Atlantic Division Semifinal – Series “A”
A1-Hartford Wolf Pack vs. A5-Portland Pirates
Game 1 – Tue., Apr. 20 | Portland at Hartford, 7:05 ET |
Game 2 – Wed., Apr. 21 | Portland at Hartford, 7:05 ET |
Game 3 – Fri., Apr. 23 | Hartford at Portland, 7:05 ET |
Game 4 – Sun., Apr. 25 | Hartford at Portland, 4:05 ET |
Game 5 – Wed., Apr. 28 | Portland at Hartford, 7:05 ET (if necessary) |
Game 6 – Fri., Apr. 30 | Hartford at Portland, 7:05 ET (if necessary) |
Game 7 – Sun., May 2 | Portland at Hartford, 4:05 ET (if necessary) |
Regular Season Comparison | ||
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Hartford | Portland | |
Record | 44-22-12-2 | 32-27-13-8 |
Points | 102 | 85 |
Home | 24-10-6-0 | 19-11-7-3 |
Road | 20-12-6-2 | 13-16-6-5 |
Goals for | 198 | 156 |
Goals against | 153 | 160 |
PP% (rank) | 12.3 (24) | 10.7 (28) |
PK% (rank) | 87.5 (7) | 89.5 (2) |
Calder Cup Playoff History | ||
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Hartford | Portland | |
Appearances | 7th | 9th |
Record (games) | 32-30 | 40-35 |
Record (series) | 8-5 | 8-7 |
OT record | 3-5 | 4-7 |
Calder Cup titles | 1 (2000) | 1 (1994) |
Losing finalist | 0 | 1 (1996) |
2003-04 Regular Season Series | ||
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Hartford | Portland | |
Record | 5-1-2-0 | 1-4-2-1 |
at HFD | 2-1-1-0 | 1-1-1-1 |
at POR | 3-0-1-0 | 0-3-1-0 |
Goals | 18 | 9 |
Power play | 3/23 (13.0%) | 1/31 (3.2%) |
Scoring | Wiseman, 3+3=6 Andrews, 2+3=5 Larose, 1+4=5 | Podkonicky, 3+1=4 Ciernik, 2+1=3 Forbes, 0+3=3 |
Goaltending | LaBarbera, 2-0-1, 0.97 Valiquette, 0-1-0, 1.03 | Ouellet, 1-2-2, 1.27 Stana, 0-3-0, 3.01 |
Results | Oct. 11 | POR 1 at HFD 3 |
Oct. 17 | HFD 4 at POR 1 | |
Nov. 7 | HFD 2 at POR 0 | |
Dec. 5 | HFD 3 at POR 1 | |
Dec. 14 | POR 2 at HFD 3 (OT) | |
Jan. 14 | POR 1 at HFD 1 (OT) | |
Jan. 23 | HFD 2 at POR 2 (OT) | |
Mar. 20 | POR 1 at HFD 0 |
SERIES NOTEBOOK:
Hartford had been unbeaten in 11 meetings with Portland (7-0-4-0) over three years before the Pirates’ 1-0 win on Mar. 20… Portland’s last win in a best-of-seven series came in the 1996 conference finals; Hartford’s was the 2000 Final… The Wolf Pack scored two shorthanded goals against the Pirates this season while allowing just one power play goal… Both teams posted 17 shutouts during the regular season, surpassing the previous league record of 13… Portland is 9-0-1-1 in its last 11 games overall… Hartford’s Jason LaBarbera is 17-2-4 in his last 23 decisions, and 12-1-4 in his last 17 on the road… Alexander Semin leads all AHL scorers with seven postseason points in just two games for the Pirates.
