Toronto, Ont. (theahl.com) … The Chicago Wolves came alive Thursday night, staging a third-period comeback before a 4-3 overtime victory against the Toronto Marlies in Game 4 of the Calder Cup Finals.
Viktor Neuchev He grabbed the loose puck and hit it Artur Akhtyamov 3:18 into overtime as the Wolves avoided their fourth elimination of the postseason.
Down 3-1 going into the third period, the Wolves responded twice in a 65-second span to tie the game. Domenick Fensore the comeback started at the 4:23 mark earlier Justin Robidas tied the game with 5:28 left.
The Marlies still lead the series 3-1. Game 5 of the best-of-seven series is Friday night at the Coca-Coliseum (7 ET,, Sportsnet 360, NHL Network, SiriusXM NHL Network Radio). If necessary, Game 6 will be Sunday in Chicago.
Cayden Primeau (9-8) stopped 33 shots for the Wolves, including 19 in the first half when the Marlies peppered the Chicago net with 21 shots.
Akhtyamov (14-7) had 22 saves for the Marlies.
Chicago scored just 28 seconds into the game Bradley NadeauSeventh goal of the postseason. But Jacob Quillan answered the Marlies 4:36 earlier Luke Haymes put his own rebound past Primeau at 9:58.
Toronto went up 3-1 late in the second period there Ryan Tverberg took a Dakota Mermis the stretch pass then hits Primeau at 18:05.
A standing-room-only crowd of 8,401 saw the end of Toronto’s five-game winning streak.
(Toronto leads series, 3-1)
Game 1 – Friday, June 12 – Toronto 4, CHICAGO 2
Game 2 – Sun., June 14 – Toronto 5, CHICAGO 4 (OT)
Game 3 – Tue., June 16 – TORONTO 1, Chicago 0
Game 4 – Thursday, June 18 – Chicago 4, TORONTO 3 (OT)
Game 5 – Friday, June 19 – Chicago at Toronto, 7:00
*Game 6 – Sun., June 21 – Toronto at Chicago, 4:00
*Game 7 – Tue., June 23 – Toronto at Chicago, 8:00
*if necessary… All times in Mpumalanga
In the American Hockey League for two decades, TheAHL.com features writer Patrick Williams and currently covers the league for NHL.com and FloSports and is a regular contributor to SiriusXM NHL Network Radio. He was the recipient of the AHL’s James H. Ellery Memorial Award for the league’s top scorer in 2016.
