The Toronto Marlies advance for the eighth time in franchise history to the North Division Finals following tonight’s 3-1 win over the Rochester Americans to close out the North Division Semifinals. The Marlies become first team to advance to the second round of the Calder Cup playoffs, sweeping Rochester in the best-of-five series.
Adam Brooks led the way for the Marlies, scoring a hat trick to complete the series sweep on home ice. Brooks has four goals in the series against Rochester and now leads the AHL in goals. Kasimir Kaskisuo made 28 saves, including 16 in the final frame for the win. Kaskisuo is now 3-0-0-0 in the playoffs with a .960 Save Percentage and a 1.32 Goals Against Average. In the series, Kaskisuo stopped 97 of 101 shots through three games.
The Marlies will face the winner of the Syracuse-Cleveland series in the North Division Finals
