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The playoffs have become the time for Artūrsšilovs to shine.

He was impressed in the Stanley Cup playoffs a year ago after his injury against Vancouver in the Stanley Cup playoffs. Thatcher Demko and Casey Desmith. He beat Canucks to Nashville with 28 shots in Game 6 and spent 42 nights in Edmonton in the next round.

In 2023, at the IIHF World Championships, he helped host Latvia to win a bronze medal, the country’s first ever tournament medal and was appointed as the top goalkeeper of the event.

Another memorable person who has shaped Šilovs this spring. He has led Abbotsford over Tucson and Coachella Valley to average 5-1 with a 1.74 goal, scoring a save percentage of 0.935 and two eliminations in seven playoff games.

“It’s so fun to play games throughout the year,” Abbotsford fans’ favorite said after the series on Firebirds. “You want to put everything in the game. All summer, all season, you’re for these moments.”

The šilovs can also get rid of a tough night. Coachella Valley chased him with three early goals in Game 2, but he returned to Game 3 and 4 to stop 54 times in total 55 goals. His coach and teammates got tips from him.

“When he was confident, I kept saying, it was the whole group experience,” the head coach said. Manny Malhotra explain. “So when we know how he feels it and he’s confident online, we can play the game.”

Can they regain the key figures of the blue line when Charlotte’s checkers hosted Hershey Bears in the first game of the five Atlantic Division Finals tonight?

Checkers have no defenders Matt Kierstedhe led the entire AHL to the lead with Plus/Sinus in the regular season, after he left in Game 3, in the final two games of their divisional semifinals. Eamon Powell Jump Game 4 before the head coach Geordie Kinnear insert Dennis Cesana For Game 5. However, Kesterde’s availability in this round against Hershey seems to be more promising.

“He’s doing his day now, and that’s great,” Kinnal said this week while preparing for the Bears. “I know these guys really want to see him again, so I think it’s a turning point in the game – I think they’re playing for Kiersted. They want to see him play again.”

Meanwhile, the bears know what they handle in Charlotte.

After eliminating the Lehai Valley in a clash of harsh and mostly inspected conflicts, Hershey now encounters a defensive dominant inspector. Charlotte bottled a quality Providence offense in their semifinals, scoring nine goals in five games, and only eight in the decisive Game 5.

However, the Bears also showed their impressive defensive work, with 24 shots per game that can list the valley and killed 19 of 21 Phantoms Power shots.

They also have goalkeepers Hunter Shepardhe returned to the crevices against Phantom in Game 5 of the game.

“He’s great,” the striker said Spencer SmallmanThis is also an integral part of Hershey’s defense success. “He looks cool, calm, collect. He does some really big savings for us. When you make a lot of savings in big moments, especially in the playoffs, it allows our team to continue to build momentum.”

This is an important detail, especially in the later Calder Cup playoffs.

Amerks know their details can be better. The 5-4 family losses back and forth on Wednesday provided a reminder for Laval that there were small slips and falls even here and here. Rochester leads 3-2 in the second stage, too many free throws on the ice lead Brandon GignacKidnapping the target.

In one game, Rochester made some long-term successful stretching, unwise free throws, some blue line turnovers, some missed tasks and were nailed to their defensive zone, which allowed the potential first game win to disappear.

“The profit to play against a team like this is really small,” said head coach Michael Leone. “You don’t want to beat yourself and you have to manage the game.”

Still, the Amerks reiterate that they can match the AHL’s regular season champions. It was the opening of the series, and it boiled down to a goal at 4:38.

“It’s a very, very hard game,” Leon continued. “Two very good teams…there are five minutes to play, one game, they did one game.”

– with from Patrick Williams