HIGHLIGHTS: Game 5 Toronto Marlies vs Cleveland Monsters | AHL Calder Cup Playoffs 2026

Added: 2026-05-25

[00:00:00]But Cleveland begins with that fourth line. Williams, Bashing, and Pearson.

[00:00:03]Coleman's on defense disposal. And we've got an immediate whistle, an immediate penalty. And Bashing will take a seat in the penalty box for Cleveland. 3 seconds into the game.

[00:00:17]>> K's checking his teeth over there. Looks like he got that stick up high.

[00:00:20]>> Yeah, they were joust. They were pushing each other and and uh Hudson's stick came up and caught him.

[00:00:28]He had a mouth guard in so I don't think he lost his teeth.

[00:00:31]>> Plays it across to Pazetta now out to the blue line. Rafi back around the end wall. It rolls. Penelli pushes it back behind the net. Butcher point per game in this series. Four assists in four appearances against Toronto in the playoffs. Now Gaunts the puck to Penelli. THEY'RE IN ONSIDE. PENELLI TO THE SLOT. THEY SCORE.

[00:00:54]back against the Reese makes it one nothing Monsters. It's Cleveland takes a punt.

[00:01:01]>> What a great rush there for the Monsters. It's Penelli who hangs on to it, finds Aston Ree streaking down the left side. He gathers it and puts it in past AMO. Toronto got caught in a little bit of a change there. And then when Aston Ree scores, he's not too happy with Rafi. I'm not sure what Rafi did, but after you score, you're celebrating.

[00:01:20]He went right there and uh gave Rabi a punch.

[00:01:25]>> Well, you see right there, little cross check in the hip from Rafi.

[00:01:28]>> Well, after the goal. Yeah, he >> cross check.

[00:01:31]>> And so it is at 631. A one- nothing lead. Zack Aston Ree has the goal. And that is his second of the playoffs in third point.

[00:01:41]Off the face off. Now it's Toronto into the zone. It's Pere. He'll fire. Senko a blocker save and then a glove retrieval as he secures it. And then the two sides come together after the fact.

[00:01:53]>> Mermis skates into this one and then sends it hard back in off the boards.

[00:01:58]Shaw trying to keep it in. Here's Vna.

[00:02:00]Quick over for Mermis. Looks in for Lati out front. He's going to hang on to this one. Step out. SCORES. VINNIE LATI SENDS IT UPSTAIRS.

[00:02:13]Do it and add it.

[00:02:16]Lati ties it up with 704 left to go in the first period.

[00:02:23]What patience Shaw holding off his man. There is almost no space there for Vinnie Lati.

[00:02:38]Better overhead view here.

[00:02:41]Shaw fights to give him space. Rashard trying to hold it. Sachenko came over.

[00:02:46]He kept low and exposed that shelf there.

[00:02:51]>> Henry Thun as this one gets chipped out to center. Quillin off to the races.

[00:02:55]Caught up to though by Corson Kleman.

[00:02:58]THEN A DEFLECTED SHOT JAMES. THE FOLLOW UP TOO. STAYS OUT. It was Knander arriving a beat late came across the zone. Not sure if that first one went the post or not, but Zach was able to find the the rebound from Knander.

[00:03:11]>> And we are ready to go. Delbell balls.

[00:03:14]Putia out there with Rashard and Mayo.

[00:03:16]Meanwhile, Sha Lati joined by Bermis and Vilnoo. The puck down at center. We are underway in the middle frame of this one. Tied at one from Rockin Arena where the crowd is involved and massive. This one will be hatcheted down the Cleveland slot by Mermis.

[00:03:35]One to Pereé. His shot though blocked right away by Pearson who went down to a knee. Now trying to skate into Danford's puck was Williams. PEARSON TOOK A BUMP TO THE SLOT. BASHING NUTS IT. OH, AKI GOT A PIECE AND NOW IT'S back out disposal at the line. Moves it to Kman along the ice. Skipped up into the air as Shaw caught an edge and went under seven to go in the second period.

[00:03:59]Catching up a bit in shots now. 1612 Toronto.

