Weekly Notebook: Western Conference

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Darren Haydar has matched his career high in points with 92 (32g, 60a) in 54 games, leading all active players in the AHL by at least 16 points… Netminder Michael Garnett is 1-1-0 in his last two starts, despite a 0.50 goals-against average and .980 save percentage… The Wolves continue its franchise-record eight-game homestand with five of its next six games against West Division opponents.
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The Griffins have won their last five shootouts, including the last three games to improve to 6-2 on the season… Grand Rapid’s 1-0 shootout win on Feb. 24 was its first game that was scoreless past regulation play since Mar. 6, 2002, and its first shutout win by the score of 1-0 since Jan. 17, 2001… The Griffins play five of its next six games on the road, where Matt Hussey leads the team with eight goals, a plus-10 rating and is tied with 21 points in 24 games.
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Defenseman Dan Jancevski has seven assists and nine points in his last nine games… Since being acquired by Hamilton, Dov Grumet-Morris is 1-0-1 with a 0.96 goals-against average and .968 save percentage… The Bulldogs are 1-0-0-1 on its current season-high nine-game road trip, with both games having been decided by one goal.
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Houston is 0-3-0-1 in its last four home games, its longest home winless streak since going 0-1-4-1 from Dec. 28, 2003-Jan.16, 2004… All-Star defenseman Curtis Murphy is one point shy of 200 in 298 career games with the Aeros and will become just the fourth player in team history to reach the 200-point mark… The Aeros play their next four games on the road, where Danny Irmen leads the team with 17 points (8g, 9a) in 27 games.
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The Stars have won five straight games and are unbeaten in regulation, going 6-0-0-1, in their last seven contests, outscoring opponents 21-10… Chris Conner has points in five of his six games in February, recording five goals and seven points… After a two-game set at home, the Stars begin a six game road trip, where they look to extending their streak to eight-straight road victories.
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Wade Flaherty is unbeaten in his last three starts, posting a 1.33 goals-against average and .961 save percentage… Jesse Schultz has points in seven of his last nine games and leads the Moose with seven points (3g, 4a) in his last five tilts… Manitoba returns from its six-game road trip, going 5-1-0-0, and plays its next four games at home, where All-Star Jason Jaffray leads the team with 16 goals and 37 points in 28 games.
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The Admirals are 7-5-1-1 and have alternated wins and losses in their last 14 contests… Cal O’Reilly ranks second on the team with 45 points (12g, 33a) and ranks sixth among all rookies in the league in scoring through 58 games… Milwaukee plays five of its next six games at home, where netminder Pekka Rinne is 5-2-1 with a 2.23 goals-against average and .922 save percentage in eight appearances.
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Carsen Germyn tied a franchise record with four points (1g, 3a) in a single game, playing a role in each goal in the Knights’ 4-2 win at Chicago on Feb. 25… Through 58 games this season, the Ak-Sar-Ben Knights equaled their win total from 2005-06 with their 35th victory on Sunday… Omaha wrapped up its four-game road trip with a perfect 4-0-0-0 record and prepares to play the next five games at home, where David Van der Gulik has 18 points (7g, 11a) and leads the team with a plus-10 rating in 26 games.
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Ryan Ramsay has five goals, including a hat trick, and an assist in his last five games with the Rivermen… In the last five games, Peoria has scored 16 of its last 19 tallies in the second and third period… Peoria plays eight of its next 10 games on the road, where netminder Marek Schwarz has an 8-1-1 record with a 2.09 goals-against average and .924 save percentage.
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Janis Sprukts has a goal and two assists in his last three outings and, in the last five games, the Amerks have scored 50 percent (4-for-8) of its goals in the third period… The Amerks have dropped four-straight games, having been shut out in three of those contests… Rochester plays four of its next five games at Blue Cross Arena, where they are 19-8-1-0 with a combined 2.70 goals-against average and plus-93 through 28 games.
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David LeNeveu is 2-2-0 in his last four starts, posting a 1.51 goals-against average and .947 save percentage… In the month of February, San Antonio has scored 45.7 percent (16 of 35) of its goals in the third period… The Rampage open up a three game set on the road, where Yanick Lehoux leads the team with 32 points (13g, 19a) and a plus-7 rating in 32 games.
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Defenseman Marc Methot made his National Hockey League debut with the Columbus Blue Jackets on Feb. 25, recording a plus-1 in a 4-3 shootout loss to Nashville… The Crunch’s 5-2 win at Hamilton on Feb. 23 snapped an eight-game losing streak on the road for Syracuse… The Crunch is unbeaten in regulation in its last four games, going 3-0-0-1 and outscoring opponents 16-9.
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Ben Ondrus has a pair of goals and two assists and scored in three of his last five games for the Marlies… In the last five games, Toronto has scored 45.5 percent (5 of 11) of its goals on special teams with three power-play goals and two shorthanded tallies… After playing its next two games on the road, the Marlies open up a five-game homestand, where the Marlies have scored 46 percent (35 of 76) of its goals in the opening period.