2026 Calder Cup Playoffs: Game 6, Toronto - 2 at W-B/Scranton - 1 (OT) 6/7/26
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
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Written by: Tony Androckitis
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WILKES-BARRE, Pa. - WILKES-BARRE, Pa. - The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins played their hearts out in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals Sunday night.
Needing a win to force a Game 7, the Penguins took a 1-0 lead in the first period on a power play goal from Aidan McDonough and carried the play through large portions of the contest.
But as they have all postseason long, the Toronto Marlies found a way.
Easton Cowan tied the game at 1-1 in the middle frame, and Marlies goaltender Artur Akhtyamov stood on his head as both he and Penguins goaltender Sergei Murashov went save-for-save deep into overtime before former Penguins forward Alex Nylander lifted the Marlies to the 2026 Calder Cup Finals with his game-winning goal 13:44 into overtime.
