 - Ryan Jones (1)
11:29 - Gage Goncalves (1)
No scoring | Second period | No scoring
No scoring | Third period | 19:27 - en \- Gage Goncalves (2)
Malcolm Subban ( 29 saves / 31 shots )  | Goalie stats | Maxime Lagacé ( 18 saves / 18 shots )
April 28  | Syracuse Crunch  |  | 5–8 |  | Rochester Americans | Blue Cross Arena | Recap |

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Simon Ryfors (1) - 06:28  | First period | 05:31 - pp \- Isak Rosén (1)
17:39 - Michael Mersch (1)
Gage Goncalves (3) - 07:29  | Second period | 18:55 - Sean Malone (1)
Simon Ryfors (2) - 05:25
Alex Barré-Boulet (1) - pp \- 07:38
Simon Ryfors (3) - 17:27  | Third period | 04:22 - sh \- Mason Jobst (1)
15:21 - pp \- Jiří Kulich (1)
16:07 - pp \- Michael Mersch (2)
18:41 - en \- Brett Murray (1)
19:24 - en \- Michael Mersch (3)
Maxime Lagacé ( 19 saves / 25 shots )  | Goalie stats | Malcolm Subban ( 23 saves / 28 shots )
April 30  | Syracuse Crunch  |  | 0–4 |  | Rochester Americans | Blue Cross Arena | Recap |

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No scoring | First period | 03:38 - pp \- Jiří Kulich (2)
No scoring | Second period | No scoring
No scoring | Third period | 03:06 - Lawrence Pilut (1)
14:50 - Mason Jobst (2)
16:11 - en \- Tyson Kozak (1)
Maxime Lagacé ( 22 saves / 25 shots )  | Goalie stats | Malcolm Subban ( 31 saves / 31 shots )
May 6  | Rochester Americans |  | 5–4 | OT | Syracuse Crunch  | Upstate Medical University Arena | Recap |

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Tyson Kozak (2) - 11:08  | First period | No scoring
Lawrence Pilut (2) - 09:46
Jiří Kulich (3) - 13:59
Michael Mersch (4) - 14:59  | Second period | 14:14 - Declan Carlile (2)
19:46 - Simon Ryfors (4)
No scoring | Third period | 09:36 - Gabriel Dumont (1)
19:30 - Trevor Carrick (1)
Lawrence Pilut (3) - pp \- 11:35  | First overtime period | No scoring
Malcolm Subban ( 44 saves / 48 shots )  | Goalie stats | Maxime Lagacé ( 11 saves / 15 shots )
Hugo Alnefelt ( 9 saves / 10 shots )
Rochester won series 3–2 |

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### Western Conference

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#### (C1) Texas Stars vs. (C5) Rockford IceHogs

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April 28  | Texas Stars |  | 5–3 |  | Rockford IceHogs  | BMO Center | Recap |

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Rhett Gardner (1) - 12:34  | First period | 19:58 - pp \- Joey Anderson (1)
Marián Studenič (1) - 14:33  | Second period | 01:16 - D. J. Busdeker (1)
Scott Reedy (1) - pp \- 07:16
Nick Caamano (1) - 16:22
Marián Studenič (2) - en \- 19:00  | Third period | 02:57 - Bobby Lynch (1)
Matt Murray ( 25 saves / 28 shots )  | Goalie stats | Arvid Söderblom ( 35 saves / 39 shots )
April 30  | Texas Stars |  | 4–1 |  | Rockford IceHogs  | BMO Center | Recap |

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Curtis McKenzie (1) - 08:08  | First period | No scoring
Riley Barber (1) - 11:39  | Second period | No scoring
Riley Barber (2) - 16:32
Tanner Kero \- en \- 19:33  | Third period | 05:54 - Joey Anderson (2)
Matt Murray ( 26 saves / 27 shots )  | Goalie stats | Arvid Söderblom ( 25 saves / 28 shots )
May 3  | Rockford IceHogs  |  | 2–4 |  | Texas Stars | H-E-B Center at Cedar Park | Recap |

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Michal Teplý (2) - pp \- 07:11  | First period | 02:16 - Riley Damiani (1)
12:01 - Nick Caamano (2)
No scoring | Second period | No scoring
Lukas Reichel (1) - 19:44  | Third period | 04:57 - Oskari Laaksonen (1)
17:14 - pp \- Rhett Gardner (2)
Arvid Söderblom ( 22 saves / 26 shots )  | Goalie stats | Matt Murray ( 27 saves / 29 shots )
Texas won series 3–0 |

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#### (C2) Milwaukee Admirals vs. (C3) Manitoba Moose

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April 28  | Milwaukee Admirals |  | 6–2 |  | Manitoba Moose  | Canada Life Centre | Recap |

