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2013 Calder Cup playoffs
Tournament details
DatesApril 26–June 18, 2013
Teams16
Defending champions Norfolk Adrmials
(did not qualify)
Final positions
Champions Grand Rapids Griffins
Runner-up Syracuse Crunch
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The 2013 Calder Cup playoffs of the American Hockey League began on April 26, 2013, with the same playoff format that was introduced in 2012. The sixteen teams that qualified, eight from each conference, played a best-of-five series in the conference quarterfinals, and the playoffs continued with best-of-seven series for the conference semifinals, conference finals and Calder Cup finals. The Grand Rapids Griffins defeated the Syracuse Crunch in six games to win the Calder Cup for the first time in Grand Rapids' franchise history.

Playoff seeds

After the 2012–13 AHL regular season, 16 teams qualified for the playoffs. The top eight teams from each conference qualifies for the playoffs.

Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division

  1. Providence Bruins – 105 points
  2. Portland Pirates – 87 points
  3. Manchester Monarchs – 81 points (35 regulation and overtime wins)

Northeast Division

  1. Springfield Falcons – 99 points

East Division

  1. Syracuse Crunch – 97 points
  2. Binghamton Senators – 96 points
  3. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins – 88 points
  4. Hershey Bears – 81 points (32 regulation and overtime wins)

Western Conference

North Division

  1. Toronto Marlies – 96 points
  2. Rochester Americans – 90 points (33 regulation and overtime wins)

Midwest Division

  1. Grand Rapids Griffins – 92 points
  2. Milwaukee Admirals – 89 points

South Division

  1. Texas Stars – 97 points
  2. Charlotte Checkers – 92 points
  3. Oklahoma City Barons – 91 points
  4. Houston Aeros – 90 points (35 regulation and overtime wins)

Bracket

Conference quarterfinals Conference semifinals Conference finals Calder Cup Final
            
1 Providence 3
8 Hershey 2
1 Providence 3
5 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 4
2 Springfield 3
7 Manchester 1
5 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 1
Eastern Conference
3 Syracuse 4
3 Syracuse 3
6 Portland 0
2 Springfield 0
3 Syracuse 4
4 Binghamton 0
5 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 3
E3 Syracuse 2
W3 Grand Rapids 4
1 Texas 3
8 Milwaukee 1
1 Texas 1
5 Oklahoma City 4
2 Toronto 3
7 Rochester 0
5 Oklahoma City 3
Western Conference
3 Grand Rapids 4
3 Grand Rapids 3
6 Houston 2
2 Toronto 2
3 Grand Rapids 4
4 Charlotte 2
5 Oklahoma City 3

Conference quarterfinals

Note: Home team is listed first.

Eastern Conference

(1) Providence Bruins vs. (8) Hershey Bears

April 26 Providence Bruins 2 – 5 Hershey Bears Dunkin' Donuts Center Recap  
No scoring First period 13:37 – ppJoey Crabb 1
Jamie Tardif 1 – 13:56 Second period 4:43 – ppCasey Wellman 1
5:22 – ppJon DiSalvatore 1
9:23 – Dmitri Orlov 1
Christian Hanson 1 – 3:54 Third period 19:53 – en, shMichael Latta 1
Niklas Svedberg 19 saves / 23 shots
Michael Hutchinson 11 saves / 11 shots
Goalie stats Philipp Grubauer 31 saves / 33 shots
April 28 Providence Bruins 4 – 5 OT Hershey Bears Dunkin' Donuts Center Recap  
Graham Mink 1 – 9:05 First period 3:14 – Ryan Stoa 1
14:56 – ppNicolas Deschamps 1
Carter Camper 1 – 1:09
Chris Bourque 1 – 10:54
Second period 10:33 – Garrett Mitchell 1
Graham Mink 2 – pp – 13:18 Third period 18:31 – Joey Crabb 2
No scoring First overtime period 3:05 – ppJon DiSalvatore 2
Niklas Svedberg 24 saves / 29 shots Goalie stats Philipp Grubauer 54 saves / 58 shots
May 4 Hershey Bears 1 – 5 Providence Bruins Giant Center Recap  
Michael Latta 2 – 3:44 First period 8:11 – Chris Bourque 2
No scoring Second period 3:06 – Bobby Robins 1
10:19 – ppJamie Tardif 2
No scoring Third period 4:07 – Chris Bourque 3
8:02 – ppCarter Camper 2
Philipp Grubauer 22 saves / 27 shots Goalie stats Niklas Svedberg 30 saves / 31 shots
May 5 Hershey Bears 4 – 5 Providence Bruins Giant Center Recap  
No scoring First period 8:01 – Carter Camper 3
12:10 – ppGraham Mink 3
Joey Crabb 3 – pp – 1:58 Second period No scoring
Joey Crabb 4 – 3:42
Casey Wellman 2 – 11:45
Tom Wilson 1 – 15:20
Third period 8:10 – Carter Camper 4
17:26 – ppCraig Cunningham 1
18:56 – Carter Camper 5
Philipp Grubauer 32 saves / 37 shots Goalie stats Niklas Svedberg 28 saves / 32 shots
May 8 Providence Bruins 3 – 2 Hershey Bears Dunkin' Donuts Center Recap  
Justin Florek 1 – 5:04 First period 1:19 – Casey Wellman 3
Jordan Caron 1 – 15:08 Second period No scoring
Jamie Tardif 3 – 9:20 Third period 3:56 – Joey Crabb 5
Niklas Svedberg 24 saves / 26 shots Goalie stats Philipp Grubauer 34 saves / 37 shots
Providence wins series 3–2


