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It's time for the Calder Cup playoffs! The team without a home opens the post-season against...last year's Calder Cup winners, the Grand Rapids Griffins!

ABBOTSFORD (43-25-5-3) vs. GRAND RAPIDS (46-23-2-5)

The schedule:
Game 1 – Fri., Apr. 25 – Grand Rapids at Abbotsford, 10:00 ET
Game 2 – Sat., Apr. 26 – Grand Rapids at Abbotsford, 10:00 ET
Game 3 – Wed., Apr. 30 – Abbotsford at Grand Rapids, 7:00 ET
*Game 4 – Fri., May 2 – Abbotsford at Grand Rapids, 7:00 ET
*Game 5 –Sat., May 3 – Abbotsford at Grand Rapids, 7:00 ET

The Heat:
-Finished season 7-2-0-1
-Parent club, Calgary, missed playoffs
-Top goal-scorer: Ben Street (28)
-Top plus/minus: Corban Knight (+11)
-Top goalie: Joni Ortio (27-8-0, 2.33 GAA, .926 S%)
-First rounders: Morgan Klimchuk (2013), Emile Poirier (2013), Sven Baertschi (2011)

The Griffins:
-Finished season 5-5-0-0
-Parent club, Detroit, made the playoffs
-Top goal-scorer: Teemu Pulkkinen (31)
-Top plus/minus: Mitch Callahan (+23)
-Top goalie: Tom McCollum (24-12-4, 2.30 GAA, .922 S%)
-First rounders: McCollum (2008)

Head-to-Head:
Grand Rapids 5 @ Abbotsford 2 (Mar 1 2014) Final
Grand Rapids 4 @ Abbotsford 3 (Feb 28 2014) Final SO
Abbotsford 3 @ Grand Rapids 2 (Jan 18 2014) Final
Abbotsford 0 @ Grand Rapids 3 (Jan 17 2014) Final

Max Reinhart had 7 points against the Griffins. Sven Baertschi had 5.
Teemu Pulkkinen, Jordin Tootoo and Adam Almquist all had 4 points against the Heat.
Joey MacDonald was in net for both Griffins regulation wins.