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Marc Del Gaizo (1) - 01:35
Zach Sanford (1) - pp \- 07:24
Jimmy Huntington (1) - 08:19  | First period | No scoring
Jordan Gross (1) - pp \- 05:55
Austin Rueschhoff (1) - 07:58
Jordan Gross (2) - 10:03  | Second period | 03:19 - Jansen Harkins (1)
19:15 - Daniel Torgersson (1)
No scoring | Third period | No scoring
Yaroslav Askarov ( 35 saves / 37 shots )  | Goalie stats | Arvid Holm ( 14 saves / 17 shots )
Evan Cormier ( 4 saves / 7 shots )
April 30  | Milwaukee Admirals  |  | 2–3 | OT | Manitoba Moose | Canada Life Centre | Recap |

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No scoring | First period | 16:53 - Nicholas Jones (1)
Kiefer Sherwood (1) - pp \- 05:48  | Second period | No scoring
Luke Evangelista (1) - 13:03  | Third period | 19:07 - Cole Maier (1)
No scoring | First overtime period | 01:32 - Jansen Harkins (2)
Yaroslav Askarov ( 31 saves / 34 shots )  | Goalie stats | Oskari Salminen ( 30 saves / 32 shots )
May 3  | Manitoba Moose |  | 3–2 | OT | Milwaukee Admirals  | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena | Recap |

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Alex Limoges (1) - 02:49  | First period | 16:06 - Luke Evangelista (2)
Jeff Malott (1) - 09:57  | Second period | No scoring
No scoring | Third period | 06:10 - Kevin Gravel (1)
Wyatt Bongiovanni (1) - pp \- 04:53  | First overtime period | No scoring
Oskari Salminen ( 24 saves / 26 shots )  | Goalie stats | Yaroslav Askarov ( 27 saves / 30 shots )
May 5  | Manitoba Moose  |  | 3–5 |  | Milwaukee Admirals | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena | Recap |

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Greg Meireles (1) - pp \- 5:02  | First period | 8:13 - pp \- Zach Sanford (2)
18:45 - en \- Adam Wilsby (1)
No scoring | Second period | 2:15 - pp \- Joakim Kemell (1)
15:49 - Kiefer Sherwood (2)
Jansen Harkins (3) - pp \- 2:37
Wyatt Bongiovanni (2) - 4:43  | Third period | 19:41 - en \- Austin Rueschhoff (2)
Oskari Salminen ( 23 saves / 26 shots )  | Goalie stats | Yaroslav Askarov ( 16 saves / 19 shots )
May 6  | Manitoba Moose  |  | 1–2 |  | Milwaukee Admirals | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena | Recap |

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No scoring | First period | No scoring
No scoring | Second period | 11:24 - Mark Jankowski (1)
Jansen Harkins (4) - 18:03  | Third period | 19:33 - Spencer Stastney (1)
Oskari Salminen ( 31 saves / 32 shots )  | Goalie stats | Yaroslav Askarov ( 20 saves / 21 shots )
Milwaukee won series 3–2 |

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#### (P1) Calgary Wranglers vs. (P4) Abbotsford Canucks

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April 26  | Abbotsford Canucks  |  | 2–3 | OT | Calgary Wranglers | Scotiabank Saddledome | Recap |

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No scoring | First period | 13:19 - Dryden Hunt (1)
No scoring | Second period | No scoring
Marc Gatcomb (1) - 01:35
Aatu Räty (1) - 15:10  | Third period | 08:49 - Adam Klapka (1)
No scoring | First overtime period | 11:52 - Jakob Pelletier (1)
Spencer Martin ( 37 saves / 40 shots )  | Goalie stats | Dustin Wolf ( 37 saves / 39 shots )
April 28  | Abbotsford Canucks  |  | 3–4 | OT | Calgary Wranglers | Scotiabank Saddledome | Recap |

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Arshdeep Bains (1) - sh \- 18:30
Arshdeep Bains (2) - sh \- 19:25  | First period | 09:54 - Clark Bishop (1)
Tristen Nielsen (1) - 16:22  | Second period | No scoring
No scoring | Third period | 00:37 - Ben Jones (1)
05:48 - pp \- Dryden Hunt (2)
No scoring | First overtime period | 07:49 - pp \- Matthew Phillips
Artūrs Šilovs \- ( 38 saves / 42 shots )  | Goalie stats | Dustin Wolf \- ( 24 saves / 27 shots )
May 3  | Calgary Wranglers  |  | 2–3 |  | Abbotsford Canucks | Abbotsford Centre | Recap |

