East Notes: Sharks, Admirals streaking

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Adirondack snapped a three-game winless skid (0-2-0-1) with a 5-3 triumph at Binghamton on Wednesday, its highest goal output in a game since a 7-4 win over Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Dec. 12… Stefan Legein snapped a season-high eight-game points drought with a goal – his team-leading 19th of the season – on Wednesday… David Laliberte has registered a point in six of his last seven contests (2-5-7)… Adirondack set a season low on Saturday vs. Albany by recording just one shot on goal in the first period… The Phantoms host Binghamton and Norfolk this weekend before a Sunday visit to Rochester.
 
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Albany has picked up a point in five straight games (4-0-1-0) since suffering a 10-4 loss to Hershey on Jan. 15… Three of the River Rats’ four victories in that span have been by one-goal margins, including one apiece in overtime and a shootout… All-Star goaltender Justin Peters has been in net for all five games of the team’s current streak (4-1-0, 2.00, .932)… Jerome Samson’s seven-game scoring streak (5-4-9) ended in a 2-1 shootout win at Bridgeport on Tuesday… That victory brought the River Rats’ road record to an even 9-9-1-1 after they started 1-6-1-1 away from Times Union Center… The Rats hit the road this weekend for games in Rochester and Hershey.
 
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Binghamton’s 5-3 loss to Adirondack on Wednesday dropped the Senators to 0-5-0-0 this season with a chance to extend a winning streak to three games… Goaltender Chris Holt has started six straight games in net (3-3-0), the longest streak by any Binghamton netminder this season… Former AHL All-Star defenseman Brian Lee appeared in his 100th career AHL game – all with the Senators – on Jan. 22 vs. Adirondack… Erik Condra has a goal in two straight games (2-1-3) after going his previous 10 contests without scoring… 2010 AHL All-Star Ryan Keller is riding a six-game points streak (7-3-10)… The B-Sens visit Adirondack on Friday, Syracuse on Saturday, and Hershey on Sunday.
 
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Reigning AHL All-Rookie goaltender Nathan Lawson has surrendered only two goals and stopped 80 of 82 shots (.976) over his last two appearances (1-0-1), including a season-high 49 saves in Friday’s 2-1 overtime win at Albany… That marks the Sound Tigers’ lone victory in their last seven contests, though they have picked up a point in four of the seven (1-3-1-2)… Sean Bentivoglio has registered a point in four of his last five games (2-2-4)… Greg Mauldin’s six-game scoring streak (4-2-6) ended on Tuesday in a 2-1 shootout loss to Albany… Bridgeport heads north this weekend to play a pair of games in Portland.
 
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Hartford is currently on a three-game winless skid (0-2-1-0), the team’s longest since its season-high six-game slide (0-4-1-1) from Nov. 28 to Dec. 11… The Wolf Pack’s total of 16 shots in Saturday’s 2-1 overtime loss at Springfield matched a franchise low… With Sunday’s 6-1 loss in Manchester, Hartford finished 0-4-0-0 at the Verizon Wireless Arena this season and was outscored 17-3 in its last three trips there… Corey Locke registered a goal and two assists in Wednesday’s 5-4 loss to Norfolk, his first three-point effort since putting up identical totals on Dec. 18 vs. Toronto… The Wolf Pack host division rivals Lowell and Manchester this weekend.
 
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Since its franchise-record 12-game winning streak ended on Jan. 13 at Norfolk, Hershey has won five more games in a row and outscored opponents 37-14 over that span, an average of 7.40 goals per game… Additionally, the Bears have won 14 straight home games since a 5-4 shootout loss to Adirondack on Nov. 28… AHL leading scorers Keith Aucoin (25-36-61) and Alexandre Giroux (20-35-55) have each found the scoresheet a league season-high 13 consecutive games… Chris Bourque is riding a six-game scoring streak (5-8-13), and Boyd Kane has registered a point in five straight games (2-5-7)… Hershey visits Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Friday before hosting Albany and Binghamton to close the weekend.
 
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Lowell suffered its third shutout of the season on Sunday when it dropped a 1-0 decision to Norfolk… It marked Lowell’s first home-ice shutout against since a 3-0 loss to Manchester on Mar. 24, 2009… The Devils are now winless in their last three home games (0-2-0-1) but have won a franchise-record five straight tilts away from Tsongas Arena since a 3-2 setback at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Dec. 8… Lowell is the only team in the AHL with three players in the league’s top 20 in rookie scoring (Matt Taormina, Nick Palmieri, Nathan Perkovich) and defensemen scoring (Taormina, Tyler Eckford, Cory Murphy)… The Devils visit division rivals Hartford and Worcester this weekend.
 