[00:04:03]No scoring since the opening frame for either team. Lob pass at center. just kind of ticked over the tape of a shot.

[00:04:11]THEN HE GETS TAKEN DOWN. IT'LL BE A POWER play for Cleveland. A shot keeps his feet moving. JOCK AND DREW THE PENALTY and so now the monsters a chance to take the lead.

[00:04:21]>> Yeah, Bobbly uh bouncing puck that Dan Danford couldn't handle and once a got by him, he just took his legs out.

[00:04:30]Roman helped out around the boards.

[00:04:33]Penelli crunched by Johnson. Bashing had a lane TO THE NET. PRESSURE. HE SCORES.

[00:04:42]The Hudson Horn sneaks it in. AND IN GAME FIVE, A THIRD POWER PLAY GOAL of the playoffs for making it 21 Monsters.

[00:04:53]When you're high, you're hot. Hudson Fashion picks this one off the wall and he dangles through all the Marlies towards the net, waits out Oct gets around him and tucks it home. Well, he's just, you know, brought his level of compete to a whole different level this playoffs. We're seeing Hudson use his big body and his offense has come along with that. A great move. A little bobble there before he pulled it through the legs. But, uh, that's a a forward.

[00:05:24]Nothing better to beat than a forward who likes to fish. Defenseman will take the body there, but forwards sometimes, uh, start fishing. Quill. Oh, out of his reach. Then Ashan went in hard. Took a tumble into the wall. Popped right back up. Thank goodness. Now it's Rafi moving ONE LEFT CIRCLE ACROSS. COWAN TERRY HAD A WIDE OPEN NET. HE MISSED THE MARK.

[00:05:47]Soft one by Cleveland outside their own blue line at center. And it'll be the defense tandem of Butcher and Mr. combining to feed Putia. Now they'll race into the zone. Hands to Delbell Blues. DELBELL BLUES ACROSS ONE TIMER.

[00:05:59]MELLI AND AKAMOV IS FORTUNATE. HE WASN'T SURE HE HAD IT, BUT HE did and made a great save. Sposen out there IN BLUE FOR CLEVELAND TO BEGIN THE THIRD period of game FIVE AS THE PUCK IS DOWN AT CENTER. WE'RE UNDERWAY IN THE FINAL FRAME OF THIS one from Rocket Arena in Cleveland with Brad Tissson and Jock Calendarer. I'm Tony Brown. Monsters in blue, left to right.

[00:06:24]Early's in white, right to left. Proud to be with you on Cleveland's 43 with a rebroadcast tomorrow on Rock Sports. And hello to our radio audience on Sports Radio 991 on 1390 WNIO in Youngstown.

[00:06:39]And to all those tuned in on AHL TV on FL Hockey Monsters push behind their own goal line. It's where Cowan was meant by coolness. Now it's fashion. He will push it through center as Marshall Rafi turns and retrieves sliding it past the stick of the uncharging Pearson ends up in center with Ken and he has trouble with John pokes it away from him shoves Rafi arrives against the blue line and Dasher in front of the Marley bench and now Toronto's Thrunt back out to Shaw and he will turn it over Reese back out >> and so now it's up to the penalty killers 0 for one on the power play for Toronto in the King 1318 in counting here with the Monsters leading 2-1 >> from their own zone after a clearance.

[00:07:29]It's Toronto turning it over on the line. JACK WILLIAMS HAS POUNCED ON IT.

[00:07:33]WILLIAMS ACCELERATES, FIRES, AND THAT ONE FLOATS HIGH IN THE AIR. Bounces down to Mermis at center. Now Sosal into it with Pereé behind the play trying to keep him in the zone there so they couldn't enter. Now it's Shaw.

[00:07:47]>> Got to be smart here. Here's Pereé. Pere the back hand. NOW IT'S LOOSE. STANFORD FIRES. SANT THE SAVE AND HE FALLS ON IT.

[00:07:54]TOOK A LATE FLAP AND ASTON Ree is dealing with that.

