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PENGUINS 2 | MARLIES 4
CALDER CUP FINALS, GAME 1
FRI., JUNE 12, 2026 – 8:00 P.M. (EST)
ALLSTATE ARENA (ROSEMONT, IL)
STREAM: FLOHOCKEY
BROADCAST: SPORTSNET 360
Toronto: B. Danford (1) (V. Lettieri, B. Groulx), C. Paré (4) (R. Tverberg, B. Valis), V. Lettieri (9) (B. Valis, M. Rifai), V.
Lettieri (10) EN (B. Groulx)
Goaltender: A. Akhtyamov (26/28) W
Chicago: B. Nadeau (6) (R. Suzuki, J. Robidas), S. Brind’Amour (2) (N. Gunler, C. Legault)
Goaltender: A. Miftakhov (21/24) L
ON THE SCORESHEET
• Ben Danford put the Marlies on the board at 17:45 of the first period with his first professional goal. He has three
points (1 goal, 2 assists) in 12 postseason games.
• Cédric Paré scored at 19:10 of the second period. He has 10 points (4 goals, 6 assists) in 20 postseason games.
• Vinni Lettieri scored the game-winning goal at 11:32 of the third period and on the empty net at 19:51. He earlier
recorded the primary assist on Danford’s first period goal. This was his fourth multi-point game of the postseason. He
has 20 points (9 goals, 11 assists) in 19 postseason games.
• Bo Groulx had the secondary assist on Danford’s first period goal and the lone assist on Lettieri’s empty net goal in
the third period. He has 11 points (5 goals, 6 assists) in 19 postseason games.
• Ryan Tverberg recorded the primary assist on Paré’s second period goal. He has 12 points (5 goals, 7 assists) in 20
postseason games.
• Borya Valis picked up the secondary assist on Paré’s second period goal and the primary assist on Lettieri’s third
period goal. He has three assists in nine postseason games.
• Marshall Rifai registered the secondary assist on Lettieri’s third period goal. He has six points (2 goals, 4 assists) in
20 postseason games.
• Artur Akhtyamov stopped 26 of 28 shots he faced. He is 12-6-0 this postseason with a 2.12 goals against average
and a 0.927 save percentage
TEAM NOTES
• Toronto is 8-5-0 when not scoring first.
• The Marlies were 3-for-3 on the penalty kill and 0-for-3 on the power play.
Toronto is 5-6-0 when not scoring on the power play and 4-3-0 when not
allowing a goal on the penalty kill.
• Chicago outshot Toronto 28-25. Vinni Lettieri led the Marlies with six shots
on net. Toronto is 7-4-0 when outshot by their opponen
MARLIES LEADERS
Goals 10 (V. Lettieri)
Assists 14 (W. Villeneuve)
Points 20 (V. Lettieri)
PPG 4 (V. Lettieri)
Shots 51 (V. Lettieri)
+/- +8 (C. Paré)
PIMS 80 (M. Pezzetta)
Game notes:
UPCOMING GAMES:
Game 2 – Sun., June 14 at Chicago – 7:00 p.m. CT
Game 3 – Tues., June 16 vs. Chicago – 7:00 p.m. ET
Game 4 – Thurs., June 18 vs. Chicago – 7:00 p.m. ET
*Game 5 – Fri., June 19 vs. Chicago – 7:00 p.m. ET
*Game 6 – Sun., June 21 at Chicago – 3:00 p.m. CT
*Game 7 – Tues., June 23 at Chicago – 7:00 p.m. CT
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