East Division Semifinal – Series “C”
E1-Philadelphia Phantoms vs. E5-Norfolk Admirals
Game 1 – Wed., Apr. 21 | Norfolk at Philadelphia, 7:05 ET at Wachovia Center |
Game 2 – Fri., Apr. 23 | Norfolk at Philadelphia, 7:05 ET at Wachovia Center |
Game 3 – Tue., Apr. 27 | Philadelphia at Norfolk, 7:15 ET |
Game 4 – Wed., Apr. 28 | Philadelphia at Norfolk, 7:15 ET |
Game 5 – Fri., Apr. 30 | Philadelphia at Norfolk, 7:30 ET (if necessary) |
Game 6 – Sat., May 1 | Norfolk at Philadelphia, 7:05 ET (if necessary) at Wachovia Center |
Game 7 – Mon., May 3 | Norfolk at Philadelphia, 7:05 ET (if necessary) at Wachovia Center |
Regular Season Comparison | ||
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Philadelphia | Norfolk | |
Record | 46-25-7-2 | 35-36-4-5 |
Points | 101 | 79 |
Home | 24-11-3-2 | 22-15-1-2 |
Road | 22-14-4-0 | 13-21-3-3 |
Goals for | 216 | 172 |
Goals against | 168 | 187 |
PP% (rank) | 16.2 (7) | 12.5 (23) |
PK% (rank) | 87.7 (6) | 88.7 (4) |
Calder Cup Playoff History | ||
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Philadelphia | Norfolk | |
Appearances | 7th | 4th |
Record (games) | 39-27 | 12-12 |
Record (series) | 9-5 | 3-3 |
OT record | 7-6 | 3-3 |
Calder Cup titles | 1 (1998) | 0 |
Losing finalist | 0 | 0 |
2003-04 Regular Season Series | ||
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Philadelphia | Norfolk | |
Record | 5-4-1-0 | 4-5-1-0 |
at PHI | 3-1-1-0 | 1-3-1-0 |
at NOR | 2-3-0-0 | 3-2-0-0 |
Goals | 25 | 19 |
Power play | 5/61 (8.2%) | 5/47 (10.6%) |
Scoring | Law, 5+2=7 Sharp, 3+4=7 Jones, 3+3=6 | Baines, 4+1=5 Germyn, 1+4=5 Cote, 3+1=4 |
Goaltending | Little, 3-1-0, 1.26 Niittymaki, 2-3-1, 2.15 |
Anderson, 3-2-0, 2.02 Leighton, 0-1-0, 3.01 |
Results | Oct. 12 | NOR 0 at PHI 3 |
Oct. 25 | PHI 1 at NOR 2 | |
Nov. 26 | NOR 4 at PHI 4 (OT) | |
Dec. 5 | NOR 2 at PHI 0 | |
Dec. 6 | PHI 3 at NOR 2 | |
Dec. 13 | PHI 3 at NOR 1 | |
Dec. 27 | PHI 2 at NOR 3 | |
Jan. 18 | NOR 1 at PHI 4 | |
Mar. 3 | PHI 2 at NOR 4 | |
Mar. 31 | NOR 0 at PHI 3 |
SERIES NOTEBOOK:
Norfolk ousted Binghamton in the qualifying series as Michael Leighton posted back-to-back shutouts… The Admirals haven’t won a road game in a city other than Binghamton since Feb. 21 at Bridgeport, and are 0-4 all-time in playoff games in Pennsylvania (all in Hershey)… Phantoms head coach John Stevens won two Calder Cups as a player, including in 1998 with Philadelphia… Ex-Admiral Peter White, another two-time Calder Cup champion, has recorded 67 points in 80 career AHL playoff games… Norfolk defenseman Johnathan Aitken, who recorded 1+4=5 pts. and a minus-11 rating in the regular season, already has 1+2=3 pts. and a plus-5 in the playoffs.
North Division Semifinal – Series “E”
N1-Hamilton Bulldogs vs. N4-Cleveland Barons
Game 1 – Tue., Apr. 20 | Cleveland at Hamilton, 7:00 ET |
Game 2 – Sun., Apr. 25 | Cleveland at Hamilton, 4:00 ET |
Game 3 – Tue., Apr. 27 | Hamilton at Cleveland, 7:00 ET |
Game 4 – Thu., Apr. 29 | Hamilton at Cleveland, 7:00 ET |
Game 5 – Fri., Apr. 30 | Cleveland at Hamilton, 7:00 ET (if necessary) |
Game 6 – Sun., May 2 | Hamilton at Cleveland, 4:00 ET (if necessary) |
Game 7 – Mon., May 3 | Cleveland at Hamilton, 7:00 ET (if necessary) |
Regular Season Comparison | ||
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Hamilton | Cleveland | |
Record | 41-25-10-4 | 37-28-8-7 |
Points | 96 | 89 |
Home | 24-8-5-3 | 18-16-2-4 |
Road | 17-17-5-1 | 19-12-6-3 |
Goals for | 235 | 235 |
Goals against | 191 | 220 |
PP% (rank) | 16.0 (8) | 16.7 (4) |
PK% (rank) | 86.4 (10) | 80.2 (28) |
Calder Cup Playoff History | ||
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Hamilton | Cleveland | |
Appearances | 7th | 1st |
Record (games) | 49-41 | 2-1 |
Record (series) | 11-6 | 1-0 |
OT record | 12-6 | 1-0 |
Calder Cup titles | 0 | 0 |
Losing finalist | 2 (1997, 2003) | 0 |
2003-04 Regular Season Series | ||
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Hamilton | Cleveland | |
Record | 5-4-0-1 | 5-4-0-1 |
at HAM | 2-2-0-1 | 3-1-0-1 |
at CLE | 3-2-0-0 | 2-3-0-0 |
Goals | 26 | 28 |
Power play | 10/49 (20.4%) | 6/43 (14.0%) |
Scoring | Plekanec, 3+4=7 Beauchemin, 2+5=7 Hossa, 3+3=6 | Zalesak, 1+9=10 Rissmiller, 4+4=8 Stafford, 3+4=7 |
Goaltending | Damphousse, 3-3-0, 2.64 Michaud, 0-2-0, 3.75 | Schaefer, 3-1-0, 2.00 Kotyk, 0-2-0, 3.01 |
Results | Oct. 11 | HAM 3 at CLE 2 |
Nov. 1 | CLE 2 at HAM 3 (OT) | |
Nov. 2 | CLE 4 at HAM 2 | |
Dec. 6 | HAM 4 at CLE 2 | |
Dec. 12 | CLE 2 at HAM 4 | |
Jan. 9 | CLE 4 at HAM 3 (OT) | |
Feb. 27 | HAM 2 at CLE 5 | |
Mar. 5 | HAM 3 at CLE 2 | |
Mar. 17 | HAM 2 at CLE 4 | |
Apr. 3 | CLE 1 at HAM 0 |
SERIES NOTEBOOK:
Cleveland rallied from a Game 1 loss to defeat Toronto in the qualifying round, the 10th time in AHL history a team has come back from a 1-0 deficit to win a best-of-three playoff series… Shawn Mather was the hero in Game 2, scoring a double-overtime goal in his third game as a Baron… The Bulldogs were 9-4 at Copps Coliseum during last year’s postseason… Miroslav Zalesak, who finished third in the league in scoring in the regular season, picked up 10 points in the season series against Hamilton… The Bulldogs have won at least one series in each of their six previous postseason appearances.
