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Game 2 required overtime, but it was Miro Aaltonen who finished off an excellent passing play by the Toronto Marlies to win the game with 9:01 left in the extra session by a 3-2 final, dropping the Lehigh Valley Phantoms to a 2-0 series deficit.

The Toronto Marlies broke a 3-3 tie early in the third period to defeat the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, 4-3, in Game 1.

Phil Myers is sometimes the forgotten prospect on a blue line that now has five players with NHL experience, simply because he is marinating in the AHL at the moment. But his time is coming soon, and when it does, his potential could make him one of the Flyers top defensemen.

Carter Hart will likely be in Lehigh Valley next season, but what impact will the impending future have on the team going forward?

It was a disappointing end to a stellar junior career for Hart, who was WHL Player and Goaltender of the Year and set a WHL record for shutouts in a career. But that chapter has now officially closed. With that, Hart turns pro and is one step closer to reaching the NHL.

Two Flyers prospects advanced to the Memorial Cup. Matthew Strome and the Hamilton Bulldogs are representing the OHL. German Rubtsov and the Acadie-Bathurst Titan are representing the QMJHL. For Morgan Frost, the season came to an end.

Up 3-1 in the series entering Game 5 on Saturday night, the Phantoms put the finishing touches on the Charlotte Checkers, winning the game, 5-1, and claiming the series, 4-1.

Alex Krushelnyski ended the longest game in AHL history, scoring at 6:48 of the fifth overtime to give the Lehigh Valley Phantoms a 2-1 win and a 3-1 series lead on the Charlotte Checkers. Alex Lyon made 94 saves on 95 shots, coming four saves short of an AHL record in the win.

Despite getting outshot, 35-20, the Phantoms rolled to a 5-1 win in Game 3 in Charlotte to take a 2-1 series lead.