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Jérémie Poirier (1) - 04:37  | First period | 09:58 - pp \- Linus Karlsson (1)
No scoring | Second period | 04:44 - Christian Wolanin (1)
Nick DeSimone (1) - 09:15  | Third period | 01:10 - Kyle Rau (1)
Dustin Wolf ( 27 saves / 30 shots )  | Goalie stats | Spencer Martin ( 25 saves / 27 shots )
May 5  | Calgary Wranglers |  | 3–2 |  | Abbotsford Canucks  | Abbotsford Centre | Recap |

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Cole Schwindt (1) - pp \- 12:51  | First period | 2:18 - Nils Höglander (3)
No scoring | Second period | 15:33 - Tristen Nielsen (2)
Ilya Solovyov (1) - 8:29
Adam Klapka (2) - 12:41  | Third period | No scoring
Dustin Wolf ( 23 saves / 25 shots )  | Goalie stats | Spencer Martin ( 21 saves / 24 shots )
Calgary won series 3–1 |

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#### (P2) Coachella Valley Firebirds vs. (P3) Colorado Eagles

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April 26  | Coachella Valley Firebirds |  | 6–2 |  | Colorado Eagles  | Budweiser Events Center | Recap |

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Eddie Wittchow (1) - 11:09
Jimmy Schuldt (2) - pp \- 16:05  | First period | 08:44 - Mikhail Maltsev (1)
Eddie Wittchow (2) - 06:38
Max McCormick (3) - 15:31  | Second period | No scoring
Alexander True (2) - 06:27
Carsen Twarynski (2) - 08:58  | Third period | 05:32 - Mikhail Maltsev (2)
Joey Daccord ( 25 saves / 27 shots )  | Goalie stats | Justus Annunen ( 33 saves / 39 shots )
April 27  | Coachella Valley Firebirds  |  | 2–3 |  | Colorado Eagles | Budweiser Events Center | Recap |

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Ryker Evans (1) - pp \- 15:48  | First period | 14:34 - sh \- Cedric Paré (4)
Luke Henman (1) - 13:21  | Second period | 19:57 - Josh Jacobs (1)
No scoring | Third period | 16:00 - Mikhail Maltsev (3)
Joey Daccord ( 35 saves / 38 shots )  | Goalie stats | Jonas Johansson ( 21 saves / 23 shots )
April 30  | Colorado Eagles |  | 1–0 | OT | Coachella Valley Firebirds  | Acrisure Arena | Recap |

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No scoring | First period | No scoring
No scoring | Second period | No scoring
No scoring | Third period | No scoring
Keaton Middleton (1) - 01:40  | First overtime period | No scoring
Jonas Johansson ( 29 saves / 29 shots )  | Goalie stats | Joey Daccord ( 24 saves / 25 shots )
May 3  | Colorado Eagles  |  | 3–4 |  | Coachella Valley Firebirds | Acrisure Arena | Recap |

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Ryan Wagner (2) - 09:31  | First period | 03:31 - Alexander True (3)
06:36 - Ville Petman (2)
Charles Hudon (3) - 02:05  | Second period | 13:52 - pp \- Kole Lind (4)
Charles Hudon (4) - pp \- 02:10  | Third period | 17:28 - sh \- Alexander True (4)
Jonas Johansson ( 17 saves / 21 shots )  | Goalie stats | Joey Daccord ( 28 saves / 31 shots )
May 5  | Colorado Eagles  |  | 0–5 |  | Coachella Valley Firebirds | Acrisure Arena | Recap |

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No scoring | First period | 6:03 - Jeremy McKenna (2)
6:50 - sh \- Max McCormick (4)
19:09 - Jimmy Schuldt (3)
No scoring | Second period | 2:28 - pp \- Max McCormick (5)
No scoring | Third period | 2:15 - Jeremy McKenna (3)
Jonas Johansson ( 18 saves / 23 shots )  | Goalie stats | Joey Daccord ( 33 saves / 33 shots )
Coachella Valley won series 3–2 |

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### Eastern Conference

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#### (A2) Hershey Bears vs. (A5) Hartford Wolf Pack

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May 11  | Hartford Wolf Pack  |  | 2–3 | OT | Hershey Bears | Giant Center | Recap |

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Lauri Pajuniemi (4) - pp \- 06:55  | First period | No scoring
Jonny Brodzinski (1) - pp \- 02:33  | Second period | No scoring
No scoring | Third period | 02:52 - pp \- Logan Day (1)
17:51 - Connor McMichael (3)
No scoring | First overtime period | 04:41 - Henrik Borgström (1)
Dylan Garand ( 32 saves / 35 shots )  | Goalie stats | Hunter Shepard ( 25 saves / 27 shots )
May 13  | Hartford Wolf Pack  |  | 2–4 |  | Hershey Bears | Giant Center | Recap |

