TORONTO – After a battle that lasted 106 minutes and 43 seconds, the Albany Devils fell to the Toronto Marlies, 2-1, in the third overtime period Friday at Ricoh Coliseum. The loss not only ended the game but the series where the Marlies will advance to Round 2 of the 2017 Calder Cup Playoffs. Mackenzie Blackwood made 58 saves on the night.

•Box Score

Travis Dermott got the Marlies on the board first at 8:05 of the first period. Kerby Rychel and Justin Holl earned the assists on the play.

Carter Camper netted the game-tying goal at 16:53 of the second period off a John Quenneville pass across the crease. The tally marked his second of the playoffs. Ben Sexton picked up the secondary assist.

After a scoreless third period and two overtime frames, Justin Holl netted the winner at 6:43 of the third overtime period. Frederik Gauthier and Brendan Leipsic were credited the assists.

Kasimir Kaskisuo made 30 saved on 31 shots in net for the Marlies.

TORONTO — The Albany Devils and Toronto Marlies face off at 7 pm Friday for Game 4 at Ricoh Coliseum. The Devils fell to the Marlies Wednesday in Game 3, 3-2, in overtime. With the win, the Marlies pulled ahead in the best-of-five series 2-1.

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•THREE LINES OF INTEREST

North Division Watch: The Syracuse Crunch and St. John’s IceCaps have faced off three times in their first round battle. The Crunch currently lead the series, 2-1, after winning 3-2 Wednesday in Syracuse. Like the Devils and Marlies, the two teams split Games 1 and 2, which were played in St. John’s.

Goalie Watch: Mackenzie Blackwood has been the Devils netminder through the end of the regular season and the first round of the 2017 Calder Cup Playoffs thus far. During Wednesday’s matchup, Scott Wedgewood backed up the rookie goalie, which marked his first time suiting up for a game since he suffered a shoulder injury on Nov. 25, 2016.

Elimination Game: When the Devils and Marlies face off Friday, it will be up to the Devils to pull out a win in order to stay alive in the Calder Cup playoff run. In the second round of the 2016 Calder Cup playoffs, the Devils forced a Game 7 against the Marlies, after being down 3-2 in the best-of-seven series and returning to Toronto for Games 6 and 7.

TORONTO – The Albany Devils fell to the Toronto Marlies 3-2 in overtime Wednesday at Ricoh Coliseum. The Marlies now lead the best-of-five series, 2-1.

•Box Score

Colin Greening netted the overtime winner just 45 seconds into the extra frame. Justin Holl got the assist.

Brendan Leipsic got the Marlies on the board first at 3:49 of the first period after Kasperi Kapanen sent him a backhand pass across the crease which he slipped past Devils netminder Mackenzie Blackwood. Travis Dermott picked up the secondary assist.

John Quenneville answered at 10:16 of the period with a power play tally on a shot from the top of the circle. Karl Stollery and Ben Sexton were credited the two assists. The goal was Quenneville’s third of the playoffs.

The Marlies pulled ahead 2-1 at 17:59 of the second period when Leipsic netted his second goal of the game. Kapanen and Frederik Gauthier earned the two assists on the play.

Carter Camper answered back just 23 seconds later to tie the game at 2 lifting a puck over the glove hand of the Marlies netminder Kasimir Kaskisuo. Steven Santini and Blake Pietila picked up the assists.

Neither team was able to find the back of the net in the third leading to the extra frame. Blackwood finished the night with 22 saves on 25 shots, while Kaskisuo picked up his first playoff victory stopping 27 of 29.

The Devils and Marlies face off Friday for Game 4 at Ricoh Coliseum. Puck drop is at 7 pm.

TORONTO — The Albany Devils travel to Toronto for the remainder of Round 1 where they take on the Marlies for Game 3 Wednesday at Ricoh Coliseum for a 7 pm puck drop. Games 1 and 2 took place in Albany where the Devils took Game 1 with a 3-0 shutout win, but the Marlies answered in Game 2 with a 6-2 victory. The series is tied 1-1.

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•THREE LINES OF INTEREST

Record at Ricoh: During the 2016-17 regular season, the Devils and Marlies faced off four times at Ricoh Coliseum. The two teams split those four games but the Devils prevailed in the regular season eight-game series taking 3 of 4 at Times Union Center.

