2026 Calder Cup playoffs
American Hockey League postseason tournament
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The 2026 Calder Cup playoffs is 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 of the 2025–26 AHL season.
DatesApril 21, 2026 – TBD
Teams23
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | April 21, 2026 – TBD |
| Teams | 23 |
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.
Playoff format
The AHL will continue to use the same playoff format used since 2022. The playoff field will include the top six finishers in the eight-team Atlantic Division, the top five finishers each in the seven-team North and Central Divisions, and the top seven teams in the 10-team Pacific Division. First-round match-ups will be best-of-three series; the two highest seeds in the Atlantic, the three highest seeds in each of the North and Central, and the first-place team in the Pacific will receive byes into the best-of-five Division Semifinals, with the first-round winners re-seeded in each division. The division finals will also be best-of-five series, followed by best-of-seven conference finals and a best-of-seven Calder Cup finals series.
Bracket
Source:[2]
| First Round April 21–26 | Division Semifinals April 24 – May 9 | Division Finals May 12–24 | Conference Finals May 27 – June 9 | Calder Cup Finals June | ||||||||||||||||||||
| A1 | Providence | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| A3 | Charlotte | 1 | A6 | Springfield | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| A6 | Springfield | 2 | Atlantic Division | A6 | Springfield | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| A2 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| A2 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton | 3 | Eastern Conference | |||||||||||||||||||||
| A4 | Bridgeport | 0 | A5 | Hershey | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| A5 | Hershey | 2 | A2 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| N4 | Toronto | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| N1 | Laval | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| N4 | Toronto | 2 | N4 | Toronto | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| N5 | Rochester | 1 | North Division | N4 | Toronto | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| N3 | Cleveland | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| N2 | Syracuse | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| N3 | Cleveland | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| N4 | Toronto | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| C1 | Grand Rapids | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| C4 | Manitoba | 2 | C4 | Manitoba | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| C5 | Milwaukee | 1 | Central Division | C1 | Grand Rapids | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| C2 | Chicago | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| C2 | Chicago | 3 | Western Conference | |||||||||||||||||||||
| C3 | Texas | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| C2 | Chicago | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| P2 | Colorado | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| P1 | Ontario | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| P2 | Colorado | 2 | P4 | Coachella Valley | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| P7 | San Diego | 0 | Pacific Division | P4 | Coachella Valley | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| P3 | Henderson | 2 | P2 | Colorado | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| P6 | San Jose | 0 | P2 | Colorado | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| P4 | Coachella Valley | 2 | P3 | Henderson | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| P5 | Bakersfield | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
First round
Eastern Conference first round
(A3) Charlotte Checkers vs. (A6) Springfield Thunderbirds
| April 22 | Springfield Thunderbirds | 1–8 | Charlotte Checkers | Bojangles Coliseum | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 5:05 – Marek Alscher (1) 13:07 – Noah Gregor (1) 17:01 – Nolan Foote (1) 19:21 – Noah Gregor (2) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 1:40 – Jack Studnicka (1) 3:37 – Sandis Vilmanis (1) 7:47 – Tobias Bjornfot (1) | ||||||
| Julien Gauthier (1) – 4:39 | Third period | 19:20 – Jack Studnicka (2) | ||||||
| Vadim Zherenko (11 saves / 15 shots) Will Cranley (19 saves / 23 shots) |
Goalie stats | Cooper Black (18 saves / 19 shots) | ||||||
| April 24 | Springfield Thunderbirds | 5–2 | Charlotte Checkers | Bojangles Coliseum | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 3:52 – Trevor Carrick (1) | ||||||
| Wyatt Newpower (1) – 7:57 Zach Dean (1) – 16:16 Chris Wagner (1) – pp – 17:05 |
Second period | 8:49 – Ludvig Jansson (1) | ||||||
| Hugh McGing (1) – sh – 16:47 Chris Wagner (2) – en, sh – 17:28 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Georgi Romanov (29 saves / 31 shots) | Goalie stats | Cooper Black (18 saves / 22 shots) | ||||||
| April 25 | Springfield Thunderbirds | 2–1 | OT | Charlotte Checkers | Bojangles Coliseum | Recap | ||
| No scoring | First period | Tobias Björnfot (2) – 5:58 | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Calle Rosén (1) – 5:45 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Julien Gauthier (2) – 14:50 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Georgi Romanov (34 saves / 35 shots) | Goalie stats | Cooper Black (22 saves / 24 shots) | ||||||
| Springfield wins series 2–1 | |
(A4) Bridgeport Islanders vs. (A5) Hershey Bears
