Weekly Notebook: Eastern Conference

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Keith Aucoin has a career-high 58 assists and needs three more helpers to break John Madden’s franchise record of 60 set in 1998-99… The River Rats have dropped their last four games, having each contest decided by one goal… Matt Murley ranks second on the team with nine goals at home, six of which have come on the man advantage as Albany opens up a three-game homestand on Wednesday.
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Andrew Ebbett has scored in eight of his last nine games, recording 10 goals and 13 points in that span… The B-Sens are currently on a four-game losing skid and have been outscored 19-6 during that stretch… After a two-game set on the road, Binghamton opens up a five-game homestand, where leading scorer Jeff Heerema has netted 23 goals in 33 games thus far.
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In his first game back from recall to the New York Islanders, Jeff Tambellini tallied two goals in a loss to Hartford… Frans Nielsen has scored in nine of 11 games in March, recording seven goals and 12 points for Bridgeport… The Sound Tigers play four games in five days this week.
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The Wolf Pack surpassed the 40-win mark this past week for the eighth time in AHL franchise history… Prior to Wednesday’s 7-2 win over Bridgeport, Brandon Dubinsky had a five-game scoring streak, and had four points (2g, 2a) in his last three outings… After losing three-straight, the Wolf Pack has won two-in-a-row as they play their next seven games alternating between home and away games.
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Kyle Wilson is currently riding a six-game scoring streak with four goals and nine assists, while also recording points in 11 of his last 13 contests… Matt Hendricks has six goals and eight points in his last five games for the Bears… Hershey plays two of its next three games at home, where they are currently on a five-game winning streak and have outscored opponents 21-8.
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The Devils loss to Manchester on Saturday marked the first regulation loss since Mar. 2 for Lowell, after going 5-0-0-4 in their previous nine games… Chris Minard leads the Devils with 27 goals and ranks second in the league with seven game-winning goals… The Devils play three of their next five games on the road, where they are unbeaten in regulation (5-0-0-2) dating back to Feb. 18.
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Defenseman Eric Werner has four points (1g, 3a) and a plus-4 rating in his last four games with the Monarchs… Fourteen of the Monarchs’ 19 losses have come when they have failed to score the first goal of the game… The Monarchs play two of their next three games on the road, where they have the league’s best power play at 21.7 percent.
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The Admirals stand at 99 points with a record of 46-18-6-1 and will look to reach 100 points for the first time in franchise history on Wednesday against Philadelphia… Pierre Parenteau is currently on a nine-game scoring streak, where he has recorded 14 points (4g, 10a), including a seven-game assist streak… The Admirals play six of their remaining nine games on the road, all against East Division opponents.
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Mark Cullen has four goals and six points in his last three outings with the Phantoms and has scored in 11 of 13 games in the month of March with 19 points (7g, 12a)… Denis Tolpeko tallied on his first shift back in Sunday’s loss to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton since returning from injury, where he missed the previous five contests… Philadelphia plays three of its next five games at home, where they had a four-game win streak snapped on Sunday.
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Joe Motzko tied the AHL record for most unassisted goals in one season with 10… Rookie Drew Miller is the only player on the Pirates to have played in all 70 games this season… Defenseman Eric Weinrich leads the Pirates with 10 assists in 16 games on the road as Portland completes their five-game road trip this weekend.
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Hannu Toivonen has a 1.81 goals-against average and a .928 save percentage in his last five starts despite a 2-3-0 record… The P-Bruins are currently on a three-game skid where they have been outscored 6-2… Providence plays two of its next three games at home, where Ben Walter leads the team with 13 goals and 32 points along with a plus-19 in 32 games.
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David Spina has four goals and six points in his last four outings with the Falcons… Mitch Fritz played in his 400th professional game on Sunday, while goaltender Kevin Beech and defenseman Justin Fletcher each made their AHL debut with the Falcons that same day… Springfield plays three of its next five games at the MassMutual Center, where Eric Healey leads the team with 32 points (11g, 31a), including three game winners in 34 games.
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Defenseman Peter Ratchuk has just one goal in his last four games, but leads the team with a rating of plus-9 in that span… Since joining the Pens on Mar. 1, Nolan Schaefer is 7-2-0 with one shutout and a 2.06 goals-against average and .915 save percentage… After a two-game stint at home, the baby-Pens play the following three games on the road where they have won three straight, where they have averaged four goals per game.
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Thomas Greiss has started 15 consecutive games and won his last five starts, posting a 1.89 GAA, .932 save percentage for Worcester… Graham Mink has five goals and nine points in his last seven games for the Sharks… The Sharks bring their five-game winning streak to Texas as they face off against San Antonio on Thursday and Houston on Saturday.