Friday, April 26, 7:05 p.m.
PPL Center, Allentown, PA
Lehigh Valley vs. W-B/Scranton
TONIGHT
The Calder Cup Playoffs return to PPL Center for the first time in six years and the Lehigh Valley Phantoms will have the brooms out as they look to sweep the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in the Best of 3 series. The Phantoms took Game 1 of the series in Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday night with a 2-1 victory.
This is the first time Lehigh Valley and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton have met in the playoffs and the fifth time the Phantoms franchise has played against the Penguins with the most recent encounter coming in 2008 when the Philadelphia Phantoms tangled with their foes from northeast Pennsylvania.
If the Phantoms win tonight then the team will get a little extra time to breathe before starting up Round 2 of the Calder Cup Playoffs against the defending champion Hershey Bears in early May in a Best of 5 series.
If the Penguins win tonight then we head back to Wilkes-Barre on Sunday at 5:05 for the deciding contest in the Best of 3 series.
LAST TIME
Adam Brooks and Rhett Gardner scored for the Lehigh Valley Phantoms and Louie Belpedio had a pair of assists while Cal Petersen turned in a 21-save performance as the Phantoms held off the Baby Pens 2-1 on Wednesday night up in Wilkes-Barre. The Phantoms dominated the second period but Wilkes-Barre/Scranton hung in there to keep the game close. Ville Koivunen scored in his pro debut late ni the second period to set up an intense third but Lehigh Valley held off the late surge to take the series lead.
RALLY THE VALLEY
It’s Playoff Time!!
The Phantoms will host a playoff game at PPL Center for the first time in six years when the Penguins arrive on Friday, April 26 for Game 2 of the series. The Phantoms are part of the AHL’s postseason dance for the second consecutive season and for the fourth time in the last six years in which the Playoffs have been held since 2017.
In total, the Phantoms are making their 14th overall appearance in the postseason including a pair of Calder Cup Championships for the Philadelphia Phantoms in 1998 and 2005 before the team arrives in the Lehigh Valley.
If the Phantoms win tonight then Lehigh Valley gets a little extra time to breathe before starting up Round 2 of the Calder Cup Playoffs against the defending champion Hershey Bears in early May in a Best of 5 series.
If the Penguins win tonight then we head back to Wilkes-Barre on Sunday at 5:05 for the deciding contest in the Best of 3…
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