| April 21 | Hershey Bears | 2–0 | Bridgeport Islanders | Total Mortgage Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| David Gucciardi (1) – 12:31 Ilya Protas (1) – en – 19:58 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Clay Stevenson (18 saves / 18 shots) | Goalie stats | Marcus Hogberg (21 saves / 22 shots) | ||||||
| April 23 | Bridgeport Islanders | 2–5 | Hershey Bears | Giant Center | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 4:10 – Andrew Cristall (1) | ||||||
| Matt Luff (1) – pp – 1:07 | Second period | 10:55 – Sam Bitten (1) 12:44 – Andrew Cristall (2) | ||||||
| Calum Ritchie (1) – 9:57 | Third period | 17:57 – en – Sonny Milano (1) 18:26 – Bogdan Trineyev (1) | ||||||
| Marcus Hogberg (18 saves / 22 shots) | Goalie stats | Clay Stevenson (22 saves / 24 shots) | ||||||
| Hershey wins series 2–0 | |
(N4) Toronto Marlies vs. (N5) Rochester Americans
| April 22 | Rochester Americans | 0–5 | Toronto Marlies | Coca-Cola Coliseum | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 7:06 – Michael Pezzetta (1) 14:33 – Benoit-Olivier Groulx (1) 19:17 – pp – Vinni Lettieri (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 13:51 – Vinni Lettieri (2) 19:56 – pp – Vinni Lettieri (3) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Devon Levi (27 saves / 32 shots) | Goalie stats | Artur Akhtyamov (16 saves / 16 shots) | ||||||
| April 24 | Toronto Marlies | 0–4 | Rochester Americans | Blue Cross Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 13:20 – pp – Konsta Helenius (1) 16:58 – Carson Meyer (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 8:19 – Vsevolod Komarov (1) 18:54 – en – Ryan Johnson (1) | ||||||
| Artur Akhtyamov (20 saves / 23 shots) | Goalie stats | Devon Levi (29 saves / 29 shots) | ||||||
| April 26 | Rochester Americans | 2–4 | Toronto Marlies | Coca-Cola Coliseum | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 2:12 – Ryan Tverberg (1) | ||||||
| Konsta Helenius (2) – 10:06 Olivier Nadeau (1) – pp – 16:24 |
Second period | 4:47 – Logan Shaw (1) 14:30 – pp – Logan Shaw (2) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 18:30 – en – William Villeneuve (1) | ||||||
| Devon Levi (35 saves / 38 shots) | Goalie stats | Dennis Hildeby (29 saves / 31 shots) | ||||||
| Toronto wins series 2–1 | |
Western Conference first round
(C4) Manitoba Moose vs. (C5) Milwaukee Admirals
| April 22 | Milwaukee Admirals | 4–1 | Manitoba Moose | Canada Life Centre | Recap | |||
| Reid Schaefer (1) – 9:18 Brady Martin (1) – 12:09 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Kevin Gravel (1) – 6:45 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Cole O'Hara (1) – en – 18:41 | Third period | 4:14 – Parker Ford (1) | ||||||
| Matt Murray (42 saves / 43 shots) | Goalie stats | Thomas Milic (20 saves / 23 shots) | ||||||
| April 24 | Milwaukee Admirals | 1–2 | Manitoba Moose | Canada Life Centre | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Ryan Ufko (1) – sh – 1:42 | Second period | 3:53 – Parker Ford (2) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 19:17 – pp – David Gustafsson (1) | ||||||
| Matt Murray (33 saves / 35 shots) | Goalie stats | Domenic DiVincentiis (19 saves / 20 shots) | ||||||
| April 26 | Milwaukee Admirals | 1–2 | Manitoba Moose | Canada Life Centre | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 11:43 – Walker Duehr (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 15:38 – Samuel Fagemo (1) | ||||||
| Jake Lucchini (1) – 16:16 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Matt Murray (28 saves / 30 shots) | Goalie stats | Domenic DiVincentiis (31 saves / 32 shots) | ||||||
| Manitoba wins series 2–1 | |
(P2) Colorado Eagles vs. (P7) San Diego Gulls
| April 22 | San Diego Gulls | 0–3 | Colorado Eagles | Blue Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 14:07 – pp – T. J. Tynan (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 2:38 – Tristen Nielsen (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 19:10 – en – Taylor Makar (1) | ||||||
| Damian Clara (24 saves / 26 shots) | Goalie stats | Trent Miner (18 saves / 18 shots) | ||||||
| April 24 | San Diego Gulls | 1–6 | Colorado Eagles | Blue Arena | Recap | |||
| Sasha Pastujov (1) – 10:44 | First period | 4:32 – Ronnie Attard (1) 11:51 – Jayson Megna (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 1:43 – Alex Gagne (1) 7:34 – pp – Matt DiMarsico (1) 12:10 – Sean Behrens (1) 16:08 – en – Ivan Ivan (1) | ||||||
| Damian Clara (26 saves / 31 shots) | Goalie stats | Trent Miner (26 saves / 27 shots) | ||||||
| Colorado wins series 2–0 | |
(P3) Henderson Silver Knights vs. (P6) San Jose Barracuda
| April 22 | San Jose Barracuda | 4–5 | OT | Henderson Silver Knights | Lee's Family Forum | Recap | ||
| Kasper Halttunen (1) – 5:43 | First period | 17:48 – pp – Lukas Cormier (1) | ||||||
| Jimmy Huntington (1) – 9:27 Colin White (1) – pp – 12:50 |
Second period | 13:40 – Raphael Lavoie (1) | ||||||
| Igor Chernyshov (1) – pp – 10:41 | Third period | 5:27 – Jeremy Davies (1) 6:34 – Raphael Lavoie (2) | ||||||
| No scoring | First overtime period | 0:38 – Trevor Connelly (1) | ||||||
| Laurent Brossoit (34 saves / 39 shots) | Goalie stats | Carl Lindbom (18 saves / 22 shots) | ||||||
| April 24 | San Jose Barracuda | 1–5 | Henderson Silver Knights | Lee's Family Forum | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 7:56 – Braeden Bowman (1) 17:40 – pp – Raphael Lavoie (3) | ||||||
| Egor Afanasyev (1) – 18:54 | Second period | 2:07 – Alexander Holtz (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 17:02 – en – Jeremy Davies (2) 19:09 – en – Lucas Johansen (1) | ||||||
| Laurent Brossoit (27 saves / 30 shots) | Goalie stats | Carl Lindbom (26 saves / 27 shots) | ||||||
| Henderson wins series 2–0 | |
