The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins face elimination after falling to the Toronto Marlies, 5-1, in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference final at Coca-Cola Coliseum in Toronto on Friday.
Toronto leads the best-of-seven series, 3-2.
Forward Mikhail Ilyin scored Wilkes-Barre/Scranton’s only goal.
Goaltender Sergei Murashov’s postseason record fell to 8-6 after he made 28 saves on 32 shots.
Penguins defensemen Sebastian Aho and Phil Kemp were each scratched due to undisclosed injuries.
Highlights:
Game 6 is scheduled for Sunday, 6:05 p.m. at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.