(2) Springfield Falcons vs. (7) Manchester Monarchs

April 27 Springfield Falcons 2 – 1 OT Manchester Monarchs MassMutual Center Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Blake Parlett 1 – ps – 10:25 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 11:11 – Brian O'Neill 1
Cody Bass 1 – 10:36 First overtime period No scoring
Curtis McElhinney 29 saves / 30 shots Goalie stats Martin Jones 33 saves / 35 shots
April 28 Springfield Falcons 3 – 2 OT Manchester Monarchs MassMutual Center Recap  
Trent Vogelhuber 1 – sh – 2:49 First period 7:10 – ppNicolas Deslauriers 1
No scoring Second period 15:52 – Anthony Stewart 1
David Savard 1 – pp – 7:11 Third period No scoring
Cody Bass 2 – 18:44 First overtime period No scoring
Curtis McElhinney 41 saves / 43 shots Goalie stats Martin Jones 35 saves / 38 shots
May 2 Manchester Monarchs 2 – 1 Springfield Falcons Verizon Wireless Arena Recap  
Nicolas Deslauriers 2 – pp – 4:49 First period 7:11 – ppDavid Savard 2
David Meckler 1 – pp – 15:30 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
Martin Jones 32 saves / 33 shots Goalie stats Curtis McElhinney 26 saves / 28 shots
May 4 Manchester Monarchs 3 – 4 OT Springfield Falcons Verizon Wireless Arena Recap  
Colton Yellow Horn 1 – 8:33
Linden Vey 1 – 10:27
First period 1:40 – Blake Parlett 2
Linden Vey 2 – 5:17 Second period 13:35 – Boone Jenner 1
18:24 – Michael Chaput 1
No scoring Third period No scoring
No scoring First overtime period 8:06 – Nicholas Drazenovic 1
Martin Jones 37 saves / 41 shots Goalie stats Curtis McElhinney 37 saves / 40 shots
Springfield wins series 3–1


(3) Syracuse Crunch vs. (6) Portland Pirates

April 27 Syracuse Crunch 4 – 3 OT Portland Pirates Oncenter War Memorial Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 10:53 – Darian Dziurzynski 1
17:16 – ppDavid Rundblad 1
Tyler Johnson 1 – pp – 6:37
Mark Barberio 1 – pp – 13:32
Second period 8:23 – Chris Brown 1
Dan Sexton 1 – 7:54 Third period No scoring
Richard Panik 1 – pp – 6:36 First overtime period No scoring
Cedrick Desjardins 28 saves / 31 shots Goalie stats Chad Johnson 35 saves / 39 shots
April 28 Syracuse Crunch 4 – 2 Portland Pirates Oncenter War Memorial Arena Recap  
Ondrej Palat 1 – 9:33
J. T. Brown 1 – 10:41
First period No scoring
Tyler Johnson 2 – sh – 0:49
Brett Connolly 1 – 14:36
Second period 16:50 – Brandon Gormley 1
No scoring Third period 9:40 – Nick Johnson 1
Cedrick Desjardins 18 saves / 20 shots Goalie stats Chad Johnson 30 saves / 34 shots
May 2 Portland Pirates 3 – 4 OT Syracuse Crunch Cumberland County Civic Center Recap  
Andy Miele 1 – pp – 15:57 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 6:57 – ppRadko Gudas 1
Alexandre Bolduc 1 – 0:19
Nick Johnson 2 – pp – 10:47
Third period 13:59 – Mike Angelidis 1
18:48 – Ondrej Palat 2
No scoring First overtime period 19:43 – Ondrej Palat 3
Chad Johnson 41 saves / 45 shots Goalie stats Cedrick Desjardins 15 saves / 18 shots
Syracuse wins series 3–0


(4) Binghamton Senators vs. (5) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins

April 27 Binghamton Senators 2 – 3 OT Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena Recap  
Shane Prince 1 – pp – 19:12 First period 10:58 – ppBrian Gibbons 1
16:41 – Chad Kolarik 1
Mark Stone 1 – 17:03 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
No scoring First overtime period 8:18 – Chad Kolarik 2
Nathan Lawson 30 saves / 33 shots Goalie stats Jeff Zatkoff 34 saves / 36 shots
April 28 Binghamton Senators 2 – 3 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena Recap  
Matt Puempel 1 – 14:35 First period 2:48 – ppRiley Holzapfel 1
No scoring Second period 12:03 – Chris Collins 1
19:58 – Warren Peters 1
Chris Wideman 1 – pp – 19:41 Third period No scoring
Nathan Lawson 21 saves / 24 shots Goalie stats Jeff Zatkoff 35 saves / 37 shots
May 2 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 3 – 2 Binghamton Senators Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza Recap  
No scoring First period 5:00 – Matt Puempel 2
No scoring Second period No scoring
Zach Sill 1 – sh – 7:32
Riley Holzapfel 2 – pp – 18:42
Jayson Megna 1 – en – 19:32
Third period 19:58 – Mark Borowiecki 1
Brad Thiessen 35 saves / 37 shots Goalie stats Nathan Lawson 25 saves / 27 shots
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton wins series 3–0


