If the Phantoms are going win the Eastern Conference title and advance to the AHL’s Calder Cup finals, a victory over visiting Toronto on Wednesday is almost imperative.
Thanks to a pair of one-goal home wins, Toronto leads the best-of-seven series, two games to none.
Lehigh Valley, the Flyers’ top farm team, will host Games 3, 4, and (if necessary) 5. The games will be shown on NBC Sports Philadelphia+.
During the regular season, no team had more home wins than the Phantoms (27), and no team had more road victories than the Marlies (30).
The Phantoms have lost all four games (0-3-1) against the Marlies — two in the regular season and two in the playoffs.