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Will Cuylle (1) - pp \- 11:32  | First period | 3:12 - pp \- Mason Morelli (3)
12:44 - Beck Malenstyn (2)
No scoring | Second period | 08:48 - Mike Vecchione (2)
Adam Clendening (2) - 15:09  | Third period | 13:14 - Hendrix Lapierre (2)
Dylan Garand ( 26 saves / 30 shots )  | Goalie stats | Hunter Shepard ( 25 saves / 27 shots )
May 17  | Hershey Bears |  | 3–1 |  | Hartford Wolf Pack  | XL Center | Recap |

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No scoring | First period | 17:40 - Turner Elson (2)
Vincent Iorio (1) - 15:05  | Second period | No scoring
Lucas Johansen (1) - 04:22
Garrett Pilon (2) - 7:25  | Third period | No scoring
Hunter Shepard ( 33 saves / 34 shots )  | Goalie stats | Louis Domingue ( 13 saves / 16 shots )
Hershey won series 3–0 |

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#### (N1) Toronto Marlies vs. (N3) Rochester Americans

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May 11  | Rochester Americans |  | 4–3 |  | Toronto Marlies  | Coca-Cola Coliseum | Recap |

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Kohen Olischefski (1) - sh \- 9:00
Brett Murray (2) - 18:16  | First period | 3:04 - Nick Abruzzese (1)
Isak Rosén (2) - pp \- 18:58  | Second period | No scoring
Jiří Kulich (4) - pp \- 2:07  | Third period | 7:56 - Joseph Blandisi (2)
16:19 - Kyle Clifford (4)
Malcolm Subban ( 20 saves / 23 shots )  | Goalie stats | Erik Källgren ( 16 saves / 20 shots )
May 13  | Rochester Americans |  | 7–4 |  | Toronto Marlies  | Coca-Cola Coliseum | Recap |

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Jiří Kulich (5) - 9:57  | First period | No scoring
Jérémy Davies (1) - 4:28
Lukáš Rousek (1) - 5:58
Sean Malone (2) - 7:01
Joseph Cecconi (1) - 7:13  | Second period | 1:20 - pp \- Nick Abruzzese (2)
10:08 - pp \- Max Ellis (1)
Michael Mersch (5) - pp \- 7:12
Brendan Warren (1) - en \- 16:15  | Third period | 5:03 - pp \- Pontus Holmberg (3)
18:22 - pp \- Alex Steeves (1)
Malcolm Subban ( 34 saves / 38 shots )  | Goalie stats | Erik Källgren ( 15 saves / 19 shots )
Keith Petruzzelli ( 9 saves / 11 shots )
May 17  | Toronto Marlies  |  | 4–8 |  | Rochester Americans | Blue Cross Arena | Recap |

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Pontus Holmberg (4) - 0:17  | First period | 3:05 - Ethan Prow (1)
6:33 - Kohen Olischefski (2)
9:57 - pp \- Lukáš Rousek (2)
Pontus Holmberg (5) - pp \- 9:09
Pontus Holmberg (6) - 19:01  | Second period | 6:50 - Jiří Kulich (6)
13:27 - pp \- Isak Rosén (3)
Topi Niemelä (2) - 13:41  | Third period | 9:45 - Isak Rosén (4)
16:01 - pp \- Brett Murray (3)
19:37 - en \- Matt Bartkowski (1)
Joseph Woll ( 28 saves / 35 shots )  | Goalie stats | Malcolm Subban ( 34 saves / 38 shots )
Rochester won series 3–0 |

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### Western Conference

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#### (C1) Texas Stars vs. (C2) Milwaukee Admirals

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May 12  | Texas Stars  |  | 1–2 |  | Milwaukee Admirals | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena | Recap |

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Rhett Gardner (3) - 6:30  | First period | 16:24 - pp \- Luke Evangelista (3)
No scoring | Second period | No scoring
No scoring | Third period | 4:35 - pp \- Joakim Kemell (2)
Matt Murray ( 31 saves / 33 shots )  | Goalie stats | Yaroslav Askarov ( 26 saves / 27 shots )
May 13  | Texas Stars |  | 5–3 |  | Milwaukee Admirals  | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena | Recap |

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Curtis McKenzie (2) - 7:23  | First period | No scoring
Alex Petrovic (1) - 0:18  | Second period | 12:55 - pp \- Marc Del Gaizo (2)
Oskar Bäck (1) - sh \- 9:13
Mavrik Bourque (1) - pp \- 17:30
Rhett Gardner (4) - en \- 19:34  | Third period | 14:28 - Roland McKeown (1)
15:37 - Roland McKeown (2)
Matt Murray ( 34 saves / 37 shots )  | Goalie stats | Yaroslav Askarov ( 16 saves / 20 shots )
May 17  | Milwaukee Admirals |  | 4–3 |  | Texas Stars  | H-E-B Center at Cedar Park | Recap |