Western Conference

(1) Texas Stars vs. (8) Milwaukee Admirals

April 26 Milwaukee Admirals 2 – 3 OT Texas Stars BMO Harris Bradley Center Recap  
Patrick Cehlin 1 – pp – 12:15 First period 19:44 – Matt Fraser 1
No scoring Second period 9:09 – ppKevin Connauton 1
Zach Hamill 1 – pp – 7:11 Third period No scoring
No scoring First overtime period 11:44 – Brett Ritchie 1
Magnus Hellberg 41 saves / 44 shots Goalie stats Cristopher Nihlstorp 29 saves / 31 shots
April 27 Milwaukee Admirals 2 – 0 Texas Stars BMO Harris Bradley Center Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Austin Watson 1 – 12:04 Second period No scoring
Mike Moore 1 – en – 19:31 Third period No scoring
Magnus Hellberg 23 saves / 23 shots Goalie stats Cristopher Nihlstorp 19 saves / 20 shots
May 1 Texas Stars 2 – 0 Milwaukee Admirals Cedar Park Center Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
Alex Chiasson 1 – 7:42
Kevin Connauton 2 – pp – 13:57
Third period No scoring
Cristopher Nihlstorp 21 saves / 21 shots Goalie stats Magnus Hellberg 29 saves / 31 shots
May 3 Texas Stars 2 – 1 Milwaukee Admirals Cedar Park Center Recap  
Matt Fraser 2 – 10:16 First period No scoring
Alex Chiasson 2 – 1:29 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 1:40 – Kevin Henderson 1
Cristopher Nihlstorp 34 saves / 35 shots Goalie stats Magnus Hellberg 24 saves / 26 shots
Texas wins series 3–1


(2) Toronto Marlies vs. (7) Rochester Americans

April 27 Toronto Marlies 6 – 3 Rochester Americans Ricoh Coliseum Recap  
Greg Scott 1 – 12:04
Greg Scott 2 – pp – 17:49
First period 18:46 – Zemgus Girgensons 1
Greg McKegg 1 – pp – 2:48 Second period 1:12 – shCody McCormick 1
15:34 – Zemgus Girgensons 2
Paul Ranger 1 – 5:14
Greg Scott 3 – 15:22
Greg Scott 4 – en, pp – 18:22
Third period No scoring
Drew MacIntyre 31 saves / 34 shots Goalie stats David Leggio 12 saves / 17 shots
April 28 Toronto Marlies 2 – 0 Rochester Americans Ricoh Coliseum Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Michael Zigomanis 1 – pp – 12:39 Second period No scoring
Jerry D'Amigo 1 – 1:45 Third period No scoring
Drew MacIntyre 25 saves / 25 shots Goalie stats Matt Hackett 18 saves / 20 shots
May 1 Rochester Americans 2 – 3 OT Toronto Marlies Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Zemgus Girgensons 3 – 14:20 Second period 6:19 – shGreg Scott 5
19:18 – Greg McKegg 2
Nick Tarnasky 1 – 15:57 Third period No scoring
No scoring First overtime period 5:14 – Will Acton 1
David Leggio 27 saves / 30 shots Goalie stats Drew MacIntyre 37 saves / 39 shots
Toronto wins series 3–0


(3) Grand Rapids Griffins vs. (6) Houston Aeros

April 26 Houston Aeros 3 – 0 Grand Rapids Griffins Toyota Center Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Marco Scandella 1 – pp – 11:55
Justin Fontaine 1 – 16:52
Second period No scoring
Justin Fontaine 2 – en – 18:14 Third period No scoring
Darcy Kuemper 36 saves / 36 shots Goalie stats Petr Mrazek 27 saves / 29 shots
April 28 Houston Aeros 2 – 3 Grand Rapids Griffins Toyota Center Recap  
No scoring First period 4:16 – Tomas Tatar 1
No scoring Second period 11:02 – ppTomas Jurco 1
Justin Fontaine 3 – pp – 15:33
Brian Connelly 1 – 19:47
Third period 14:06 – Tomas Jurco 2
Darcy Kuemper 31 saves / 34 shots Goalie stats Petr Mrazek 19 saves / 21 shots
May 1 Grand Rapids Griffins 4 – 2 Houston Aeros Van Andel Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 19:51 – Erik Haula 1
Jeff Hoggan 1 – pp – 5:30
Teemu Pulkkinen 1 – 12:42
Second period 14:02 – David McIntyre 1
Adam Almqvist 1 – 16:22
Luke Glendening 1 – en – 19:46
Third period No scoring
Petr Mrazek 25 saves / 27 shots Goalie stats Mike Condon 35 saves / 38 shots
May 3 Grand Rapids Griffins 1 – 4 Houston Aeros Van Andel Arena Recap  
Luke Glendening 2 – sh – 4:44 First period 12:24 – ppMikael Granlund 1
19:31 – Chad Rau 1
No scoring Second period 10:35 – ppSteven Kampfer 1
No scoring Third period 17:55 – enDavid McIntyre 2
Petr Mrazek 15 saves / 18 shots Goalie stats Mike Condon 41 saves / 42 shots
May 4 Grand Rapids Griffins 7 – 0 Houston Aeros Van Andel Arena Recap  
Francis Pare 1 – 12:03 First period No scoring
Tomas Tatar 2 – 4:25
Riley Sheahan 1 – 8:56
Jan Mursak 1 – 13:52
Tomas Tatar 3 – 19:53
Second period No scoring
Adam Almqvist 2 – pp – 4:06
Teemu Pulkkinen 2 – 17:25
Third period No scoring
Petr Mrazek 24 saves / 24 shots Goalie stats Mike Condon 34 saves / 41 shots
Grand Rapids wins series 3–2


