The Puck Stops Here

The second round of the AHL playoffs concluded last night. The first round summary is here. These are the second round results:

Portland defeats Providence 4 games to 2 Portland is Anaheim's farm team and Providence is Boston's. Portland was led offensively by Bobby Ryan and Andrew Ebbett. Jean-Sebastien Aubin provided their goaltending. Providence was led by Pascal Pelletier and Martins Karsums with Tuukka Rask in goal.

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton defeat Philadelphia 4 games to 1 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton is Pittsburgh's farm team and the Philadelphia Phantoms are the Flyers farm team. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton was led by Tim Brent, who is the top scorer in the playoffs so far and defenceman Alex Goligoski. John Curry provided their goaltending. Philadelphia was led offensively by Stefan Ruzicka, with Scott Munroe in goal.

Toronto defeat Syracuse 4 games to 3 The Toronto Marlies are the Maple Leafs farm club and Syracuse is Columbus's. Offensively, Toronto was led by Kris Newbury and David Ling, with Scott Clemmensen in goal. Syracuse was led offensively by Derek McKenzie and Derick Brassard. Karl Goehring manned their goal.

Chicago defeated Rockford 4 games to 3 The Chicago Wolves are Atlanta's farm club and Rockford is the Chicago Blackhawks farm team. Chicago was led by Jason Krog, who is tied for the playoff lead in scoring and by defenceman Joel Kwiatkowski. Ondrej Pavelec provided their goaltending. Martin St Pierre and Kris Versteeg led Rockford with Corey Crawford in goal.

In the semi-finals, Portland will meet Wilkes-Barre/Scranton and Toronto will meet Chicago.