2018 Calder Cup playoffs

The 2018 Calder Cup playoffs of the American Hockey League began on April 19, 2018, with the playoff format that was introduced in 2016. The sixteen teams that qualified, eight from each conference, played best-of-five series in the division semifinals, with the playoffs continuing with best-of-seven series for the division finals, conference finals, and Calder Cup finals.
A Division finals game between the Lehigh Valley Phantoms and the Charlotte Checkers became the longest game in AHL history by going 86:48 into overtime when Alex Krushelnyski of the Phantoms scored the winning 2–1 goal. The game started at 7:03 pm on May 9 and ended at 1:09 am on May 10. The Checkers had 95 shots on goal and Alex Lyon would finish with 94 saves, while Alex Nedeljkovic would finish with 51 saves on 53 shots. The previous record of 82:58 into overtime was set in 2008, also between the AHL affiliates of the Philadelphia Flyers and the Carolina Hurricanes.
The Toronto Marlies won their first Calder Cup, beating the Texas Stars four games to three in the finals.
==Playoff seeds==
After the 2017–18 AHL regular season, 16 teams qualified for the playoffs. The top four teams in each division ranked by points percentage (points earned divided by points available) qualify for the 2018 Calder Cup Playoffs. The Toronto Marlies were the first team to clinch a playoff spot and went on to claim the regular season title with four games remaining.
===Eastern Conference===
====Atlantic Division====
# Lehigh Valley Phantoms – 104 points (.684)
# Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins – 99 points (.651)
# Charlotte Checkers – 96 points (.632)
# Providence Bruins – 95 points (.625)
====North Division====
# Toronto Marlies– 112 points (.737)
# Syracuse Crunch – 100 points (.658)
# Rochester Americans – 91 points (.599)
# Utica Comets – 88 points (.579)
===Western Conference===
====Central Division====
# Chicago Wolves – 95 points (.625)
# Grand Rapids Griffins – 93 points (.612)
# Manitoba Moose – 92 points (.605)
# Rockford IceHogs – 88 points (.579)
====Pacific Division====
# Tucson Roadrunners – 90 points (.662)
# Texas Stars – 90 points (.592)
# Ontario Reign – 79 points (.581)
# San Jose Barracuda – 76 points (.559), 33 
==Bracket==
== Division semifinals ==
:Note 1: Home team is listed first.
:Note 2: Higher-seeded team had the choice of games 1, 2, and 5 at home or games 3, 4, and 5 at home.
=== Eastern Conference ===
==== (A1) Lehigh Valley Phantoms vs. (A4) Providence Bruins ====
==== (A2) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins vs. (A3) Charlotte Checkers ====
==== (N1) Toronto Marlies vs. (N4) Utica Comets ====
==== (N2) Syracuse Crunch vs. (N3) Rochester Americans ====
=== Western Conference ===
==== (C1) Chicago Wolves vs. (C4) Rockford IceHogs ====
==== (C2) Grand Rapids Griffins vs. (C3) Manitoba Moose ====
==== (P1) Tucson Roadrunners vs. (P4) San Jose Barracuda ====
==== (P2) Texas Stars vs. (P3) Ontario Reign ====
== Division finals ==
:Note: Home team is listed first.
=== Eastern Conference ===
====(A1) Lehigh Valley Phantoms vs. (A3) Charlotte Checkers====
====(N1) Toronto Marlies vs. (N2) Syracuse Crunch ====
=== Western Conference ===
====(C3) Manitoba Moose vs. (C4) Rockford IceHogs====
====(P1) Tucson Roadrunners vs. (P2) Texas Stars====
== Conference finals ==
:Note: Home team is listed first.
=== Eastern Conference ===
====(N1) Toronto Marlies vs. (A1) Lehigh Valley Phantoms====
=== Western Conference ===
====(P2) Texas Stars vs. (C4) Rockford IceHogs====
== Calder Cup Finals ==
:Note: Home team is listed first.
===(N1) Toronto Marlies vs. (P2) Texas Stars===
==Playoff statistical leaders==
===Leading skaters===
These are the top ten skaters based on points. If there is a tie in points, goals take precedence over assists.
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player	Team 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
 	Toronto Marlies 	16	10	14	24 	4
 	Texas Stars 	22	11	9 	20 	27
 	Rockford IceHogs	13	7 	11	18 	22
 	Toronto Marlies 	20	6 	11	17 	4
 	Texas Stars 	22	4 	13	17 	2
 	Toronto Marlies 	20	7 	9 	16 	0
 	Toronto Marlies 	20	4 	12	16 	6
 	Texas Stars 	22	7 	8 	15 	16
 	Texas Stars 	22	6 	9 	15 	6
 	Toronto Marlies 	20	8 	6 	14 	14
=== Leading goaltenders ===
This is a combined table of the top five goaltenders based on goals against average and the top five goaltenders based on save percentage with at least 240 minutes played. The table is initially sorted by goals against average, with the criterion for inclusion in bold.
GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SV% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts; TOI = Time on ice (in minutes)
Player	Team 	GP	W 	L	SA 	GA	GAA 	SV% 	SO	TOI
 	Lehigh Valley Phantoms	11	6 	5	449	25	1.98	.944	0 	757:59
 	Charlotte Checkers 	8 	4 	4	234	19	2.11	.919	1 	540:44
 	Tucson Roadrunners 	9 	4 	5	258	20	2.12	.922	2 	566:04
 	Toronto Marlies 	19	14	5	497	42	2.22	.915	2 	1134:20
 	Rockford IceHogs 	10	7 	3	340	26	2.34	.924	0 	666:42
 	Texas Stars 	22	14	8	752	55	2.41	.927	2 	1371:00
 	Utica Comets 	5 	2 	3	191	14	2.69	.927	0 	312:23
==References==
==External links==
*AHL official site
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