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The Toronto Marlies advanced to the Calder Cup Finals following the club’s win over the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Toronto returns to the Calder Cup Finals for the first time since 2018 and for the third time in franchise history.

The Marlies will face the winner of the Western Conference Finals between the Chicago Wolves and the Colorado Eagles. Toronto will open the Calder Cup Finals on the road before returning to Coca-Cola Coliseum for Game 3 on Tuesday, June 16, Game 4 on Thursday, June 18 and, if necessary, Game 5 on Friday, June 19. All home games are scheduled for 7:00 p.m. ET.

Visit Marlies.ca to secure season seats for the 2026-27 Marlies Season Tickets. Single game tickets for the Calder Cup Finals will be available on Monday, June 8^th at 12:00 p.m. at Ticketmaster.ca. For more information on the 2026 Calder Cup Playoffs, fans are encouraged to register at Marlies.ca/Insider to stay up to date.

PENGUINS 1  |  MARLIES 2 (OT)

CONFERENCE FINALS, GAME 6

SUN., JUNE 7, 2026 – 6:05 P.M. (EST)

MOHEGAN ARENA (WILKES-BARRE TOWNSHIP, PA)

‍BROADCAST: FLOHOCKEY

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Toronto: E. Cowan (7) (R. Tverberg, L. Haymes), A Nylander (5) (B. Valis, C. Paré)

Goaltender: A. Akhtyamov (39/40) W

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W-B/Scranton: A. McDonough (4) PP (A. Hayes, H. Brunicke)

Goaltender: S. Murashov (37/39) L

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ON THE SCORESHEET

• Easton Cowan put the Marlies on the board at 9:11 of the second period. He has 13 points (6 goals, 7 assists) in 17 games this postseason and leads all rookies.

• Alex Nylander scored the game-winning goal in overtime. This was his second game-winning goal of the poseason. He has five goals in 19 postseason games.

• Ryan Tverberg recorded the primary assist on Cowan’s second period goal. He has 11 points (5 goals, 6 assists) in 19 postseason games.

• Luke Haymes had the secondary assist on Cowan’s second period goal. He has 11 points (3 goals, 8 assists) in 19 postseason games.

• Borya Valis registered the primary assist on Nylander’s overtime goal. This was his first point of the postseason.

• Cédric Paré picked up the secondary assist on Nylander’s overtime goal. He has nine point (3 goals, 6 assists) in 19 postseason games.

• Artur Akhtyamov stopped 39 of 40 shots he faced. He is 11-6-0 this postseason with a 2.23 goals against average and a 0.923 save percentage.

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TEAM NOTES

• Toronto advances to the Calder Cup Finals for the first time since 2018 and the third time in franchise history.

• Toronto is 2-0 in overtime this postseason.

• Toronto is 7-5-0 when not scoring first.

• The Marlies were 3-for-4 on the penalty kill and 0-for-2 on the power play. Toronto is 4-6-0 when not scoring on the power play and 9-4-0 when allowing a goal on the penalty kill.

• Wilkes-Barre/Scranton outshot Toronto 40-39. Vinni Lettieri led the Marlies with six shots on net. Toronto is 6-4-0 when outshot by their opponent.

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MARLIES LEADERS

Goals 8 (V. Lettieri)

Assists 14 (W. Villeneuve)

Points 17 (V. Lettieri)

PPG 4 (V. Lettieri)

Shots 51 (V. Lettieri)

+/- +7 (C. Paré, M. Rifai)

PIMS 78 (M. Pezzetta)

PENGUINS 1  |  MARLIES 5

CONFERENCE FINALS, GAME 5

FRI., JUNE 5, 2026 – 7:00 P.M. (EST)

COCA-COLA COLISEUM (TORONTO, ON)

‍BROADCAST: FLOHOCKEY

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W-B/Scranton: M. Ilyin (2) PP (E. Pieniniemi, B. Zonnon)

Goaltender: S. Murashov (28/32) L

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Toronto: L. Sim (1) (B. Danford, M. Rifai), B. Groulx (5) PP (E. Cowan, V. Lettieri), E. Cowan (6) (W. Villeneuve), L. Shaw

(7) (H. Thrun, V. Lettieri), M. Rifai (2) EN, SH (M. Benning)

Goaltender: A. Akhtyamov (32/33) W

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ON THE SCORESHEET

• Landon Sim put the Marlies on the board at 7:12 of the second period. This was his first goal of the playoffs. He has

points (1-2-3) in three consecutive games.

• Bo Groulx scored the game-winning goal on the power play 14:21 of the second period. This was his first power play

goal and game-winning goal of the postseason. He has eight points (5 goals, 3 assists) in 17 postseason games.

• Easton Cowan scored at 2:57 of the third period and earlier registered the primary assist on Groulx’s second period

power play goal. He has 12 points (6 goals, 6 assists) in 16 games this postseason and is tied for lead amongst

rookies.

• Logan Shaw scored at 4:14 of the third period. He has 15 points (7 goals, 8 assists) in 18 games this postseason.

• Marshall Rifai scored shorthanded on the empty net at 16:26 of the third period and earlier had the secondary assist

on Sim’s second period goal. He has five points (2 goals, 3 assists) in 18 postseason games.

• Ben Danford recorded the primary assist on Sim’s second period goal. He has two assists in 10 postseason games.

• Vinni Lettieri picked up the secondary assists on Groulx’s second period power play goal and Shaw’s third period

goal. He has 18 points (8 goals, 10 assists) in 16 postseason games, leading the AHL.

• William Villeneuve registered the lone assist on Cowan’s third period goal. He has points (1-6-7) in seven

consecutive games. Villeneuve has 16 points (2 goals, 14 assists) in 18 postseason games.

• Henry Thrun recorded the primary assist on Shaw’s third period goal. He has nine points (2 goals, 7 assists) in 18

postseason games.

• Matt Benning had the lone assist on Rifai’s third period goal. This was his first point in five postseason games.

• Artur Akhtyamov stopped 32 of 33 shots he faced. He is 10-6-0 this postseason with a 2.23 goals against average

and a 0.923 save percentage.

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TEAM NOTES

• Toronto is 6-5-0 when not scoring first.

• The Marlies were 4-for-5 on the penalty kill and 1-for-3 on the power play.

Toronto is 8-1-0 when scoring on the power play and 8-4-0 when allowing a

goal on the penalty kill.

• Toronto and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton both recorded 33 shots. Vinni Lettieri

and Logan Shaw led the Marlies with five shots on net. Toronto is 2-0-0

when recorded the same number of shots as their opponent.

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MARLIES LEADERS

Goals 8 (V. Lettieri)

Assists 14 (W. Villeneuve)

Points 18 (V. Lettieri)

PPG 4 (V. Lettieri)

Shots 45 (V. Lettieri)

+/- +6 (M. Johnstone, C. Paré)

PIMS 78 (M. Pezzetta)