(4) Charlotte Checkers vs. (5) Oklahoma City Barons

April 26 Oklahoma City Barons 3 – 4 OT Charlotte Checkers Cox Convention Center Recap  
Teemu Hartikainen 1 – 7:38 First period No scoring
C. J. Stretch 1 – pp – 18:24
Josh Green 1 – 18:45
Second period 2:28 – ppJustin Shugg 1
11:17 – Brody Sutter 1
No scoring Third period 2:32 – ppZach Boychuk 1
No scoring First overtime period 3:06 – Brody Sutter 2
Yann Danis 24 saves / 28 shots Goalie stats Rob Madore 30 saves / 33 shots
April 27 Oklahoma City Barons 5 – 2 Charlotte Checkers Cox Convention Center Recap  
Jonathan Cheechoo 1 – 16:52 First period 9:35 – Sean Dolan 1
11:07 – Zach Boychuk 2
Randy Jones 1 – 18:30 Second period No scoring
Mark Arcobello 1 – 8:44
Mark Arcobello 2 – 17:23
Mark Arcobello 3 – en – 18:17
Third period No scoring
Yann Danis 33 saves / 35 shots Goalie stats Rob Madore 26 saves / 30 shots
May 1 Charlotte Checkers 6 – 1 Oklahoma City Barons Time Warner Cable Arena Recap  
Matt Marquardt 1 – 2:32
Chris Terry 1 – pp – 6:50
Chris Terry 2 – pp – 8:18
First period 19:09 – ppToni Rajala 1
Tim Wallace 1 – 11:34 Second period No scoring
Bobby Raymond 1 – pp – 14:08
Justin Shugg 2 – 16:12
Third period No scoring
Rob Madore 37 saves / 38 shots Goalie stats Yann Danis 27 saves / 33 shots
May 3 Charlotte Checkers 1 – 8 Oklahoma City Barons Time Warner Cable Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 0:34 – Philippe Cornet 1
10:23 – Tyler Pitlick 1
15:57 – Chris VandeVelde 1
No scoring Second period 5:27 – ppJosh Green 2
8:29 – Anton Lander 1
11:11 – ppMartin Marincin 1
Zach Boychuk 3 – 3:52 Third period 9:08 – pp – Tyler Pitlick 2
9:48 – Teemu Hartikainen 2
Rob Madore 13 saves / 17 shots
Mike Murphy 16 saves / 20 shots
Goalie stats Yann Danis 24 saves / 25 shots
May 4 Charlotte Checkers 2 – 6 Oklahoma City Barons Time Warner Cable Arena Recap  
Riley Nash 1 – 10:56
Bobby Raymond 2 – 17:37
First period 13:30 – Jonathan Cheechoo 2
14:10 – Anton Lander 2
No scoring Second period 9:57 – Teemu Hartikainen 3
11:35 – Josh Green 3
16:07 – Toni Rajala 2
No scoring Third period 18:34 – enAndrew Hotham 1
Rob Madore 13 saves / 17 shots
John Muse 11 saves / 12 shots
Goalie stats Yann Danis 49 saves / 51 shots
Oklahoma City wins series 3–2


Conference semifinals

Eastern Conference

(1) Providence Bruins vs. (5) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins

The Penguins became the third team in AHL history, along with the 1960 Rochester Americans and 1989 Adirondack Red Wings to come back from a 0–3 series deficit and win a best of seven playoff series, and the first team to then win Game 7 on the road.

