Toronto Marlies win Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy, clinch top spot in the AHL

Perry Nelson-USA TODAY SportsThe Toronto Maple Leafs have a chance to clinch 30th place in the NHL. All it would take is either a loss or an Edmonton Oilers win, and last place is theirs.

Meanwhile, in the AHL, the Toronto Marlies have clinched first place. Through 71 games, they have a 51-15-5 record: 107 points, and a .754 winning percentage. They still have five games to go in the regular season, but this is it: nobody can catch them.

A 4-3 overtime win over the Lake Erie Monsters sealed the deal. Mark Arcobello scored the game-winning goal on the power play, assisted by Brendan Leipsic and Josh Leivo. Connor Brown, Ben Smith, and Colin Smith also scored in the win, while Antoine Bibeau…