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Manchester began a season-high seven-game road swing with a 3-2 shootout loss at Portland on Tuesday… The Monarchs will visit the Pirates again on Feb. 2 and also have stops in Providence, Hartford, Adirondack, Bridgeport, and Springfield on the trip… Rookie Corey Elkins has a point in six straight games (5-3-8), including a goal in five of the six contests… With 34 points (16-18-34) for the season, Elkins is one of four AHL rookies to lead or be tied for their team lead in scoring… Bud Holloway shows a three-game scoring streak (2-3-5) for Manchester… The Monarchs have scored first in 32 of their 48 games thus far (23-6-1-2).
 
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Norfolk’s current four-game winning streak matches a season high, previously accomplished from Nov. 2-7; both four-game streaks have come entirely on the road… Goaltender Jaroslav Janus picked up his first two pro victories last weekend with triumphs over Springfield and Lowell… After scoring just one goal in 61 games as a rookie with Norfolk last season, defenseman Ty Wishart shows seven goals (7-13-20) in 45 games this year… Ryan Craig was named the Admirals’ captain last week… Rookie Dana Tyrell has a goal in two straight games after failing to score in his first 38 contests… Norfolk wraps up its seven-game road trip this weekend with tilts at Springfield, Adirondack, and Bridgeport.
 
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The Pirates have picked up a point in 24 of 30 games (17-6-5-2) since a 5-10-0-0 start to the season… Portland’s 3-2 shootout win over Manchester on Tuesday extended its shootout winning streak to three games, after beginning the year 0-2 in the tiebreaker… Rookie forward Tyler Ennis has gone scoreless in back-to-back games for the first time since Dec. 12-15… Kyle Wanvig’s goal in a 4-1 loss to Lowell on Saturday was his first tally since scoring in a 7-1 win at Springfield on Dec. 12… The Pirates are currently in a stretch of playing eight of 10 games at home, continuing this weekend with a pair of contests against Bridgeport.
 
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Providence halted a three-game slide (0-2-1-0) with a 3-0 win over Springfield on Sunday… Dany Sabourin made 26 saves in that one to pick up his second shutout of the season, both of which have come on home ice… The Bruins have gone 10 straight games without scoring more than three goals, dating back to a 4-2 win over Bridgeport on New Year’s Day… Defenseman Andy Wozniewski (7-20-27), who has been near the top of the AHL defensemen scoring list all season, shows just two assists in his last nine contests… The Bruins host Manchester on Friday and visit Springfield on Saturday before hosting the Falcons in a rematch on Sunday.
 
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Springfield closed a three-game weekend with a 3-0 loss at Providence on Sunday, the first time the Falcons had been blanked since a 2-0 setback at Bridgeport on Dec. 20… All-Star forward Charles Linglet continues to lead the Falcons in scoring with 49 points (11-38-49) in 49 games and has registered 15 multiple-point efforts on the campaign… Colton Fretter shows a team-high 17 goals (17-17-34) in 48 contests but has tallied just four in his last 21 contests… The Falcons play three more games this weekend, hosting Norfolk and Providence before visiting Providence on Sunday.
 
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Syracuse won four straight games from Jan. 8-15 and then lost four straight from Jan. 16-23 before capturing a 4-3 shootout win at Toronto on Sunday… That victory improved the Crunch to 5-1-0-1 in their last seven road contests, and it marked their first win over a North Division opponent this season (1-7-2-0)… Syracuse is now 11-2-1-0 on the season when scoring four or more goals… With Saturday’s start vs. Worcester, Dan LaCosta moved past Pascal Leclaire into third place on the Crunch’s all-time list for games played by a goaltender (102)… Syracuse hosts San Antonio and Binghamton this weekend… The clash with Binghamton will mark the teams’ final match-up prior to the Mirabito Outdoor Classic on Feb. 20.
 
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Chris Conner tied a franchise record with five points (2-3-5) on Friday in a 6-3 win at Syracuse… It marked the fifth five-point effort in team history and came just one day after the 10-year anniversary of the first occurrence, a one-goal and four-assist showing from John Slaney on Jan. 21, 2000 vs. Hershey… Wilkes-Barre/Scranton is now 5-1-0-0 vs. Syracuse this season and has outscored the Crunch 17-5 in three games at the Onondaga County War Memorial… Rookie Eric Tangradi has notched a point in nine of his last 12 games on the heels of an eight-game drought… The Penguins open a five-game homestand vs. Hershey on Friday before welcoming Manitoba to town on Saturday and Sunday.
 
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Worcester has won four straight games and is 20-4-1-1 in its last 16 contests to pull within two points of Manchester for first place in the Atlantic Division… The Sharks boast two rookies averaging greater than a point per game in league rookie scoring leader Logan Couture (18-26-44 in 32 GP) and Benn Ferriero (11-17-28 in 24 GP)… Additionally, rookie goaltender Alex Stalock continues to lead the league in victories with 25 in 36 appearances (25-10-1, 2.50, .907)… Steven Zalewski has notched a goal and an assist in three of his last four contests… The Sharks host Manitoba on Friday, have Saturday off, and welcome Lowell to town on Sunday.