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Barons fight back to tie series

Will Acton gets Marlies lone goal in Game 2
May 18: Marlies 1 at Barons 5
Best of seven Western Conference Final tied 1-1

Marlies scorers: Acton (1)
Barons scorers: Arcobello (5), Hartikainen (4), Cornet (2), VandeVelde (4), Keller (5)
Links: Box Score | Discussion boards

Forward lines:: D’Amigo-Kadri-Frattin, Deschamps-Colborne-Mueller, Scott-Zigomanis-Hamilton, Rosehill-Acton-Dupuis
Defence pairings: Fraser-Holzer, Gardiner-Blacker, Gysbers-Mikus
Goaltenders: Scrivens (Loss 59:15 minutes played, 22 saves, 4 GA), Rynnas (0:00), (empty net, 1 GA)

Recap:
The Oklahoma City Barons showed on Friday night how they got to be the top seed in the Western Conference.

The home team responded to a shutout loss 24 hours earlier by handling the Toronto Marlies 5-1 to even the conference final series at a game apiece.
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Marlies open third round with convincing win

Jake Gardiner scores highlight coast-to-coast goal
May 17: Marlies 5 at Barons 0

Marlies scorers: Mueller (2), Deschamps (2), Frattin (6), Colborne (1), Gardiner (2)
Barons scorers: (none)
Links: Box Score | Discussion boards | Video

Forward lines:: D’Amigo-Kadri-Frattin, Deschamps-Dupuis-Mueller, Scott-Zigomanis-Hamilton, Rosehill-Acton-Colborne
Defence pairings: Fraser-Holzer, Gardiner-Blacker, Gysbers-Mikus
Goaltenders: Scrivens (Win 59:58 minutes played, 31 saves, 0 GA), Rynnas (0:00)

Recap:

A seven-day break between games didn’t result in any signs of rust, for the Toronto Marlies.

In fact, the layoff appeared to have helped the team as they cruised to a 5-0 win over the Oklahoma City Barons in the opening game of the Western Conference Final.
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TMLfans.ca Conference Final predictions

Here’s a recap of Round 2

Western Conference Predictions:

St. Louis over Los Angeles in 6 games – I underestimated the Kings for a second straight round. It seems like a lot of people did.
Nashville over Phoenix in 7 games – Mike Smith foiled me in my office regular season pool, so I figured I’d ride his success for one round (Chicago) and it worked! I just didn’t think he’d do it again,

Marlies announce Western Final schedule

The Toronto Marlies will face the Oklahoma City Barons in the Western Conference Final of the AHL Calder Cup playoffs.

The schedule for the best-of-seven conference final is set as follows (all times Eastern):
Game 1 – Thu. May 17 – 8pm at Oklahoma City
Game 2 – Fri. May 18 – 8pm at Oklahoma City
Game 3 – Mon. May 21 – 3pm at Toronto
Game 4 – Wed. May 23 – 7pm at Toronto
Game 5 – Fri. May 25 – 7pm at Toronto(*)
Game 6 – Mon. May 28 – 8pm at Oklahoma City (*)
Game 7 – Wed. May 30 – 8pm at Oklahoma City (*)

(*) – if necessary.

Zigomanis wins series in overtime

Marlies win series in 5 games; onto semi-finals
May 9: Marlies 3 at Abbotsford 2 (OT)

Marlies scorers: Gardiner (1), Frattin (5), Zigomanis (3)
Heat scorers: Byron (1), Kolanos (5)
Links: Box Score | Discussion boards

Forward lines:: Scott-Zigomanis-Hamilton, Mueller-Kaddri-Frattin, D’Amigo-Dupuis-Deschamps, Orr-Acton-Wilson
Defence pairings: Blacker-Gardiner, Fraser-Holzer, Mikus-Gysbers
Goaltenders: Scrivens (Win 69:02 minutes played, 29 saves, 2 GA), Rynnas (0:00)

Recap:
Mike Zigomanis’ power-play goal in overtime clinched the second-round playoff series win for the Toronto Marlies. The 3-2 overtime win gave Toronto a five-game victory over the Abbotsford heat in the Western Conference Semi-Final.

With the win, the Marlies improved to a perfect 4-0 on the road in the 2012 playoffs and will face either Oklahoma City or San Antonio in the Western Conference Final.

Scott leads Marlies to win and 3-1 series lead

Greg Scott collects a natural hat trick
May 8: Marlies 3 at Abbotsford 1

Marlies scorers: Scott 3 (3)
Heat scorers: Jessiman (2)
Links: Box Score | Discussion boards

Forward lines:: Scott-Zigomanis-Hamilton, Kadri-D’Amigo-Frattin, Mueller-Dupuis-Deschamps, Orr-Acton-Broll
Defence pairings: Lashoff-Gardiner, Fraser-Holzer, Mikus-Gysbers
Goaltenders: Scrivens (Win 60:00 minutes played, 35 saves, 1 GA), Rynnas (0:00)

Recap:

It took a few games for Greg Scott to break out of his playoff slump, but the timing was just right for the Toronto Marlies.

Scott scored a third period natural hat trick to lead Toronto to a 3-1 win over the Abbotsford Heat on Tuesday night, bringing the Marlies to within a game of the Western Conference Final.