(P4) Coachella Valley Firebirds vs. (P5) Bakersfield Condors
| April 23 | Coachella Valley Firebirds | 1–6 | Bakersfield Condors | Dignity Health Arena | Recap | |||
| Ty Nelson (1) – 19:40 | First period | 4:10 – pp – Seth Griffith (1) 10:42 – Quinn Hutson (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 10:01 – Sam Poulin (1) 13:58 – Seth Griffith (2) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 3:23 – James Hamblin (1) 4:07 – Riley Stillman (1) | ||||||
| Nikke Kokko (17 saves / 23 shots) Victor Ostman (4 saves / 4 shots) |
Goalie stats | Matt Tomkins (38 saves / 39 shots) | ||||||
| April 25 | Bakersfield Condors | 4–5 | Coachella Valley Firebirds | Acrisure Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 10:10 – pp – Eduard Šalé (1) | ||||||
| Alec Regula (1) – pp – 5:11 | Second period | 2:34 – pp – Jagger Firkus (1) 14:10 – Mitchell Stephens (1) | ||||||
| Quinn Hutson (2) – pp – 2:36 Atro Leppänen (1) – 11:25 Riley Stillman (2) – 12:03 |
Third period | 6:21 – Oscar Fisker Mølgaard (1) 16:50 – Oscar Fisker Mølgaard (2) | ||||||
| Matt Tomkins (18 saves / 23 shots) | Goalie stats | Nikke Kokko (11 saves / 15 shots) | ||||||
| April 26 | Bakersfield Condors | 2–6 | Coachella Valley Firebirds | Acrisure Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 1:56 – pp – Jon-Randall Avon (1) 8:36 – Jagger Firkus (2) 13:02 – Jacob Melanson (1) 18:22 – Jani Nyman (1) | ||||||
| Damien Carfagna (1) – 2:14 Quinn Hutson (3) – pp – 8:18 |
Third period | 16:50 – Logan Morrison (1) 17:24 – en – Oscar Fisker Mølgaard (3) | ||||||
| Matt Tomkins (21 saves / 26 shots) | Goalie stats | Nikke Kokko (31 saves / 33 shots) | ||||||
| Coachella Valley wins series 2–1 | |
Division semifinals
Eastern Conference division semifinals
(A1) Providence Bruins vs. (A6) Springfield Thunderbirds
| May 1 | Springfield Thunderbirds | 3–2 | Providence Bruins | Amica Mutual Pavilion | Recap | |||
| Akil Thomas (1) – pp – 15:16 | First period | 3:12 – Drew Callin (1) | ||||||
| Thomas Bordeleau (1) – 3:40 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Dylan Peterson (1) – 3:21 | Third period | 19:23 – pp – Matěj Blümel (1) | ||||||
| Georgi Romanov (24 saves / 26 shots) | Goalie stats | Michael DiPietro (23 saves / 26 shots) | ||||||
| May 3 | Springfield Thunderbirds | 1–2 | Providence Bruins | Amica Mutual Pavilion | Recap | |||
| Dillon Dubé (1) – pp – 11:30 | First period | 8:34 – Matěj Blümel (2) 14:02 – Georgii Merkulov (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Georgi Romanov (29 saves / 31 shots) | Goalie stats | Michael DiPietro (27 saves / 28 shots) | ||||||
| May 5 | Providence Bruins | 2–3 | OT | Springfield Thunderbirds | MassMutual Center | Recap | ||
| Matt Poitras (1) – 17:27 Riley Tufte (1) – pp – 19:55 |
First period | 16:43 – Calle Rosén (2) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 4:13 – Calle Rosén (3) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | First overtime period | 3:45 – Zach Dean (2) | ||||||
| Michael DiPietro (31 saves / 34 shots) | Goalie stats | Georgi Romanov (33 saves / 35 shots) | ||||||
| May 7 | Providence Bruins | 0–1 | OT | Springfield Thunderbirds | MassMutual Center | Recap | ||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | First overtime period | 4:01 – Dillon Dubé (2) | ||||||
| Michael DiPietro (27 saves / 28 shots) | Goalie stats | Georgi Romanov (37 saves / 37 shots) | ||||||
| Springfield wins series 3–1 | |
(A2) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins vs. (A5) Hershey Bears
| April 30 | Hershey Bears | 2–4 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 3:01 – Atley Calvert (1) | ||||||
| Ilya Protas (2) – 10:48 | Second period | 5:17 – Aidan McDonough (1) 9:32 – pp – Owen Pickering (1) | ||||||
| Henrik Rybinski (1) – 1:09 | Third period | 19:05 – en – Avery Hayes (1) | ||||||
| Clay Stevenson (27 saves / 30 shots) | Goalie stats | Sergei Murashov (31 saves / 33 shots) | ||||||
| May 2 | Hershey Bears | 2–1 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza | Recap | |||
| Brett Leason (1) – pp – 16:25 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Bogdan Trineyev (2) – 17:11 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 1:12 – Aidan McDonough (2) | ||||||
| Clay Stevenson (36 saves / 37 shots) | Goalie stats | Sergei Murashov (24 saves / 26 shots) | ||||||
| May 5 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | 4–3 | OT | Hershey Bears | Giant Center | Recap | ||
| Philip Kemp (1) – 3:15 Mikhail Ilyin (1) – 6:16 |
First period | 9:49 – Ivan Miroshnichenko (1) 18:09 – Bogdan Trineyev (3) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 0:37 – Brett Leason (2) | ||||||
| Avery Hayes (2) – 17:07 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Rutger McGroarty (1) – 5:02 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Sergei Murashov (26 saves / 29 shots) | Goalie stats | Clay Stevenson (23 saves / 27 shots) | ||||||
| May 7 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | 4–1 | Hershey Bears | Giant Center | Recap | |||
| Joona Koppanen (1) – 1:15 | First period | 19:54 – pp – Ivan Miroshnichenko (2) | ||||||
| Harrison Brunicke (1) – sh – 6:20 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Ville Koivunen (1) – 3:33 Gabe Klassen (1) – en, sh – 19:29 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Sergei Murashov (37 saves / 38 shots) | Goalie stats | Clay Stevenson (26 saves / 29 shots) | ||||||
| Wilkes-Barre/Scranton wins series 3–1 | |
(N1) Laval Rocket vs. (N4) Toronto Marlies
| April 29 | Toronto Marlies | 1–3 | Laval Rocket | Place Bell | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 11:44 – Florian Xhekaj (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Cédric Paré (1) – 14:11 | Third period | 6:15 – Joshua Roy (1) 18:33 – en – Sammy Blais (1) | ||||||
