The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins and the Toronto Marlies are prepared to battle in the Eastern Conference Final of the 2026 Calder Cup Playoffs, marking the first-ever postseason meeting between the two franchises. The best-of-seven series is scheduled to begin on Wednesday, May 27, at the Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza, featuring a highly anticipated matchup between the Atlantic Division's second seed and the North Division's fourth seed. Local hockey fans can catch every second of the high-stakes action live on WILK Newsradio at 103.1 FM, 910 AM in Scranton, 980 AM in Wilkes-Barre, or via a live digital stream through the free Audacy app.
The Penguins earned a first-round bye after a dominant 101-point regular season before eliminating the Hershey Bears and the Springfield Thunderbirds to reach their first Conference Final since 2014. Toronto took a much more dramatic path to the series, surviving a best-of-three opening round and executing back-to-back third-period comebacks in consecutive winner-take-all Game 5 victories against Laval and Cleveland. History will be on the line for the Penguins, who are looking to break an 0-3 historical playoff record against Canadian teams, while relying on a stifling defense that has allowed a mere 16 goals over nine postseason games.
