Marlies book Calder Cup Finals spot with OT winner
Alex Nylander scored in overtime to send Toronto past Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, advancing the AHL affiliate to the championship series.
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The Toronto Marlies are four wins from an AHL championship after Alex Nylander's overtime goal sent them past the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 4-2 in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Sunday.
Nylander collected the puck off the sideboards and drove to the net, sliding it through the five-hole of Pittsburgh goaltender Sergei Murashov to clinch the series. The younger brother of Maple Leafs star William Nylander now has six playoff goals this spring.
Easton Cowan scored Toronto's lone goal in regulation, while netminder Artur Akhtyamov made 39 saves. The Marlies will face either the Colorado Eagles or the Chicago Wolves in the Calder Cup Finals.
Toronto's 2024 first-round draft pick, defenceman Ben Danford, has also been central to the playoff run, appearing in 11 games so far.