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Isaac Ratcliffe (1) - 14:30  | First period | No scoring
Joakim Kemell (3) - 6:42  | Second period | 5:19 - Ben Gleason (1)
Egor Afanasyev (1) - 13:26
Isaac Ratcliffe (2) - 18:59  | Third period | 3:46 - Dawson Barteaux (1)
4:12 - Alex Petrovic (2)
Yaroslav Askarov ( 23 saves / 26 shots )  | Goalie stats | Matt Murray ( 25 saves / 29 shots )
May 19  | Milwaukee Admirals  |  | 3–4 | 2OT | Texas Stars | H-E-B Center at Cedar Park | Recap |

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Michael McCarron (1) - 6:13
Luke Evangelista (4) - 8:02  | First period | 16:30 - Alex Petrovic (3)
No scoring | Second period | 18:33 - pp \- Curtis McKenzie (3)
18:57 - Nick Caamano (3)
Austin Rueschhoff (3) - 13:13  | Third period | No scoring
No scoring | Second overtime period | 15:10 - Oskar Bäck (2)
Yaroslav Askarov ( 29 saves / 33 shots )  | Goalie stats | Matt Murray ( 42 saves / 45 shots )
May 21  | Milwaukee Admirals |  | 5–2 |  | Texas Stars  | H-E-B Center at Cedar Park | Recap |

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Adam Wilsby (2) - 8:12
Marc Del Gaizo (3) - 11:29
Joakim Kemell (4) - pp \- 11:57
Joakim Kemell (5) - 19:01  | First period | No scoring
No scoring | Second period | 1:48 - Riley Damiani (2)
Egor Afanasyev (2) - en \- 19:32  | Third period | 10:30 - sh \- Nick Caamano (4)
Yaroslav Askarov ( 37 saves / 39 shots )  | Goalie stats | Matt Murray ( 10 saves / 14 shots )
Remi Poirier ( 10 saves / 10 shots )
Milwaukee won series 3–2 |

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#### (P1) Calgary Wranglers vs. (P2) Coachella Valley Firebirds

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May 11  | Coachella Valley Firebirds |  | 6–3 |  | Calgary Wranglers  | Scotiabank Saddledome | Recap |

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Luke Henman (2) - 1:48
Jeremy McKenna (4) - 4:39
Max McCormick (6) - 7:11  | First period | 5:04 - pp \- Jakob Pelletier (2)
8:19 - Dryden Hunt (3)
Kole Lind (5) - pp \- 0:35
Carsen Twarynski (3) - 8:24
Kole Lind (6) - pp \- 9:11  | Second period | 6:04 - Adam Klapka (3)
No scoring | Third period | No scoring
Joey Daccord ( 32 saves / 35 shots )  | Goalie stats | Dustin Wolf ( 16 saves / 21 shots )
Oscar Dansk ( 7 saves / 8 shots )
May 12  | Coachella Valley Firebirds  |  | 2–3 |  | Calgary Wranglers | Scotiabank Saddledome | Recap |

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Kole Lind (7) - 18:45  | First period | 18:02 - pp \- Connor Zary (1)
No scoring | Second period | 1:44 - Jakob Pelletier (3)
Gustav Olofsson (1) - 7:59  | Third period | 3:45 - Brett Sutter (1)
Joey Daccord ( 24 saves / 27 shots )  | Goalie stats | Dustin Wolf ( 31 saves / 33 shots )
May 15  | Calgary Wranglers  |  | 2–3 | 3OT | Coachella Valley Firebirds | Acrisure Arena | Recap |

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Adam Klapka (4) - pp \- 8:25
Jakob Pelletier (4) - 15:23  | First period | No scoring
No scoring | Second period | 5:28 - Gustav Olofsson (2)
No scoring | Third period | 2:59 - pp \- Max McCormick (7)
No scoring | Third overtime period | 11:22 - Ryker Evans (2)
Dustin Wolf ( 48 saves / 51 shots )  | Goalie stats | Joey Daccord ( 60 saves / 62 shots )
May 17  | Calgary Wranglers |  | 1–0 |  | Coachella Valley Firebirds  | Acrisure Arena | Recap |

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No scoring | First period | No scoring
Cole Schwindt (2) - pp \- 7:20  | Second period | No scoring
No scoring | Third period | No scoring
Dustin Wolf ( 27 saves / 27 shots )  | Goalie stats | Joey Daccord ( 31 saves / 32 shots )
May 19  | Calgary Wranglers  |  | 5–6 | OT | Coachella Valley Firebirds | Acrisure Arena | Recap |