West Division Semifinal – Series “H”
W1-Milwaukee Admirals vs. W5-Cincinnati Mighty Ducks
Game 1 – Wed., Apr. 21 | Cincinnati at Milwaukee, 7:00 CT |
Game 2 – Fri., Apr. 23 | Cincinnati at Milwaukee, 7:00 CT |
Game 3 – Sat., Apr. 24 | Milwaukee at Cincinnati, 7:35 ET |
Game 4 – Mon., Apr. 26 | Milwaukee at Cincinnati, 7:35 ET |
Game 5 – Wed., Apr. 28 | Milwaukee at Cincinnati, 7:35 ET (if necessary) |
Game 6 – Fri., Apr. 30 | Cincinnati at Milwaukee, 7:00 CT (if necessary) |
Game 7 – Date TBA | Cincinnati at Milwaukee, Time TBA (if necessary) |
Regular Season Comparison | ||
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Milwaukee | Cincinnati | |
Record | 46-24-7-3 | 29-37-13-1 |
Points | 102 | 72 |
Home | 23-13-4-0 | 17-14-8-1 |
Road | 23-11-3-3 | 12-23-5-0 |
Goals for | 269 | 188 |
Goals against | 191 | 211 |
PP% (rank) | 15.6 (11) | 12.1 (26) |
PK% (rank) | 86.3 (11) | 88.6 (5) |
Calder Cup Playoff History | ||
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Milwaukee | Cincinnati | |
Appearances | 2nd | 4th |
Record (games) | 2-4 | 4-8 |
Record (series) | 1-1 | 1-3 |
OT record | 1-0 | 0-3 |
Calder Cup titles | 0 | 0 |
Losing finalist | 0 | 0 |
2003-04 Regular Season Series | ||
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Milwaukee | Cincinnati | |
Record | 4-2-2-0 | 2-4-2-0 |
at MIL | 3-1-0-0 | 1-3-0-0 |
at CIN | 1-1-2-0 | 1-1-2-0 |
Goals | 31 | 23 |
Power play | 5/40 (12.5%) | 7/38 (18.4%) |
Scoring | *Gamache, 3+5=8 Darche, 4+3=7 Classen, 3+4=7 *includes stats w/CHI | Armstrong, 1+6=7 Kunitz, 6+0=6 Aucoin, 2+4=6 |
Goaltending | Finley, 2-2-2, 2.77 Flaherty, 2-0-0, 2.50 | Bryzgalov, 2-1-1, 3.62 Ferhi, 0-2-1, 2.62 |
Results | Oct. 23 | CIN 3 at MIL 5 |
Oct. 24 | MIL 3 at CIN 3 (OT) | |
Dec. 14 | MIL 4 at CIN 6 | |
Jan. 8 | CIN 3 at MIL 2 | |
Jan. 17 | MIL 3 at CIN 3 (OT) | |
Feb. 15 | MIL 3 at CIN 1 | |
Mar. 6 | CIN 2 at MIL 7 | |
Apr. 3 | CIN 2 at MIL 4 |
SERIES NOTEBOOK:
Cincinnati is fresh off the franchise’s first-ever playoff series win, and has posted back-to-back road victories for the first time since Jan. 8-10… Milwaukee’s league-leading offense potted 269 goals in the regular season, including 14 players in double digits… The Admirals also boasted 15 skaters with a plus/minus rating of plus-10 or better… Mighty Ducks winger Dan Bylsma reached the Stanley Cup Final with Anaheim last season… Milwaukee defensemen Curtis Murphy (2003, 2004) and Brad Tiley (2000) and Cincinnati head coach Brad Shaw (1987) are all former Eddie Shore Award winners.