| Dennis Hildeby (23 saves / 25 shots) | Goalie stats | Kaapo Kähkönen (20 saves / 21 shots) | ||||||
| May 1 | Toronto Marlies | 6–2 | Laval Rocket | Place Bell | Recap | |||
| Logan Shaw (3) – pp – 13:08 | First period | 10:58 – Laurent Dauphin (1) 12:22 – pp – Joshua Roy (2) | ||||||
| Vinni Lettieri (4) – pp – 5:35 Luke Haymes (1) – pp – 18:09 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Easton Cowan (1) – 1:00 Cédric Paré (2) – en, sh – 16:01 Noah Chadwick (1) – pp – 18:18 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Artur Akhtyamov (29 saves / 31 shots) | Goalie stats | Kaapo Kähkönen (26 saves / 31 shots) | ||||||
| May 3 | Laval Rocket | 2–6 | Toronto Marlies | Coca-Cola Coliseum | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 0:11 – pp – Logan Shaw (4) 5:35 – Easton Cowan (2) 7:58 – Henry Thrun (1) 15:33 – Alexander Nylander (1) | ||||||
| Alex Belzile (1) – 15:20 | Second period | 14:13 – Ryan Tverberg (2) | ||||||
| Owen Beck (1) – 11:02 | Third period | 14:35 – Cédric Paré (3) | ||||||
| Kaapo Kähkönen (8 saves / 12 shots) Hunter Shepard (10 saves / 12 shots) |
Goalie stats | Artur Akhtyamov (26 saves / 28 shots) | ||||||
| May 5 | Laval Rocket | 4–0 | Toronto Marlies | Coca-Cola Coliseum | Recap | |||
| Alex Belzile (2) – 0:46 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Sammy Blais (2) – 6:32 Sammy Blais (3) – 14:16 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Laurent Dauphin (2) – sh – 2:36 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Kaapo Kähkönen (18 saves / 18 shots) | Goalie stats | Artur Akhtyamov (22 saves / 25 shots) Dennis Hildeby (6 saves / 7 shots) | ||||||
| May 9 | Toronto Marlies | 3–2 | Laval Rocket | Place Bell | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 9:49 – Owen Beck (2) | ||||||
| Blake Smith (1) – 13:50 | Second period | 16:21 – pp – Owen Beck (3) | ||||||
| Reese Johnson (1) – 4:57 Vinni Lettieri (5) – 10:22 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Artur Akhtyamov (20 saves / 22 shots) | Goalie stats | Kaapo Kähkönen (16 saves / 19 shots) | ||||||
| Toronto wins series 3–2 | |
(N2) Syracuse Crunch vs. (N3) Cleveland Monsters
| April 24 | Syracuse Crunch | 2–3 | Cleveland Monsters | Rocket Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 4:35 – Justin Pearson (1) 14:26 – Will Butcher (1) 18:20 – Corson Ceulemans (1) | ||||||
| Dylan Duke (1) – 1:51 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Mitchell Chaffee (1) – 4:02 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Jon Gillies (3 saves / 6 shots) Brandon Halverson (9 saves / 9 shots) |
Goalie stats | Zach Sawchenko (29 saves / 31 shots) | ||||||
| April 26 | Syracuse Crunch | 4–1 | Cleveland Monsters | Rocket Arena | Recap | |||
| Lucas Mercuri (1) – 3:52 Gabriel Szturc (1) – 10:18 Jakob Pelletier (1) – 11:07 Tommy Miller (1) – 13:15 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 6:54 – Mikael Pyythiä (1) | ||||||
| Brandon Halverson (32 saves / 33 shots) | Goalie stats | Ivan Fedotov (2 saves / 6 shots) Evan Gardner (10 saves / 10 shots) | ||||||
| May 1 | Cleveland Monsters | 4–3 | OT | Syracuse Crunch | Upstate Medical University Arena | Recap | ||
| No scoring | First period | 10:08 – Spencer Kersten (1) | ||||||
| Riley Bezeau (1) – 0:08 Guillaume Richard (1) – 8:04 |
Second period | 14:15 – Nick Abruzzese (1) | ||||||
| Guillaume Richard (2) – 9:04 | Third period | 3:06 – Ethan Gauthier (1) | ||||||
| Hudson Fasching (1) – 10:05 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Zach Sawchenko (31 saves / 34 shots) | Goalie stats | Brandon Halverson (28 saves / 32 shots) | ||||||
| May 3 | Cleveland Monsters | 2–1 | 3OT | Syracuse Crunch | Upstate Medical University Arena | Recap | ||
| No scoring | First period | 6:21 – Matteo Pietroniro (1) | ||||||
| Luca Marrelli (1) – 14:15 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Zach Aston-Reese (1) – 7:53 | Third overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Zach Sawchenko (46 saves / 47 shots) | Goalie stats | Brandon Halverson (56 saves / 58 shots) | ||||||
| Cleveland wins series 3–1 | |
Western Conference division semifinals
(C1) Grand Rapids Griffins vs. (C4) Manitoba Moose
| May 2 | Grand Rapids Griffins | 0–1 | Manitoba Moose | Canada Life Centre | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 17:34 – pp – Mason Shaw (1) | ||||||
| Michal Postava (22 saves / 23 shots) | Goalie stats | Domenic DiVincentiis (39 saves / 39 shots) | ||||||
| May 3 | Grand Rapids Griffins | 2–0 | Manitoba Moose | Canada Life Centre | Recap | |||
| Michael Brandsegg-Nygård (1) – pp – 17:04 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| William Wallinder (1) – 14:48 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Michal Postava (30 saves / 30 shots) | Goalie stats | Domenic DiVincentiis (32 saves / 34 shots) | ||||||
| May 6 | Manitoba Moose | 2–4 | Grand Rapids Griffins | Van Andel Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 11:57 – Jakub Rychlovský (1) | ||||||
| Mason Shaw (2) – 19:22 | Second period | 4:41 – Erik Gustafsson (1) 17:00 – Carter Mazur (1) | ||||||
| Samuel Fagemo (2) – 16:48 | Third period | 19:14 – en – Carter Mazur (2) | ||||||
| Domenic DiVincentiis (28 saves / 31 shots) | Goalie stats | Michal Postava (15 saves / 17 shots) | ||||||
| May 8 | Manitoba Moose | 2–5 | Grand Rapids Griffins | Van Andel Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 4:40 – pp – Eduards Tralmaks (1) | ||||||
| Dylan Anhorn (1) – 3:04 | Second period | 14:50 – pp – Axel Sandin-Pellikka (1) | ||||||