May 10 Providence Bruins 8 – 5 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Dunkin' Donuts Center Recap  
Ryan Spooner 1 – 18:54 First period 9:31 – pp, psChad Kolarik 3
Jordan Caron 2 – 5:09
Kyle MacKinnon 1 – 7:09
Jamie Tardif 4 – 8:34
Carter Camper 6 – pp – 10:24
Second period 6:23 – Brian Gibbons 2
12:43 – ppPaul Thompson 1
Craig Cunningham 2 – 5:25
Chris Bourque 4 – 18:05
Jamie Tardif 5 – pp – 19:24
Third period 16:31 – ppChris Collins 2
17:19 – Paul Thompson 2
Niklas Svedberg 25 saves / 30 shots Goalie stats Jeff Zatkoff 19 saves / 27 shots
May 11 Providence Bruins 4 – 2 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Dunkin' Donuts Center Recap  
Jamie Tardif 6 – pp – 5:48
Ryan Spooner 2 – 11:24
Jamie Tardif 7 – pp – 17:25
Chris Bourque 5 – 19:31
First period 4:40 – shWarren Peters 2
No scoring Second period 14:47 – ppBrian Gibbons 3
No scoring Third period No scoring
Niklas Svedberg 38 saves / 40 shots Goalie stats Jeff Zatkoff 9 saves / 13 shots
Brad Thiessen 16 saves / 16 shots
May 15 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 1 – 2 OT Providence Bruins Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Trevor Smith 1 – 10:42 Second period 3:04 – Jared Knight 1
No scoring Third period No scoring
No scoring First overtime period 0:31 – Carter Camper 7
Brad Thiessen 20 saves / 22 shots Goalie stats Niklas Svedberg 32 saves / 33 shots
May 17 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 3 – 1 Providence Bruins Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza Recap  
No scoring First period 7:37 – Carter Camper 8
Warren Peters 3 – 6:25
Riley Holzapfel 3 – 16:10
Chad Kolarik 4 – pp – 17:57
Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
Brad Thiessen 31 saves / 32 shots Goalie stats Niklas Svedberg 19 saves / 22 shots
May 18 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 4 – 0 Providence Bruins Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza Recap  
Brian Dumoulin 1 – pp – 10:55
Trevor Smith 2 – pp – 16:47
First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
Adam Payerl 1 – 3:39
Paul Thompson 3 – pp – 16:44
Third period No scoring
Brad Thiessen 30 saves / 30 shots Goalie stats Niklas Svedberg 25 saves / 29 shots
May 20 Providence Bruins 1 – 2 OT Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Dunkin' Donuts Center Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Craig Cunningham 3 – 1:07 Second period 6:03 – ppBrian Dumoulin 2
No scoring Third period No scoring
No scoring First overtime period 3:26 – Trevor Smith 3
Niklas Svedberg 16 saves / 18 shots Goalie stats Brad Thiessen 46 saves / 47 shots
May 22 Providence Bruins 0 – 5 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Dunkin' Donuts Center Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 4:44 – ppChad Kolarik 5
13:04 – Warren Peters 4
15:14 – Adam Payerl 2
17:15 – Zach Sill 2
No scoring Third period 15:25 – Trevor Smith 4
Niklas Svedberg 15 saves / 19 shots
Michael Hutchinson 4 saves / 5 shots
Goalie stats Brad Thiessen 34 saves / 34 shots
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton wins series 4–3


(2) Springfield Falcons vs. (3) Syracuse Crunch

May 10 Springfield Falcons 2 – 5 Syracuse Crunch MassMutual Center Recap  
Nicholas Drazenovic 2 – pp – 10:06 First period 8:40 – ppMark Barberio 2
9:00 – Richard Panik 2
11:26 – J. T. Brown 2
18:13 – Brett Connolly 2
No scoring Second period 10:10 – Tyler Johnson 3
Ryan Craig 1 – pp – 19:58 Third period No scoring
Curtis McElhinney 4 saves / 9 shots
Allen York 11 saves / 11 shots
Goalie stats Cedrick Desjardins 22 saves / 24 shots
May 11 Springfield Falcons 3 – 5 Syracuse Crunch MassMutual Center Recap  
Ryan Russell 1 – 14:40 First period 1:02 – ppRichard Panik 3
1:15 – Mike Angelidis 2
Trent Vogelhuber 2 – 14:29 Second period 8:31 – ppTyler Johnson 4
14:05 – sh – Tyler Johnson 5
Boone Jenner 2 – 8:04 Third period 6:47 – pp – Tyler Johnson 6
Curtis McElhinney 20 saves / 25 shots Goalie stats Cedrick Desjardins 28 saves / 31 shots
May 15 Syracuse Crunch 3 – 0 Springfield Falcons Oncenter War Memorial Arena Recap  
Richard Panik 4 – 15:15 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
Ondrej Palat 4 – sh – 0:08
Tyler Johnson 7 – sh – 7:24
Third period No scoring
Cedrick Desjardins 24 saves / 24 shots Goalie stats Curtis McElhinney 22 saves / 25 shots
May 17 Syracuse Crunch 5 – 2 Springfield Falcons Oncenter War Memorial Arena Recap  
J. T. Wyman 1 – 6:04
Mark Barberio 3 – 7:52
First period No scoring
J. T. Wyman 2 – 17:20 Second period 2:38 – ppRyan Craig 2
Matt Taormina 1 – 19:45
Dan Sexton 2 – en – 18:01
Third period 8:35 – Andrew Joudrey 1
Cedrick Desjardins 28 saves / 30 shots Goalie stats Curtis McElhinney 35 saves / 39 shots
Syracuse wins series 4–0