[00:07:59]>> Got to be smart here. Toronto's trying to get get a retaliatory penalty. You just got to >> Senko's over at the bench right now. He was doubled over on his way. He's getting attention from the training staff as we speak.

[00:08:13]>> I don't know if the shot maybe got him up in the neck as you see it here. Yeah, I got him. I think got >> out to Mayo. Mayo rattles it in behind Akiyama. Akiyama leaves it for Rafi.

[00:08:25]CAME OUT TO MAYO. LOADS INTO A SHOT.

[00:08:28]REBOUND IS THERE FOR DELBELL. BLOWS IT AND RATTLED WIDE. NOW MAYO POUNCING.

[00:08:32]ANOTHER STOP AND TORONTO CLEARS. Firmly on the belief side of the equation.

[00:08:39]Pucha long distance turned away by Actiam. Cylinger trying to pick it up.

[00:08:44]Rafi kicking it back. It'll find its way to Henry Thrun as he pushes it ahead for Cedric Par. A little pitch off to Lati.

[00:08:53]QUICK OVER SHAW SCORES. LOGAN SHAW HANDCRAFTED AS HE TIES IT UP WITH 430 LEFT TO go in the third period and the Marlies remain firmly in the belief side of the hockey game.

[00:09:15]Logan Shaw. He's had a couple of gamewinners and he gets a game tying goal. Ryan Turberg tracks it down. Stops back and cannot quite move this one out front. 30 seconds left to play. Right back down the right wing. Deloo cleared back too, but not outside the line. Cloen will pick it up. He's got Eastston Cowan and over the line they come. Cowan trying to get that puck and HANG ON TO IT. CENTER IT OUT FRONT.

[00:09:46]RATELLI COWAN SCORES.

[00:09:52]11.3 SECONDS LEFT TO GO. PUNCTUATION.

[00:09:57]EASTSTON COWAN PUTS THE MARLIES UP 32 WITH 11.3 SECONDS LEFT TO GO.

[00:10:06]And Zack Sachenko does everything he can on this one.

[00:10:12]But he can't beat Kenan at the side of the goal.

[00:10:19]His fourth of the playoffs and the Marlies in dramatic fat as Shaw an important face off here at center ice. The net empty wins it back. Henry Thun picks it up and eases it down into the zone. Delbell Baloo CUT OFF. SHAW SENDS it just wide, BUT IT IS OVER AND THE MARLIES ARE GOING TO THE EASTERN CONFERENCE FINAL FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2019.

[00:10:58]EASTSTON COWAN WITH THE GAME WINNER.

[00:11:01]LOGAN SHAW TIED IT UP and Art Direct comes up with yet another brilliant win and another two goals against effort in this series. He never gave up more than two goals. A stunning end to the season for the Cleveland Monsters and a absolutely dramatic win for the Toronto Marlies as they come to center ice for the handshake. These are two teams separated by one point in the regular season.

[00:11:39]And here in the postseason, the Marlies get their point back.

[00:11:46]They are off to face the Wiltsbury Penguins.

[00:11:51]What a night here. What a dramatic comeback for Toronto.

[00:11:57]One of the best in their history. Down 2-1 here in a packed barn in Cleveland.

[00:12:05]A place where winds are incredibly hard to come by.

[00:12:12]And they came to one in dramatic fashion.

[00:12:18]The crowd that is still here gives Zack Sachenko a round of applause. Boy, he was terrific in this postseason.

[00:12:29]I don't think you can lay much on Zack Senko in this series. He had himself a fantastic series. a onegoal difference coming into this game. 1111 was where they were. Goals for and against the Marlies end up with one more and that was all that was needed as they shake hands at center ice and Trent Boglehuber, they call him Mr. Columbus.

[00:13:05]He has been in this organization his whole career and he's done a masterful job here with the Cleveland Monsters.

[00:13:13]They'll shake hands here at the end with Michael Dick and Mark Gordano. And now John Gruden as uh John Gruden who's got himself a championship at the junior level trying to win an Eastern Conference final here for the Toronto Marlies as well. on that. Nice salute from