| Phillip Di Giuseppe (1) – 15:16 | Third period | 1:37 – Michael Brandsegg-Nygård (2) 8:42 – pp – Carter Mazur (3) 16:57 – en – Carter Mazur (4) | ||||||
| Thomas Milic (21 saves / 25 shots) | Goalie stats | Michal Postava (19 saves / 21 shots) | ||||||
| Grand Rapids wins series 3–1 | |
(C2) Chicago Wolves vs. (C3) Texas Stars
| April 28 | Chicago Wolves | 0–2 | Texas Stars | H-E-B Center at Cedar Park | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 1:53 – pp – Artem Shlaine (1) 19:40 – en – Artem Shlaine (2) | ||||||
| Cayden Primeau (25 saves / 26 shots) | Goalie stats | Rémi Poirier (16 saves / 16 shots) | ||||||
| April 30 | Chicago Wolves | 5–4 | OT | Texas Stars | H-E-B Center at Cedar Park | Recap | ||
| Juuso Välimäki (1) – pp – 9:30 Cal Foote (1) – 15:28 |
First period | 0:44 – Matthew Seminoff (1) 13:26 – Michael Karow (1) 16:06 – Curtis McKenzie (1) | ||||||
| Noel Gunler (1) – 12:47 Juuso Välimäki (2) – 17:30 |
Second period | 19:30 – Ellis Rickwood (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Domenick Fensore (1) – 10:27 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Cayden Primeau (25 saves / 29 shots) | Goalie stats | Rémi Poirier (26 saves / 31 shots) | ||||||
| May 2 | Texas Stars | 1–2 | Chicago Wolves | Allstate Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 5:08 – Noah Philp (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 19:34 – Ryan Suzuki (1) | ||||||
| Jack Becker (1) – 1:38 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Rémi Poirier (26 saves / 28 shots) | Goalie stats | Cayden Primeau (27 saves / 28 shots) | ||||||
| May 3 | Texas Stars | 5–4 | OT | Chicago Wolves | Allstate Arena | Recap | ||
| Antonio Stranges (1) – 7:27 Cameron Hughes (1) – 10:46 |
First period | 8:49 – pp – Bradly Nadeau (1) 13:42 – Evan Vierling (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 19:33 – Ivan Ryabkin (1) | ||||||
| Vladislav Kolyachonok (1) – 12:06 Kole Lind (1) – 19:49 |
Third period | 2:19 – Noah Philp (2) | ||||||
| Artem Shlaine (3) – pp – 8:40 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Rémi Poirier (19 saves / 23 shots) | Goalie stats | Cayden Primeau (32 saves / 37 shots) | ||||||
| May 5 | Texas Stars | 1–6 | Chicago Wolves | Allstate Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 0:26 – Ryan Suzuki (2) 0:57 – Josiah Slavin (1) | ||||||
| Kole Lind (2) – 5:52 | Second period | 17:58 – Viktor Neuchev (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 2:10 – pp – Ryan Suzuki (3) 12:57 – en – Ryan Suzuki (4) 19:37 – en – Aleksi Heimosalmi (1) | ||||||
| Rémi Poirier (26 saves / 30 shots) | Goalie stats | Cayden Primeau (25 saves / 26 shots) | ||||||
| Chicago wins series 3–2 | |
(P1) Ontario Reign vs. (P4) Coachella Valley Firebirds
| April 29 | Coachella Valley Firebirds | 3–0 | Ontario Reign | Toyota Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Jon-Randall Avon (2) – pp – 4:44 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Oscar Fisker Mølgaard (4) – 5:07 Jon-Randall Avon (3) – 11:12 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Nikke Kokko (23 saves / 23 shots) | Goalie stats | Erik Portillo (30 saves / 33 shots) | ||||||
| May 1 | Coachella Valley Firebirds | 1–5 | Ontario Reign | Toyota Arena | Recap | |||
| Lleyton Roed (1) – 7:52 | First period | 18:45 – Logan Brown (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 15:17 – Glenn Gawdin (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 0:15 – Cole Guttman (1) 2:34 – sh – Francesco Pinelli (1) 16:41 – en – Martin Chromiak (1) | ||||||
| Nikke Kokko (19 saves / 23 shots) | Goalie stats | Pheonix Copley (34 saves / 35 shots) | ||||||
| May 5 | Ontario Reign | 2–1 | Coachella Valley Firebirds | Acrisure Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 16:50 – Jani Nyman (2) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Aatu Jämsen (1) – 5:56 Logan Brown (2) – 7:16 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Erik Portillo (27 saves / 28 shots) | Goalie stats | Nikke Kokko (22 saves / 24 shots) | ||||||
| May 7 | Ontario Reign | 2–6 | Coachella Valley Firebirds | Acrisure Arena | Recap | |||
| Jack Hughes (1) – 14:02 | First period | 17:34 – pp – Jon-Randall Avon (4) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 14:09 – Mitchell Stephens (2) 18:35 – Kaden Hammell (1) | ||||||
| Nikita Alexandrov (1) – 15:17 | Third period | 3:50 – Lleyton Roed (2) 16:23 – en – Jagger Firkus (3) 16:40 – en – Oscar Fisker Mølgaard (5) | ||||||
| Pheonix Copley (27 saves / 31 shots) | Goalie stats | Nikke Kokko (26 saves / 28 shots) | ||||||
| May 9 | Coachella Valley Firebirds | 3–2 | 2OT | Ontario Reign | Toyota Arena | Recap | ||
| Jani Nyman (3) – 5:52 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Oscar Fisker Mølgaard (6) – 9:31 | Second period | 2:43 – Jack Hughes (2) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 14:37 – Andre Lee (1) | ||||||
| Jon-Randall Avon (5) – 1:47 | Second overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Nikke Kokko (34 saves / 36 shots) | Goalie stats | Erik Portillo (31 saves / 34 shots) | ||||||
| Coachella Valley wins series 3–2 | |
(P2) Colorado Eagles vs. (P3) Henderson Silver Knights
| May 1 | Colorado Eagles | 1–0 | Henderson Silver Knights | Lee's Family Forum | Recap | |||
| Alex Barré-Boulet (1) – pp – 17:40 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Trent Miner (18 saves / 18 shots) | Goalie stats | Carl Lindbom (32 saves / 33 shots) | ||||||
| May 4 | Colorado Eagles | 3–4 | 2OT | Henderson Silver Knights | Lee's Family Forum | Recap | ||
| No scoring | First period | 7:12 – Braeden Bowman (2) | ||||||
| T. J. Hughes (1) – 4:07 Alex Barré-Boulet (2) – 10:47 |
Second period | 14:07 – Lukas Cormier (2) | ||||||