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No scoring | First period | 13:28 - Jesper Frödén (1)
Kristiāns Rubīns (1) - 2:03
Clark Bishop (2) - 6:09  | Second period | 2:35 - Ville Petman (3)
Nick DeSimone (2) - 7:14
Jérémie Poirier (2) - 8:24
Cole Schwindt (3) - 13:02  | Third period | 2:20 - Jeremy McKenna (5)
7:54 - Gustav Olofsson (3)
14:13 - Jeremy McKenna (6)
No scoring | First overtime period | 7:00 - Andrew Poturalski (1)
Dustin Wolf ( 35 saves / 41 shots )  | Goalie stats | Joey Daccord ( 28 saves / 33 shots )
Coachella Valley won series 3–2 |

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## Conference finals

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### Eastern Conference

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#### (A2) Hershey Bears vs. (N3) Rochester Americans

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May 23  | Rochester Americans |  | 5–1 |  | Hershey Bears  | Giant Center | Recap |

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Joseph Cecconi (2) - 0:14
Brett Murray (4) - 9:04  | First period | No scoring
Matt Bartkowski (2) - 1:42
Mason Jobst (3) - 6:33  | Second period | No scoring
Lukáš Rousek (3) - en \- 18:59  | Third period | 9:42 - Aaron Ness (1)
Malcolm Subban ( 21 saves / 22 shots )  | Goalie stats | Hunter Shepard ( 12 saves / 16 shots )
Zachary Fucale ( 6 saves / 6 shots )
May 25  | Rochester Americans  |  | 0–2 |  | Hershey Bears | Giant Center | Recap |

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No scoring | First period | No scoring
No scoring | Second period | 16:05 - pp \- Henrik Borgström (2)
19:28 - Beck Malenstyn (3)
No scoring | Third period | No scoring
Malcolm Subban ( 19 saves / 21 shots )  | Goalie stats | Hunter Shepard ( 24 saves / 24 shots )
May 27  | Hershey Bears |  | 4–2 |  | Rochester Americans  | Blue Cross Arena | Recap |

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Logan Day (2) - 11:50  | First period | No scoring
Sam Anas (3) - pp \- 5:36
Connor McMichael (4) - 10:27  | Second period | 7:57 - Zach Metsa (1)
Aliaksei Protas (4) - en \- 19:17  | Third period | 7:36 - Sean Malone (3)
Hunter Shepard ( 31 saves / 33 shots )  | Goalie stats | Malcolm Subban ( 21 saves / 24 shots )
May 29  | Hershey Bears |  | 4–2 |  | Rochester Americans  | Blue Cross Arena | Recap |

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No scoring | First period | 3:01 - Linus Weissbach (2)
No scoring | Second period | 16:01 - Linus Weissbach (3)
Lucas Johansen (2) - 10:06
Logan Day (3) - 12:11
Mason Morelli (4) - 15:27
Mason Morelli (5) - en \- 19:03  | Third period | No scoring
Hunter Shepard ( 20 saves / 22 shots )  | Goalie stats | Malcolm Subban ( 32 saves / 35 shots )
May 31  | Rochester Americans |  | 4–1 |  | Hershey Bears  | Giant Center | Recap |

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Jiří Kulich (7) - 4:43  | First period | No scoring
No scoring | Second period | No scoring
Lukáš Rousek (4) - 1:22
Michael Mersch (6) - pp \- 13:11
Lukáš Rousek (5) - en \- 18:38  | Third period | 3:44 - pp \- Aliaksei Protas (5)
Malcolm Subban ( 32 saves / 33 shots )  | Goalie stats | Hunter Shepard ( 23 saves / 26 shots )
June 2  | Hershey Bears |  | 1–0 |  | Rochester Americans  | Blue Cross Arena | Recap |

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No scoring | First period | No scoring
Shane Gersich (1) - 12:40  | Second period | No scoring
No scoring | Third period | No scoring
Hunter Shepard ( 19 saves / 19 shots )  | Goalie stats | Malcolm Subban ( 23 saves / 24 shots )
Hershey won series 4–2 |

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### Western Conference

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#### (P2) Coachella Valley Firebirds vs. (C2) Milwaukee Admirals

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May 25  | Milwaukee Admirals  |  | 4–6 |  | Coachella Valley Firebirds | Acrisure Arena | Recap |

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Joakim Kemell (6) - 4:44  | First period | 4:14 - pp \- Tye Kartye (3)
Philip Tomasino (1) - 7:50  | Second period | 5:38 - sh \- Jimmy Schuldt (4)
Michael McCarron (2) - 1:52
Jimmy Huntington (2) - 18:06  | Third period | 7:22 - Max McCormick (8)
8:09 - Andrew Poturalski (2)
10:54 - Max McCormick (9)
17:44 - en \- Max McCormick (10)
Yaroslav Askarov ( 23 saves / 28 shots )  | Goalie stats | Joey Daccord ( 18 saves / 22 shots )
May 27  | Milwaukee Admirals  |  | 3–5 |  | Coachella Valley Firebirds | Acrisure Arena | Recap |