Western Conference

(1) Texas Stars vs. (5) Oklahoma City Barons

May 9 Texas Stars 1 – 2 OT Oklahoma City Barons Cedar Park Center Recap  
No scoring First period 15:08 – Mark Arcobello 4
Francis Wathier 1 – 16:30 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
No scoring First overtime period 1:28 – Anton Lander 3
Cristopher Nihlstorp 24 saves / 26 shots Goalie stats Yann Danis 34 saves / 35 shots
May 11 Texas Stars 2 – 1 Oklahoma City Barons Cedar Park Center Recap  
Mike Hedden 1 – 17:52 First period No scoring
Joe Morrow 1 – pp – 17:12 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 18:05 – Mark Arcobello 5
Cristopher Nihlstorp 27 saves / 28 shots Goalie stats Yann Danis 37 saves / 39 shots
May 13 Oklahoma City Barons 4 – 0 Texas Stars Cox Convention Center Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Toni Rajala 3 – 5:26
Anton Lander 4 – pp – 12:28
Second period No scoring
Mark Arcobello 6 – 4:37
C. J. Stretch 2 – en – 19:42
Third period No scoring
Yann Danis 30 saves / 30 shots Goalie stats Cristopher Nihlstorp 27 saves / 30 shots
May 15 Oklahoma City Barons 7 – 3 Texas Stars Cox Convention Center Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
C. J. Stretch 3 – 1:27
Mark Arcobello 7 – 14:33
Second period 6:49 – Brett Ritchie 2
13:13 – ppColton Sceviour 1
18:15 – Joe Morrow 2
Antti Tyrvainen 1 – 6:52
Taylor Fedun 1 – 14:24
Mark Arcobello 8 – 18:00
Antti Tyrvainen 2 – en – 18:36
Garrett Stafford 1 – pp – 19:45
Third period No scoring
Yann Danis 26 saves / 29 shots Goalie stats Cristopher Nihlstorp 39 saves / 45 shots
May 16 Oklahoma City Barons 5 – 1 Texas Stars Cox Convention Center Recap  
Teemu Hartikainen 4 – 17:21 First period No scoring
Taylor Fedun 2 – 1:36
C. J. Stretch 4 – 9:16
Second period No scoring
Garrett Stafford 2 – pp – 1:24
Mark Arcobello 9 – 12:02
Third period 17:03 – ppJustin Dowling 1
Yann Danis 33 saves / 34 shots Goalie stats Cristopher Nihlstorp 29 saves / 34 shots
Oklahoma City wins series 4–1


(2) Toronto Marlies vs. (3) Grand Rapids Griffins

May 10 Toronto Marlies 0 – 7 Grand Rapids Griffins Ricoh Coliseum Recap  
No scoring First period 8:55 – Mitch Callahan 1
9:29 – Chad Billins 1
No scoring Second period 1:14 – ppTeemu Pulkkinen 3
19:42 – Tomas Tatar 4
No scoring Third period 3:16 – pp – Tomas Tatar 5
5:48 – Luke Glendening 3
15:19 – Jan Mursak 2
Drew MacIntyre 22 saves / 28 shots
Garret Sparks 9 saves / 10 shots
Goalie stats Petr Mrazek 25 saves / 25 shots
May 11 Toronto Marlies 4 – 2 Grand Rapids Griffins Ricoh Coliseum Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Ryan Lasch 1 – pp – 10:30
Greg Scott 6 – sh – 15:02
Second period 8:36 – Tomas Jurco 3
16:43 – shLandon Ferraro 1
Will Acton 2 – 2:36
Greg Scott 7 – en – 18:41
Third period No scoring
Drew MacIntyre 30 saves / 32 shots Goalie stats Petr Mrazek 27 saves / 30 shots
May 15 Grand Rapids Griffins 5 – 4 Toronto Marlies Van Andel Arena Recap  
Adam Almqvist 3 – 3:45
Jeff Hoggan 2 – 5:45
First period 14:21 – Ryan Hamilton 1
Tomas Tatar 6 – 2:38
Francis Pare 2 – pp – 17:06
Second period 4:20 – Spencer Abbott 1
9:16 – ppGreg McKegg 3
Jan Mursak 3 – 0:46 Third period 5:00 – Carter Ashton 1
Petr Mrazek 16 saves / 20 shots Goalie stats Drew MacIntyre 27 saves / 32 shots
May 17 Grand Rapids Griffins 4 – 1 Toronto Marlies Van Andel Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 18:05 – Carter Ashton 2
Tomas Jurco 4 – pp – 4:15 Second period No scoring
Landon Ferraro 2 – 10:13
Jeff Hoggan 3 – en – 19:07
Jan Mursak 4 – en – 19:24
Third period No scoring
Petr Mrazek 17 saves / 18 shots Goalie stats Drew MacIntyre 32 saves / 34 shots
May 18 Grand Rapids Griffins 1 – 4 Toronto Marlies Van Andel Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 10:52 – Spencer Abbott 2
15:48 – Will Acton 3
Luke Glendening 4 – 4:25 Third period 2:20 – ppMorgan Rielly 1
12:58 – ppMichael Zigomanis 2
Petr Mrazek 20 saves / 24 shots Goalie stats Drew MacIntyre 32 saves / 33 shots
May 21 Toronto Marlies 3 – 4 Grand Rapids Griffins Ricoh Coliseum Recap  
Carter Ashton 3 – 4:15
Paul Ranger 2 – 19:57
First period No scoring
Will Acton 4 – 4:37 Second period 4:00 – ppTomas Tatar 7
No scoring Third period 10:04 – Jan Mursak 5
10:32 – Tomas Tatar 8
15:57 – Luke Glendening 5
Drew MacIntyre 27 saves / 31 shots Goalie stats Petr Mrazek 15 saves / 18 shots
Grand Rapids wins series 4–2


Conference finals

Eastern Conference

(3) Syracuse Crunch vs. (5) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins

May 25 Syracuse Crunch 2 – 4 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Oncenter War Memorial Arena Recap  
Brendan Mikkelson 1 – 16:41 First period 1:55 – Alex Grant 1
17:12 – ppTrevor Smith 5
Tyler Johnson 8 – pp – 5:38 Second period 9:24 – Christiaan Minella 1
19:04 – pp – Alex Grant 2
No scoring Third period No scoring
Cedrick Desjardins 19 saves / 23 shots Goalie stats Brad Thiessen 24 saves / 26 shots
May 26 Syracuse Crunch 3 – 2 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Oncenter War Memorial Arena Recap  
Dan Sexton 3 – pp – 18:56 First period No scoring
Matt Taormina 2 – 7:07
Dmitri Korobov 1 – sh – 11:40
Second period 8:13 – ppJoey Mormina 1
No scoring Third period 14:02 – Riley Holzapfel 4
Cedrick Desjardins 16 saves / 18 shots Goalie stats Brad Thiessen 34 saves / 37 shots
May 29 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 0 – 2 Syracuse Crunch Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 7:29 – Vladislav Namestnikov 1
No scoring Third period 19:55 – enJ. T. Brown 3
Brad Thiessen 20 saves / 21 shots Goalie stats Cedrick Desjardins 22 saves / 22 shots
May 31 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 2 – 4 Syracuse Crunch Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza Recap  
Scott Harrington 1 – pp – 13:40 First period 14:57 – Brendan Mikkelson 2
Jayson Megna 2 – 16:40 Second period 18:12 – Brett Connolly 3
No scoring Third period 1:50 – Tyler Johnson 9
19:04 – enJ. T. Wyman 3
Brad Thiessen 20 saves / 23 shots Goalie stats Cedrick Desjardins 21 saves / 23 shots
June 1 Syracuse Crunch 7 – 0 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Oncenter War Memorial Arena Recap  
Vladislav Namestnikov 2 – 16:04
Radko Gudas 2 – 16:56
First period No scoring
Philippe Paradis 1 – 13:37
Dan Sexton 4 – 15:31
Ondrej Palat 5 – pp – 17:58
Second period No scoring
Philippe Paradis 2 – 1:02
Philippe Paradis 3 – 5:43
Third period No scoring
Cedrick Desjardins 23 saves / 23 shots Goalie stats Jeff Zatkoff 22 saves / 29 shots
Brad Thiessen 1 save / 1 shot
Syracuse wins series 4–1


Western Conference

(3) Grand Rapids Griffins vs. (5) Oklahoma City Barons

May 24 Grand Rapids Griffins 2 – 1 Oklahoma City Barons Van Andel Arena Recap  
Brennan Evans 1 – 7:15 First period 16:40 – Andrew Hotham 2
Landon Ferraro 3 – 2:35 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
Petr Mrazek 27 saves / 28 shots Goalie stats Yann Danis 26 saves / 28 shots
May 25 Grand Rapids Griffins 2 – 4 Oklahoma City Barons Van Andel Arena Recap  
Tomas Tatar 9 – 17:14 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 6:38 – ppC. J. Stretch 5
Mitch Callahan 2 – 2:58 Third period 1:03 – Teemu Hartikainen 5
7:45 – Mark Arcobello 10
19:36 – en – Teemu Hartikainen 6
Petr Mrazek 33 saves / 36 shots Goalie stats Yann Danis 20 saves / 22 shots
May 29 Oklahoma City Barons 4 – 1 Grand Rapids Griffins Cox Convention Center Recap  
Ben Eager 1 – 7:14
Josh Green 4 – 8:25
Philippe Cornet 2 – 16:35
First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
Jonathan Cheechoo 3 – en – 18:43 Third period 15:06 – Chad Billins 2
Yann Danis 20 saves / 21 shots Goalie stats Petr Mrazek 29 saves / 32 shots
June 1 Oklahoma City Barons 0 – 4 Grand Rapids Griffins Cox Convention Center Recap  
No scoring First period 12:08 – ppJoakim Andersson 1
No scoring Second period 1:57 – Riley Sheahan 2
8:25 – Landon Ferraro 4
No scoring Third period 18:11 – en, ppJan Mursak 6
Yann Danis 28 saves / 31 shots Goalie stats Petr Mrazek 40 saves / 40 shots
June 2 Oklahoma City Barons 0 – 3 Grand Rapids Griffins Cox Convention Center Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 15:13 – Tomas Jurco 5
17:12 – shMitch Callahan 3
19:27 – ppTomas Tatar 10
No scoring Third period No scoring
Yann Danis 22 saves / 25 shots Goalie stats Petr Mrazek 37 saves / 37 shots
June 4 Grand Rapids Griffins 3 – 4 Oklahoma City Barons Van Andel Arena Recap  
Tomas Jurco 6 – pp – 18:39 First period 13:54 – ppMark Arcobello 11
Mitch Callahan 4 – 4:27
Jeff Hoggan 4 – 18:31
Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 9:41 – Mark Arcobello 12
17:33 – Toni Rajala 4
18:55 – Anton Lander 5
Petr Mrazek 26 saves / 30 shots Goalie stats Yann Danis 33 saves / 36 shots
June 5 Grand Rapids Griffins 5 – 4 Oklahoma City Barons Van Andel Arena Recap  
Jan Mursak 7 – 0:54
Tomas Tatar 11 – pp – 15:55
First period 13:07 – Chris VandeVelde 2
13:32 – Teemu Hartikainen 7
Gustav Nyquist 1 – pp – 9:47 Second period 17:02 – Antti Tyrvainen 3
Jan Mursak 8 – 6:32
Tomas Jurco 7 – 13:48
Third period 1:21 – Taylor Fedun 3
Petr Mrazek 35 saves / 39 shots Goalie stats Yann Danis 28 saves / 33 shots
Grand Rapids wins series 4–3


The game scheduled for May 31 was postponed to June 1 because of dangerous weather conditions around the Cox Convention Center. [1]

