The Montreal Canadiens vs Toronto Maple Leafs is the oldest rivalry in hockey. While this rivalry doesn’t have the same weight at the AHL level, certainly not the same history, this series has been war.

It should be a great game to wrap up a great series. Laval has the edge roster wise & Game 4 reflected that. That said, Toronto has proven throughout this season that they can’t be counted out.

Hey everyone! I'm in Allentown for the second-to-last weekend of the AHL regular season, so here are some thoughts on my mind heading into the weekend.

- Bridgeport can clinch a playoff spot with a win on Saturday over Lehigh Valley. What a story they've become! They were the worst team in the AHL last season and had a historically bad season. Now, they can not only clinch a playoff spot but host playoff games if they keep up the hot streak.

It's the first weekend of April, and it's this time of the year when teams make or break their playoff chances. I'm looking at a few matchups that can do just that.

- Bridgeport has won seven of 10 and plays Hartford, who has lost four in a row. They can essentially eliminate them tonight.

I'm covering a three-in-three this weekend, so I thought I'd ask everyone what they think. The three games I'm covering are:

- Springfield Thunderbirds vs Lehigh Valley Phantoms

Some big scoreboard watching on the games tonight for all the AHL folks out there.

Charlotte faces Bridgeport

I'll have a few articles coming soon, but first, a few quick thoughts following this game. 

1) David Jiříček is starting to find himself in the Philadelphia Flyers organization. He has 6 points in 5 games and is starting to look like the promising player many thought he'd become when he was drafted.

Thanks to the Hartford Wolf Pack 5-2 win over the Charlotte Checkers, they moved only four points out of a playoff spot.  They play again on Wednesday against the Checkers, and another win, with Bridgeport and Springfield not in action, can move them two points out of a playoff spot. 

The other team that will watch that closely is Wilkes-Barre / Scranton, who have a seven-point lead over the Checkers for second place in the Atlantic Division. A Checkers win moves them within striking distance of the Penguins, who will be in Laval on Wednesday night.