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Canucks grab 2-1 lead in Calder Cup final with 6-1 win over Checkers
- On Tuesday night, the Abbotsford Canucks secured a 6-1 victory over the Charlotte Checkers, taking a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven Calder Cup championship series.
- The Canucks rallied from a 1-0 first-period deficit, with pressure and a five-goal third period driven by key players like Linus Karlsson and Arshdeep Bains.
- Arturs Silovs made 28 saves for his 14th playoff win, while Abbotsford was 2-for-2 on power plays and killed all three Checkers power plays at home.
- A crowd of 7,052 at Abbotsford Centre watched as the Canucks scored five times in a single period during the Calder Cup Final, marking a feat not seen since Syracuse achieved it in 2017; Malhotra described the performance as a positive sign of his team returning to form.
- Game 4 is set for Thursday, June 19, at 7 p.m. ET in Abbotsford, with the Checkers needing a win in Game 4 or 5 to bring the series back to Charlotte.
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Canucks grab 2-1 lead in Calder Cup final with 6-1 win over Checkers
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Abbotsford's Strong Special Teams Sparks Series Lead in Calder Cup Finals
The Abbotsford Canucks picked up their first home-ice win of the Calder Cup Finals on Tuesday night with an impressive 6-1 victory sparked by a perfect night on special teams. After trailing at the first intermission, the Canucks went to the power play early in the second period, and as
Canucks pull away late for Game 3 win
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. (theahl.com) … Arshdeep Bains scored twice during a five-goal third period as Abbotsford pulled away for a 6-1 victory over Charlotte in Game 3 of the 2025 Calder Cup Finals on Tuesday evening. The Canucks lead the best-of-seven series, two games to one. Game 4 is Thursday night at Abbotsford Centre (10 ET, AHLTV on FloHockey, SiriusXM NHL Network Radio). Linus Karlsson broke a 1-1 tie with 3:58 gone in the third and Abbotsford t
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