| T. J. Tynan (2) – 6:49 | Third period | 7:17 – Viliam Kmec (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second overtime period | 1:51 – pp – Tanner Laczynski (1) | ||||||
| Trent Miner (38 saves / 42 shots) | Goalie stats | Carl Lindbom (36 saves / 39 shots) | ||||||
| May 6 | Henderson Silver Knights | 0–4 | Colorado Eagles | Blue Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 3:21 – Alex Gagne (2) 4:54 – Tye Felhaber (1) 13:46 – Tristen Nielsen (2) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 19:44 – en – Tristen Nielsen (3) | ||||||
| Carl Lindbom (23 saves / 26 shots) | Goalie stats | Trent Miner (20 saves / 20 shots) | ||||||
| May 9 | Henderson Silver Knights | 2–6 | Colorado Eagles | Blue Arena | Recap | |||
| Jackson Hallum (1) – 2:21 Ben Hemmerling (1) – 16:10 |
First period | 15:19 – pp – Gavin Brindley (1) 18:56 – Tristen Nielsen (4) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 6:36 – Chase Bradley (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 4:20 – pp – Alex Barré-Boulet (3) 16:00 – en – Keaton Middleton (1) 17:29 – Tristen Nielsen (5) | ||||||
| Carl Lindbom (32 saves / 36 shots) | Goalie stats | Trent Miner (21 saves / 23 shots) | ||||||
| Colorado wins series 3–1 | |
Division finals
Eastern Conference division finals
(A2) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins vs. (A6) Springfield Thunderbirds
| May 12 | Springfield Thunderbirds | 0–2 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 9:29 – Bill Zonnon (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 7:19 – Tanner Howe (1) | ||||||
| Georgi Romanov (23 saves / 25 shots) | Goalie stats | Sergei Murashov (24 saves / 24 shots) | ||||||
| May 14 | Springfield Thunderbirds | 4–3 | OT | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza | Recap | ||
| No scoring | First period | 8:42 – pp – Bill Zonnon (2) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 0:16 – Tristan Broz (1) 18:16 – pp – Avery Hayes (3) | ||||||
| Hugh McGing (2) – sh – 0:55 Dillon Dubé (3) – 16:36 Dillon Dubé (4) – 18:10 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Akil Thomas (2) – 13:44 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Georgi Romanov (39 saves / 42 shots) | Goalie stats | Sergei Murashov (41 saves / 45 shots) | ||||||
| May 19 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | 2–1 | Springfield Thunderbirds | MassMutual Center | Recap | |||
| Rutger McGroarty (2) – sh – 19:40 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Bill Zonnon (3) – 5:58 | Third period | 16:21 – Juraj Pekarčík (1) | ||||||
| Sergei Murashov (27 saves / 28 shots) | Goalie stats | Georgi Romanov (30 saves / 32 shots) | ||||||
| May 21 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | 0–2 | Springfield Thunderbirds | MassMutual Center | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 16:14 – pp – Dillon Dubé (5) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 6:48 – Marc-André Gaudet (1) | ||||||
| Sergei Murashov (30 saves / 32 shots) | Goalie stats | Georgi Romanov (20 saves / 20 shots) | ||||||
| May 23 | Springfield Thunderbirds | 1–8 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 3:56 – Tristan Broz (2) 7:43 – Harrison Brunicke (2) 16:17 – pp – Tristan Broz (3) 19:39 – Rafaël Harvey-Pinard (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 17:21 – Atley Calvert (2) | ||||||
| Akil Thomas (3) – 4:30 | Third period | 2:52 – pp – Ville Koivunen (2) 8:43 – en – Rafaël Harvey-Pinard (2) 10:42 – Ville Koivunen (3) | ||||||
| Georgi Romanov (8 saves / 12 shots) Vadim Zherenko (13 saves / 16 shots) |
Goalie stats | Sergei Murashov (26 saves / 27 shots) | ||||||
| Wilkes-Barre/Scranton wins series 3–2 | |
(N3) Cleveland Monsters vs. (N4) Toronto Marlies
| May 14 | Toronto Marlies | 5–2 | Cleveland Monsters | Rocket Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 4:56 – pp – Hudson Fasching (2) | ||||||
| Easton Cowan (3) – pp – 17:52 Marshall Rifai (1) – 19:53 |
Second period | 7:37 – Hunter McKown (1) | ||||||
| Alexander Nylander (2) – 2:15 Ryan Tverberg (3) – 12:32 Benoit-Olivier Groulx (2) – en – 16:15 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Artur Akhtyamov (32 saves / 34 shots) | Goalie stats | Zach Sawchenko (11 saves / 15 shots) | ||||||
| May 16 | Toronto Marlies | 1–3 | Cleveland Monsters | Rocket Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 5:54 – Roman Ahcan (1) 18:53 – Mikael Pyyhtiä (2) | ||||||
| Benoit-Olivier Groulx (3) – sh – 15:32 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 12:54 – Luca Pinelli (1) | ||||||
| Artur Akhtyamov (21 saves / 24 shots) | Goalie stats | Zach Sawchenko (17 saves / 18 shots) | ||||||
| May 20 | Cleveland Monsters | 4–0 | Toronto Marlies | Coca-Cola Coliseum | Recap | |||
| Owen Sillinger (1) – 4:57 Hudson Fasching (3) – pp – 17:20 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Justin Pearson (2) – en – 16:50 Mikael Pyyhtiä (3) – en – 18:18 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Zach Sawchenko (16 saves / 16 shots) | Goalie stats | Artur Akhtyamov (26 saves / 28 shots) | ||||||
| May 22 | Cleveland Monsters | 2–5 | Toronto Marlies | Coca-Cola Coliseum | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 13:28 – pp – Ryan Tverberg (4) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 17:47 – pp – Alexander Nylander (3) | ||||||
| Jack Williams (1) – 17:21 Luca Del Bel Belluz (1) – pp – 18:59 |
Third period | 4:45 – Logan Shaw (5) 12:53 – Jacob Quillan (1) 18:22 – en – Ryan Tverberg (5) | ||||||
| Zach Sawchenko (21 saves / 25 shots) | Goalie stats | Artur Akhtyamov (36 saves / 38 shots) | ||||||
| May 24 | Toronto Marlies | 3–2 | Cleveland Monsters | Rocket Arena | Recap | |||
