Watch: Clune lifts Marlies to Game 7 win
Nikita Soshnikov slapper bounces smartly off to Rich Clune for crucial 4-3 goal. #Wow #MarliesLive pic.twitter.com/kXHm0xFJ7V
— Toronto Marner Leafs (@MarnerLeafs) May 17, 2016
Canada's team remains alive.
Rich Clune scored the decisive goal in a thrilling Game 7 in Toronto on Monday night, sending the Marlies to the AHL's Eastern Conference Finals, where they'll face the Hershey Bears.
That was a hell of a series between TOR and ALB. Nasty and entertaining. Marlies advance.
— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) May 17, 2016
The Marlies won the game and the series 4-3.
With the third period beginning in a 1-1 tie, the two clubs seemed destined for an extra frame. That was before the teams erupted for five goals.
When you put three goals past Wedgewood and that Albany defence in 8:23 in a Game 7, you've really earned that win. #AHL
— PATRICK WILLIAMS (@pwilliamsNHL) May 17, 2016
Kasperi Kapanen finished with a goal and an assist, Connor Carrick continued his excellent playoffs, scoring his sixth of the postseason, and William Nylander added an assist.
The Devils' Paul Thompson had two goals, as Albany gave the AHL-best Marlies everything they could handle in a tightly contested series, despite dealing with myriad injuries.
Marlies Round 3 schedule. pic.twitter.com/QKeLNv4cbi
— James Mirtle (@mirtle) May 17, 2016
The Western Conference Final will feature the Lake Erie Monsters against the Ontario Reign. The Monsters eliminated the Grand Rapids Griffins in overtime of Game 6 on Monday, with Zach Werenski scoring the golden goal.