Calder Cup Finals

Syracuse Crunch vs. Grand Rapids Griffins

June 8 Syracuse Crunch 1 – 3 Grand Rapids Griffins Oncenter War Memorial Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 6:45 – Mitch Callahan 5
No scoring Second period No scoring
Jean-Philippe Cote 1 – 13:19 Third period 12:00 – Riley Sheahan 3
19:45 – en, ppGustav Nyquist 2
Cedrick Desjardins 18 saves / 20 shots Goalie stats Petr Mrazek 28 saves / 29 shots
June 9 Syracuse Crunch 4 – 6 Grand Rapids Griffins Oncenter War Memorial Arena Recap  
Andrej Sustr 1 – 14:03 First period 4:29 – Tomas Tatar 12
11:31 – Triston Grant 1
Richard Panik 5 – pp – 10:06
Brett Connolly 4 – pp – 16:12
J. T. Brown 4 – 18:23
Second period 6:23 – Landon Ferraro 5
12:09 – ppTomas Jurco 8
18:49 – ppFrancis Pare 3
No scoring Third period 14:56 – Jan Mursak 9
Cedrick Desjardins 23 saves / 29 shots Goalie stats Petr Mrazek 30 saves / 34 shots
June 12 Grand Rapids Griffins 4 – 2 Syracuse Crunch Van Andel Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 10:21 – Richard Panik 6
Tomas Tatar 13 – 2:09
Luke Glendening 6 – 4:53
Second period 9:56 – Dan Sexton 5
Jan Mursak 10 – 15:11
Jeff Hoggan 5 – 17:32
Third period No scoring
Petr Mrazek 26 saves / 28 shots Goalie stats Cedrick Desjardins 25 saves / 29 shots
June 14 Grand Rapids Griffins 2 – 3 Syracuse Crunch Van Andel Arena Recap  
Joakim Andersson 2 – 3:37
Jan Mursak 11 – 11:04
First period 5:04 – Brett Connolly 5
No scoring Second period 14:01 – Ondrej Palat 6
16:52 – Richard Panik 7
No scoring Third period No scoring
Petr Mrazek 21 saves / 24 shots Goalie stats Cedrick Desjardins 26 saves / 28 shots
June 15 Grand Rapids Griffins 2 – 5 Syracuse Crunch Van Andel Arena Recap  
Triston Grant 2 – 17:38 First period 8:39 – Ondrej Palat 7
16:09 – ppBrett Connolly 6
Tomas Tatar 14 – pp – 5:36 Second period 11:59 – ppRichard Panik 8
No scoring Third period 0:36 – Tyler Johnson 10
17:16 – enDan Sexton 6
Petr Mrazek 17 saves / 21 shots Goalie stats Cedrick Desjardins 40 saves / 42 shots
June 18 Syracuse Crunch 2 – 5 Grand Rapids Griffins Oncenter War Memorial Arena Recap  
Richard Panik 9 – 17:15 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 2:23 – Mitch Callahan 6
12:41 – ppTomas Tatar 15
Andrej Sustr 2 – 5:14 Third period 9:54 – Brennan Evans 2
19:11 – en, pp – Tomas Tatar 16
19:54 – enJoakim Andersson 3
Cedrick Desjardins 20 saves / 23 shots Goalie stats Petr Mrazek 24 saves / 26 shots
Grand Rapids won series 4–2


Playoff statistical leaders

Leading skaters

These are the top ten skaters based on points. If there is a tie in points, goals take precedence over assists. [2]

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus–minus; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Ondrej Palat Syracuse Crunch 18 7 19 26 12
Tomas Tatar Grand Rapids Griffins 24 16 5 21 23
Tyler Johnson Syracuse Crunch 18 10 11 21 18
Mark Arcobello Oklahoma City Barons 17 12 8 20 14
Jan Mursak Grand Rapids Griffins 23 11 6 17 26
Luke Glendening Grand Rapids Griffins 24 6 10 16 30
Landon Ferraro Grand Rapids Griffins 24 5 11 16 11
Toni Rajala Oklahoma City Barons 17 4 12 16 8
Riley Sheahan Grand Rapids Griffins 24 3 13 16 10
Teemu Hartikainen Oklahoma City Barons 17 7 8 15 6

Leading goaltenders

This is a combined table of the top five goaltenders based on goals against average and the top five goaltenders based on save percentage with at least 360 minutes played. The table is initially sorted by goals against average, with the criterion for inclusion in bold. [3]

GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SV% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts; TOI = Time on ice (in minutes)

Player Team GP W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
Brad Thiessen Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 12 6 4 310 15 1.38 .952 2 654
Cedrick Desjardins Syracuse Crunch 18 13 5 458 42 2.30 .908 3 1097
Cristopher Nilstorp Texas Stars 9 4 5 270 21 2.30 .922 1 547
Petr Mrazek Grand Rapids Griffins 24 15 9 658 55 2.31 .916 4 1431
Yann Danis Oklahoma City Barons 17 10 7 535 41 2.41 .923 1 1019
Drew MacIntyre Toronto Marlies 9 5 4 288 25 2.85 .913 1 526

See also

References

  1. ^ "Barons-Griffins postponed by storms". AHL. May 31, 2013. Archived from the original on June 11, 2013. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
  2. ^ "Top Scorers - 2013 Playoffs". AHL. April 22, 2013.
  3. ^ "Top Goalies - 2013 Playoffs". AHL. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
Preceded by Calder Cup playoffs
2013
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