| Vinni Lettieri (6) – 12:56 | First period | 6:31 – Zach Aston-Reese (2) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 15:03 – pp – Hudson Fasching (4) | ||||||
| Logan Shaw (6) – 15:30 Easton Cowan (4) – 19:48 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Artur Akhtyamov (22 saves / 24 shots) | Goalie stats | Zach Sawchenko (21 saves / 24 shots) | ||||||
| Toronto wins series 3–2 | |
Western Conference division finals
(C1) Grand Rapids Griffins vs. (C2) Chicago Wolves
| May 14 | Chicago Wolves | 2–1 | Grand Rapids Griffins | Van Andel Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Justin Robidas (1) – pp – 18:38 | Second period | 14:41 – Eduards Tralmaks (2) | ||||||
| Josiah Slavin (2) – 6:48 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Cayden Primeau (23 saves / 24 shots) | Goalie stats | Michal Postava (30 saves / 32 shots) | ||||||
| May 16 | Chicago Wolves | 4–3 | OT | Grand Rapids Griffins | Van Andel Arena | Recap | ||
| Felix Unger Sörum (1) – pp – 10:16 | First period | 2:42 – pp – Sheldon Dries (1) 4:08 – Michael Brandsegg-Nygård (3) 12:04 – pp – Eduards Tralmaks (3) | ||||||
| Ivan Ryabkin (2) – 16:47 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Cal Foote (2) – 13:56 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Felix Unger Sörum (2) – 5:14 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Cayden Primeau (36 saves / 39 shots) | Goalie stats | Michal Postava (25 saves / 29 shots) | ||||||
| May 19 | Grand Rapids Griffins | 4–3 | OT | Chicago Wolves | Allstate Arena | Recap | ||
| Carter Mazur (5) – 1:13 John Leonard (1) – pp – 4:30 |
First period | 5:40 – Domenick Fensore (2) 14:42 – pp – Justin Robidas (2) | ||||||
| Tyler Angle (1) – pp – 7:14 | Second period | 5:27 – pp – Felix Unger Sörum (3) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Michael Brandsegg-Nygård (4) – 9:22 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Michal Postava (17 saves / 20 shots) | Goalie stats | Cayden Primeau (42 saves / 46 shots) | ||||||
| May 21 | Grand Rapids Griffins | 2–3 | Chicago Wolves | Allstate Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 18:00 – Noah Philp (3) | ||||||
| Eduards Tralmaks (4) – 17:13 Sheldon Dries (2) – 19:45 |
Third period | 4:02 – Noah Philp (4) 16:04 – Justin Robidas (3) | ||||||
| Michal Postava (18 saves / 21 shots) | Goalie stats | Cayden Primeau (33 saves / 35 shots) | ||||||
| Chicago wins series 3–1 | |
(P2) Colorado Eagles vs. (P4) Coachella Valley Firebirds
| May 13 | Colorado Eagles | 3–0 | Coachella Valley Firebirds | Acrisure Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Ronnie Attard (2) – 6:40 T. J. Hughes (2) – 11:35 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Tye Felhaber (2) – en – 19:50 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Trent Miner (20 saves / 20 shots) | Goalie stats | Nikke Kokko (29 saves / 31 shots) | ||||||
| May 15 | Colorado Eagles | 0–4 | Coachella Valley Firebirds | Acrisure Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 1:20 – Jon-Randall Avon (6) 2:31 – Eduard Šalé (2) 16:05 – Jon-Randall Avon (7) 18:17 – en – Oscar Fisker Mølgaard (7) | ||||||
| Trent Miner (21 saves / 24 shots) | Goalie stats | Nikke Kokko (33 saves / 33 shots) | ||||||
| May 17 | Coachella Valley Firebirds | 1–4 | Colorado Eagles | Blue Arena | Recap | |||
| Lleyton Roed (3) – sh – 14:46 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 8:43 – Chase Bradley (2) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 0:33 – Chase Bradley (3) 4:28 – Gavin Brindley (2) 7:02 – T. J. Hughes (3) | ||||||
| Nikke Kokko (32 saves / 36 shots) | Goalie stats | Trent Miner (28 saves / 29 shots) | ||||||
| May 20 | Coachella Valley Firebirds | 2–3 | Colorado Eagles | Blue Arena | Recap | |||
| Jagger Firkus (4) – 4:13 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Ville Ottavainen (1) – 2:30 | Second period | 6:45 – Bryan Yoon (1) 8:57 – pp – Tristen Nielsen (6) 11:53 – Gavin Brindley (3) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Nikke Kokko (23 saves / 26 shots) | Goalie stats | Trent Miner (24 saves / 26 shots) | ||||||
| Colorado wins series 3–1 | |
Conference finals
Eastern Conference final
(A2) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins vs. (N4) Toronto Marlies
| May 27 | Toronto Marlies | 4–2 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 16:48 – Alexander Alexeyev (1) | ||||||
| Easton Cowan (5) – 1:38 William Villeneuve (2) – pp – 16:56 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Michael Pezzetta (2) – 18:24 Henry Thrun (2) – en – 19:12 |
Third period | 6:01 – Rutger McGroarty (3) | ||||||
| Artur Akhtyamov (34 saves / 36 shots) | Goalie stats | Sergei Murashov (12 saves / 15 shots) | ||||||
| May 29 | Toronto Marlies | 2–1 | OT | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza | Recap | ||
| Alexander Nylander (4) – pp – 18:21 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 8:01 – Tanner Howe (2) | ||||||
| Michael Pezzetta (3) – 14:53 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Artur Akhtyamov (33 saves / 34 shots) | Goalie stats | Sergei Murashov (37 saves / 39 shots) | ||||||
| June 1 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | 5–3 | Toronto Marlies | Coca-Cola Coliseum | Recap | |||
| Aidan McDonough (3) – pp – 14:38 | First period | 12:15 – Vinni Lettieri (7) | ||||||
| Bill Zonnon (4) – 2:04 | Second period | 17:36 – Luke Haymes (2) | ||||||
| Ville Koivunen (4) – 7:48 Atley Calvert (3) – 10:03 Tanner Howe (3) – en – 19:24 |
Third period | 19:08 – Marc Johnstone (1) | ||||||
| Sergei Murashov (36 saves / 39 shots) | Goalie stats | Artur Akhtyamov (29 saves / 33 shots) | ||||||
