At the trade deadline, the Washington Capitals traded Brooks Laich and prospect Connor Carrick to the Toronto Maple Leafs for Daniel Winnik. After spending some time with the big club during the regular season, Carrick and his American Hockey League Toronto Marlies will face the Hershey Bears in the Eastern Conference Finals.
On Monday, the Marlies defeated the Albany Devils in a dramatic Game Seven. Carrick put the Marlies up 3-2 late in the third period.
.@connorcarrick gives the @TorontoMarlies a 3-2 lead #TORvsALB #Game7 pic.twitter.com/j2i64CB07G
— American Hockey League (@TheAHL) May 17, 2016
Albany tied the game up up a few minutes later. Enforcer Rich Clune then gave the Marlies back the lead with 2:30 left remaining in the game.
What. A. Game. The @TorontoMarlies take a 4-3 lead. #TORvsALB pic.twitter.com/kLyP76u6Sv
— American Hockey League (@TheAHL) May 17, 2016
It would stand up as the game-winning goal.
The Bears and Marlies will begin their series Friday in Hershey.
Game 1 – Friday, May 20 – (at Hershey)
Game 2 – Saturday, May 21 – (at Hershey)
Game 3 – Wednesday, May 25 – (at Toronto)
Game 4 – Friday, May 27 – (at Toronto)
*Game 5 – Sunday, May 29 – (at Toronto)
*Game 6 – Tuesday, May 31 – (at Hershey)
*Game 7 – Thursday, June 2 – (at Toronto)
Pssst, Dangle. It’s so on.
We are now a Hershey Bears blog and @Steve_Dangle is our enemy. pic.twitter.com/A7w3bET01t
— RMNB (@rmnb) May 17, 2016
