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Abbotsford Canucks Advance To The 2025 Calder Cup Playoff Western Conference Final With A 5–0 Win Against The Colorado Eagles
The Abbotsford Canucks are heading to the 2025 Calder Cup Playoff Western Conference Final. They took a dominant 5–0 win over the Colorado Eagles in Game 5, making this their third straight series-clinching game to end in a shutout. Linus Karlsson (2), Phil Di Giuseppe (2), and Cole McWard scored for the AHL Canucks, while Artūrs Šilovs stopped all 34 shots against for his fourth shutout of the postseason.
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