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Zach Sanford (3) - pp \- 5:44  | First period | 1:01 - Alexander True (5)
No scoring | Second period | 1:45 - Jesper Frödén (2)
6:25 - Ville Petman (4)
Anthony Angello (1) - 3:53
Egor Afanasyev (3) - 19:46  | Third period | 17:54 - en \- Max McCormick (11)
19:26 - en \- Carsen Twarynski (4)
Yaroslav Askarov ( 32 saves / 35 shots )  | Goalie stats | Joey Daccord ( 24 saves / 27 shots )
May 29  | Coachella Valley Firebirds  |  | 1–3 |  | Milwaukee Admirals | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena | Recap |

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No scoring | First period | No scoring
Shane Wright (2) - 4:08  | Second period | 7:13 - Marc Del Gaizo (4)
16:08 - Joakim Kemell (7)
No scoring | Third period | 5:39 - Keaton Thompson (1)
Joey Daccord ( 34 saves / 37 shots )  | Goalie stats | Devin Cooley ( 28 saves / 29 shots )
June 1  | Coachella Valley Firebirds  |  | 2–5 |  | Milwaukee Admirals | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena | Recap |

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Jimmy Schuldt (5) - 5:13  | First period | 10:00 - Philip Tomasino (2)
Eddie Wittchow (3) - 2:01  | Second period | 1:04 - pp \- Isaac Ratcliffe (3)
11:25 - pp \- Joakim Kemell (8)
No scoring | Third period | 0:17 - sh \- Michael McCarron (3)
17:18 - en \- Egor Afanasyev (4)
Joey Daccord ( 21 saves / 25 shots )  | Goalie stats | Devin Cooley ( 30 saves / 32 shots )
June 3  | Coachella Valley Firebirds |  | 2–1 |  | Milwaukee Admirals  | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena | Recap |

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No scoring | First period | 12:03 - pp \- Kiefer Sherwood (3)
Brogan Rafferty (1) - 1:22
Max McCormick (12) - 16:43  | Second period | No scoring
No scoring | Third period | No scoring
Joey Daccord ( 25 saves / 26 shots )  | Goalie stats | Devin Cooley ( 23 saves / 25 shots )
June 5  | Milwaukee Admirals  |  | 3–4 |  | Coachella Valley Firebirds | Acrisure Arena | Recap |

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No scoring | First period | 7:31 - Alexander True (6)
14:19 - Ryker Evans (3)
Michael McCarron (4) - 1:50  | Second period | 6:00 - Tye Kartye (4)
Egor Afanasyev (5) - 2:28
Kiefer Sherwood (4) - 11:15  | Third period | 5:20 - pp \- Tye Kartye (5)
Devin Cooley ( 17 saves / 21 shots )  | Goalie stats | Joey Daccord ( 29 saves / 32 shots )
Coachella Valley won series 4–2 |

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## Calder Cup finals

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Calder Cup Final Game 6 on June 19, 2023

### (P2) Coachella Valley Firebirds vs. (A2) Hershey Bears

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June 8  | Hershey Bears  |  | 0–5 |  | Coachella Valley Firebirds | Acrisure Arena | Recap |

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No scoring | First period | 9:02 – pp – Tye Kartye (6)
No scoring | Second period | 6:54 – Ville Petman (5)
No scoring | Third period | 1:59 – Andrew Poturalski (3)
9:30 – Jesper Frödén (3)
10:08 – Alexander True (7)
Hunter Shepard (22 saves / 27 shots)  | Goalie stats | Joey Daccord (25 saves / 25 shots)
June 10  | Hershey Bears  |  | 0–4 |  | Coachella Valley Firebirds | Acrisure Arena | Recap |

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No scoring | First period | No scoring
No scoring | Second period | 5:08 – pp – Jesper Frödén (4)
6:22 – Austin Poganski (1)
11:55 – Ryker Evans (4)
18:37 – pp – Cameron Hughes (1)
No scoring | Third period | No scoring
Hunter Shepard (19 saves / 23 shots)  | Goalie stats | Joey Daccord (33 saves / 33 shots)
June 13  | Coachella Valley Firebirds  |  | 4–5 | OT | Hershey Bears | Giant Center | Recap |

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Brogan Rafferty (2) – pp – 18:39  | First period | 13:24 – pp – Ethen Frank (1)
No scoring | Second period | 1:05 – Joe Snively (2)
17:18 – pp – Sam Anas (4)
Carsen Twarynski (5) – 6:33
Cameron Hughes (2) – pp – 15:26
Cameron Hughes (3) – 19:09  | Third period | 7:21 – Garrett Pilon (3)
No scoring | First overtime period | 13:34 – Riley Sutter (2)
Joey Daccord (25 saves / 30 shots)  | Goalie stats | Hunter Shepard (33 saves / 37 shots)
June 15  | Coachella Valley Firebirds  |  | 2–3 |  | Hershey Bears | Giant Center | Recap |