| June 3 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | 4–3 | Toronto Marlies | Coca-Cola Coliseum | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 4:19 – sh – Benoit-Olivier Groulx (4) 14:14 – pp – Vinni Lettieri (8) | ||||||
| Scooter Brickey (1) – 3:14 Chase Pietila (1) – 9:00 Gabe Klassen (2) – 19:09 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Rutger McGroarty (4) – 17:01 | Third period | 13:04 – pp – Luke Haymes (3) | ||||||
| Sergei Murashov (32 saves / 35 shots) | Goalie stats | Artur Akhtyamov (23 saves / 27 shots) | ||||||
| June 5 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | 1–5 | Toronto Marlies | Coca-Cola Coliseum | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Mikhail Ilyin (2) – pp – 6:22 | Second period | 7:11 – Landon Sim (1) 14:21 – pp – Benoit-Olivier Groulx (5) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 2:57 – Easton Cowan (6) 4:13 – Logan Shaw (7) 16:26 – sh, en – Marshall Rifai (2) | ||||||
| Sergei Murashov (28 saves / 32 shots) | Goalie stats | Artur Akhtyamov (32 saves / 33 shots) | ||||||
| June 7 | Toronto Marlies | 6:05 p.m. | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza | Recap |
| June 9 | Toronto Marlies | 7:05 p.m.* | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza | Recap |
| Toronto leads series 3–2 | |
Western Conference final
(P2) Colorado Eagles vs. (C2) Chicago Wolves
| May 28 | Chicago Wolves | 3–2 | Colorado Eagles | Blue Arena | Recap | |||
| Justin Robidas (4) – pp – 5:39 | First period | 17:38 – pp – Alex Barré-Boulet (4) | ||||||
| Bradly Nadeau (2) – pp – 7:12 Noel Gunler (2) – pp – 12:54 |
Second period | 0:33 – pp – Tristen Nielsen (7) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Cayden Primeau (35 saves / 37 shots) | Goalie stats | Trent Miner (16 saves / 19 shots) | ||||||
| May 30 | Chicago Wolves | 2–5 | Colorado Eagles | Blue Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 18:15 – pp – Tristen Nielsen (8) | ||||||
| Joel Nyström (1) – 2:07 Ivan Ryabkin (3) – 6:06 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 15:00 – Jacob MacDonald (1) 15:52 – pp – T. J. Hughes (4) 18:50 – en – Jason Polin (1) 19:44 – en – Ivan Ivan (2) | ||||||
| Cayden Primeau (25 saves / 28 shots) | Goalie stats | Trent Miner (13 saves / 15 shots) | ||||||
| June 2 | Colorado Eagles | 3–2 | Chicago Wolves | Allstate Arena | Recap | |||
| Chase Bradley (4) – 9:45 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Tye Felhaber (3) – 17:14 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Ivan Ivan (3) – 19:09 | Third period | 0:31 – sh – Domenick Fensore (3) 9:06 – Cal Foote (3) | ||||||
| Trent Miner (28 saves / 30 shots) | Goalie stats | Cayden Primeau (36 saves / 39 shots) | ||||||
| June 3 | Colorado Eagles | 1–2 | Chicago Wolves | Allstate Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 10:52 – sh – Justin Robidas (5) | ||||||
| Alex Barré-Boulet (5) – 11:21 | Third period | 1:21 – Bradly Nadeau (3) | ||||||
| Trent Miner (27 saves / 29 shots) | Goalie stats | Cayden Primeau (33 saves / 34 shots) | ||||||
| June 5 | Colorado Eagles | 7–3 | Chicago Wolves | Allstate Arena | Recap | |||
| Tristen Nielsen (9) – 11:13 Tristen Nielsen (10) – pp – 17:08 |
First period | 4:03 – Skyler Brind'Amour (1) 9:51 – pp – Justin Robidas (6) | ||||||
| Matt DiMarsico (2) – 3:32 Taylor Makar (2) – sh – 5:46 Chase Bradley (5) – 6:30 |
Second period | 3:00 – Bradly Nadeau (4) | ||||||
| Alex Gagne (3) – 8:12 Jason Polin (2) – en – 15:30 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Trent Miner (26 saves / 29 shots) | Goalie stats | Cayden Primeau (20 saves / 26 shots) Amir Miftakhov (4 saves / 4 shots) | ||||||
| June 7 | Chicago Wolves | 6:05 p.m. MT | Colorado Eagles | Blue Arena | Recap |
| June 8 | Chicago Wolves | 7:05 p.m. MT* | Colorado Eagles | Blue Arena | Recap |
| Colorado leads series 3–2 | |
Playoff statistical leaders
Leading skaters
These are the top ten skaters based on points. If there is a tie in points, goals take precedence over assists. Updated following games played on June 5, 2026.[3]
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vinni Lettieri | Toronto Marlies | 17 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 22 |
| William Villeneuve | Toronto Marlies | 18 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 30 |
| Tristen Nielsen | Colorado Eagles | 15 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 6 |
| Logan Shaw | Toronto Marlies | 18 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 16 |
| Ivan Ivan | Colorado Eagles | 15 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 2 |
| T. J. Tynan | Colorado Eagles | 15 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 14 |
| Bradly Nadeau | Chicago Wolves | 14 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 16 |
| Easton Cowan | Toronto Marlies | 16 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 16 |
| T. J. Hughes | Colorado Eagles | 15 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 6 |
| Oscar Fisker Mølgaard | Coachella Valley Firebirds | 12 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 2 |
Leading goaltenders
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. Updated following games played on June 5, 2026.[4]
| Player | Team | GP | W | L | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domenic DiVincentiis | Manitoba Moose | 5 | 3 | 2 | 156 | 7 | 1.43 | .955 | 1 | 294:28 |
| Brandon Halverson | Syracuse Crunch | 4 | 1 | 2 | 132 | 7 | 1.52 | .947 | 0 | 276:30 |
| Trent Miner | Colorado Eagles | 15 | 11 | 4 | 369 | 25 | 1.64 | .932 | 4 | 914:07 |
| Matt Murray | Milwaukee Admirals | 3 | 1 | 2 | 108 | 5 | 1.68 | .954 | 0 | 178:38 |
| Georgi Romanov | Springfield Thunderbirds | 11 | 7 | 4 | 326 | 20 | 1.84 | .939 | 2 | 651:50 |