Overview
- Toronto beat Chicago 4-2 in the opening game of the Calder Cup Final with Vinni Lettieri scoring the go-ahead goal and an empty-netter to seal the win.
- Artur Akhtyamov stopped 26 shots in the victory and has been the Marlies' backbone this postseason with a roughly 12-6 record, a 2.12 goals-against average and a .927 save percentage.
- Twenty-year-old Ben Danford scored his first professional goal to tie Game 1 and has settled in quickly since joining Toronto from junior hockey.
- Chicago started Amir Miftakhov in net for Game 1 after Cayden Primeau missed late conference-final games, leaving the Wolves with a goaltending question that could decide the series.
- The Calder Cup Final is streaming exclusively on AHLTV/FloHockey and serves as a development showcase for NHL affiliates after both teams survived multiple long playoff series.