North Division Watch: The Syracuse Crunch and St. John’s IceCaps faced off in Game 2 Saturday, where the Crunch won 4-3 in the second overtime period. The series is tied at one a piece, where the IceCaps took a Game 1 victory, 2-1.

Welcome To The Playoffs: The New Jersey Devils reassigned D- Colby Sissions from Swift Current (WHL) to Albany. With Swift Current this season, Sissions posted 28 points (6g-22a) in 63 games played. He will wear number 36 with the Devils.

Wednesday April 26, when the Albany Devils face off with the Toronto Marlies for Game 3 of their first round matchup, the Recovery Sports Grill in East Greenbush will host a viewing party for fans.

A small section will be reserved for Albany Devils fans. Additional seating will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis. All large parties are asked to please have more than half of the group in attendance before being seated, as large tables can not be held for longer than 30 minutes.

Be sure grab a bite to eat and cheer on the Devils!

Recovery Sports Grill East Greenbush – 279 Troy Rd., Rensselaer, NY

ALBANY, NY – The Albany Devils fell to the the Toronto Marlies 6-2 in Game 2 of the Calder Cup Playoffs Saturday at Times Union Center. The series is even at 1-1 as the two teams head to Toronto.

•Box Score

Kerby Rychel put the Marlies on the board first at 2:56 of the opening period. Kevin Rooney then tied the game at 18:25 with his first goal of the Calder Cup Playoffs. Blake Pietila put a pass on Rooney’s tape in front of the net for a tip-in goal. Steven Santini picked up the secondary assist.

Sergey Kalinin quickly answered Rooney’s goal at 18:36 to give Toronto a 2-1 lead at the end of the first period.

Frederik Gauthier and Colin Greening scored for Toronto at 4:15 and 6:38, respectively, of the second period to push the lead to 4-1 before John Quenneville netted his second goal of the playoffs at 8:59. Quenneville cleaned up a loose puck in front, off of a Blake Coleman shot.

Andreas Johnsson gave Toronto a 5-2 lead heading into the final period at 16:09 of the second and Trevor Moore found the net at 4:35 of the third.

Mackenzie Blackwood made 9 saves on 13 shots before being replaced by Ken Appleby who turned aside 8 of 10 shots. Toronto goaltender Garret Sparks saved 16 of 18 shots before Kasimir Kaskisuo registered 3 stops on 3 shots in the third period.

The Devils travel to Toronto Wednesday for a 7 pm puck drop against the Marlies for Game 3 of the series.

ALBANY, NY — The Albany Devils finish their home stand against the Toronto Marlies in Game 2 of Round 1 of the Calder Cup Playoffs Saturday at Times Union Center. The Devils won Game 1 in a 3-0 shutout Thursday against the Marlies and are up 1-0 in the best-of-five series.

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Brick Wall Blackwood: Mackenzie Blackwood registered his first professional post-season shutout Thursday in the 3-0 victory. He had three shutouts during the regular season and ended the regular season with a 17-14-7 record.

It Took Five: Five different players each earned a point in Thursday’s shutout victory over the Marlies. John Quenneville netted an unassisted power-play goal, Seth Helgeson earned the assist on a Ben Thomson goal and Nick Lappin registered the assist on Brian Gibbon’s empty-net goal to seal the 3-0 win.

Keeping Watch: The other North Division battle between the number one seed Syracuse Crunch and number four seed St. John’s IceCaps got underway last night in St. John’s. The IceCaps pulled out the win over the Crunch in a 2-1 victory.

ALBANY, NY — John Quenneville might be new to the American Hockey League playoffs but is no stranger to post-season hockey. His final three seasons spent in the WHL ended with post-season runs where he put up impressive numbers.

The Edmonton native averaged over a point a game with 178 points in 175 games over the course of his final three seasons with the Brandon Wheat Kings, but put up over 1.2 points per playoff game, 59 points in 49 games, in those same three years.

Quenneville knows how important producing in the playoffs is and has proven to step up to the task during the post-season. In Brandon’s 2016 playoff run, he earned 27 points in 21 playoff matchups to help the Wheat Kings to the WHL Championship.

Heading into the post-season with Albany, Quenneville led the team in points with 46 (14g-32a) in 58 games played. He spent some time in New Jersey, playing in 12 games and ending the regular season with four points (1g-3a). In Game 1 against the Toronto Marlies, he netted an unassisted power-play tally helping the Devils to victory and earning his first professional post-season point.