Apr 30, 2022
Marlies denied Calder Cup playoff berth with loss to Senators
Clark Bishop scored twice and Filip Gustavsson made 32 saves as the Belleville Senators denied the Toronto Marlies a spot in the Calder Cup playoffs with a 5-2 win Saturday in American Hockey League action.
The Canadian Press
BELLEVILLE, Ont. — Clark Bishop scored twice and Filip Gustavsson made 32 saves as the Belleville Senators denied the Toronto Marlies a spot in the Calder Cup playoffs with a 5-2 win Saturday in American Hockey League action.
Toronto only needed a point in its final regular-season game to lock up a post-season berth. Instead, the idle Rochester Americans will take the fifth and final North Division playoff spot.
With the Laval Rocket's 5-1 victory over the Syracuse Crunch, Belleville earned the No. 4 seed in the North Division and will see the Americans in the first round of the playoffs.
The Senators will begin their best-of-three series in Rochester on May 4.
Logan Shaw had a goal and an assist for the Senators (40-28-4), while Cole Reinhardt and Andrew Agozzino also scored.
Josh Ho-Sang and Nick Robertson scored for the Marlies ( 37-30-5). Michael Hutchinson made 21 saves.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 30, 2022.