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Austin Poganski (2) – 12:41  | First period | 4:27 – pp – Mike Vecchione (3)
No scoring | Second period | 3:03 – Mike Vecchione (4)
14:24 – Ethen Frank (2)
Jesper Frödén (5) – 7:01  | Third period | No scoring
Joey Daccord (25 saves / 28 shots)  | Goalie stats | Hunter Shepard (19 saves / 21 shots)
June 17  | Coachella Valley Firebirds  |  | 0–1 | OT | Hershey Bears | Giant Center | Recap |

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No scoring | Second period | No scoring
No scoring | Third period | No scoring
No scoring | First overtime period | 10:01 – Garrett Pilon (4)
Joey Daccord (30 saves / 31 shots)  | Goalie stats | Hunter Shepard (21 saves / 21 shots)
June 19  | Hershey Bears  |  | 2–5 |  | Coachella Valley Firebirds | Acrisure Arena | Recap |

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Connor McMichael (5) – 1:33  | First period | 10:10 – pp – Max McCormick (13)
12:01 – John Hayden (1)
16:52 – Cameron Hughes (4)
Beck Malenstyn (4) – 3:28  | Second period | 11:50 – pp – Kole Lind (8)
No scoring | Third period | 3:57 – Kole Lind (9)
Hunter Shepard (17 saves / 22 shots)
Zachary Fucale (6 saves / 6 shots)  | Goalie stats | Joey Daccord (20 saves / 22 shots)
June 21  | Hershey Bears |  | 3–2 | OT | Coachella Valley Firebirds  | Acrisure Arena | Recap |

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No scoring | First period | 4:41 – Ryker Evans (5)
Connor McMichael (6) – pp – 13:52
Hendrix Lapierre (3) – 17:09  | Second period | 0:24 – Max McCormick (14)
No scoring | Third period | No scoring
Mike Vecchione (5) – 16:19  | First overtime period | No scoring
Hunter Shepard (45 saves / 47 shots)  | Goalie stats | Joey Daccord (35 saves / 38 shots)
Hershey won series 4–3 |

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## Playoff statistical leaders

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### Leading skaters

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These are the top ten skaters based on points. If there is a tie in points, goals take precedence over assists.[4]

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Kole Lind | Coachella Valley Firebirds | 26 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 16
Max McCormick | Coachella Valley Firebirds  | 26 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 16
Ryker Evans | Coachella Valley Firebirds  | 26 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 26
Cameron Hughes | Coachella Valley Firebirds  | 26 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 14
Alexander True | Coachella Valley Firebirds  | 26 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 6
Luke Evangelista | Milwaukee Admirals | 16 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 4
Joe Snively | Hershey Bears | 20 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 6
Logan Day | Hershey Bears  | 19 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 4
Michael Mersch | Rochester Americans | 14 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 4
Mason Morelli | Hershey Bears  | 20 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 28
Aliaksei Protas | Hershey Bears  | 20 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 2

### Leading goaltenders

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This is a combined table of the top five goaltenders based on goals against average and the top five goaltenders based on save percentage with at least 60 minutes played. The table is initially sorted by goals against average, with the criterion for inclusion in bold.[5]

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Jean-François Bérubé | Charlotte Checkers | 5 | 1 | 1 | 80 | 5 | 1.54 | .938 | 1 | 195:12
Dylan Garand | Hartford Wolf Pack | 8 | 5 | 3 | 216 | 14 | 1.76 | .935 | 2 | 477:14
Spencer Martin | Abbotsford Canucks | 4 | 2 | 2 | 112 | 8 | 1.92 | .929 | 1 | 250:15
Joey Daccord | Coachella Valley Firebirds | 26 | 15 | 11 | 823 | 61 | 2.22 | .926 | 3 | 1,647:42
Oskari Salminen | Manitoba Moose | 4 | 2 | 2 | 117 | 9 | 2.25 | .923 | 0 | 239:55
Brandon Bussi | Providence Bruins | 4 | 1 | 3 | 122 | 9 | 2.28 | .926 | 0 | 237:18

## References

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1. ^ Pr, Ahl (July 21, 2022). "2022-23 AHL schedule unveiled". theahl.com. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
2. ^ "Hershey wins Calder Cup with Game 7 OT victory against Coachella Valley".
3. ^ "Wranglers secure Kilpatrick Trophy as regular-season champions". theahl.com. American Hockey League. April 16, 2023. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
4. ^ "2023 Calder Cup Skater Stats". theahl.com. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
5. ^ "2023 Calder Cup Goalie Stats". theahl.com. Retrieved April 27, 2023.

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