Weekly Notebook: Western Conference

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Defenseman Andy Delmore has three assists and five points in his last three games with the Wolves… 2007 All-Star Brett Sterling leads Chicago with seven points (3g, 4a) and has a plus-5 rating in his last five games… The Wolves kick off a three-game road trip in the state of Texas, with two games against Houston and one at San Antonio and are 9-1-0-1 combined this season against their two division opponents.
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The Griffins are winners of four straight games and have outscored their opponents 19-9 in that span… Grand Rapids rallied from a 3-1 deficit on Feb. 10 for a 5-3 win at Iowa, earning just its second win all season when trailing by two goals… Netminder Jimmy Howard has posted two consecutive wins, since a 12-game layoff from Dec. 31 due to injury.
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Recently named AHL player of the week, Andrei Kostitsyn is currently on a nine game scoring streak, recording eight goals and 17 points during that stretch… The Bulldogs set a franchise record on Sunday by scoring nine goals in their 9-5 win over North Division leading Rochester… Hamilton plays 11 of its next 12 games on the road, where they are 12-10-1-1 and netminders Jaroslav Halak and Yann Danis have identical 6-5-1 records.
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The Aeros have played in 14 games that have been decided past regulation play, including a league-high 11 shootouts, going 6-5… The Aeros have played a franchise record 10 one-goal games in-a-row, going 2-5-3-0… Houston opens up a five game homestand on Saturday, where they have an 11-11-1-3 record and are 3-1-1-0 in the last five.
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Vojtech Polak has scored in four of his last five games for the Stars, recording five goals and nine points… In the last five games, Iowa has scored seven of its 13 goals (54 percent) in the second period… Junior Lessard leads the Stars with nine goals, 10 assists and 19 points in 17 road games as Iowa plays five of its next seven games away from Wells Fargo Arena.
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The Moose are on a four-game winning streak, with 2007 All-Star Jason Jaffray recording seven assists and nine points to lead Manitoba… Drew MacIntyre is 3-0-1 in his last four starts, posting a 2.40 goals-against average and .913 save percentage… After a Feb. 14 meeting at home against Omaha, the Moose embark on a six-game road trip, their longest trip to date.
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Nicolas Corbeil has six goals and eight points in eight games since joining Milwaukee on Jan. 13… The Admirals have not won back-to-back games since Jan.13-14… In his last three appearances Pekka Rinne is 2-0-0 with a 2.37 goals-against average and .928 save percentage.
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The Knights earned their 30th win of the season on Feb. 8 in their 49th game of the year; It took Omaha 65 games to earn number 30 in 2005-06… Curtis McElhinney had his 16-game streak of starting in net broken, when Mike McKenna was between the pipes on Feb. 10… The Knights play the final two games of its six game road trip at Manitoba and Iowa, after going 1-2-0-1 in the first four contests.
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The Rivermen are 2-16-1-2 in games which it scores two goals or less and have a record of 23-4-0-0 in games when they tally three or more goals… Trent Whitfield has scored in four of his last six games, recording a goal and six assists with a plus-3 rating for Peoria in that span… Peoria plays four of its next six games at home, where they are 15-11-1-0 overall and 2-0-1-0 in the last three games.
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Drew Stafford ranks second on the Amerks in scoring with 44 points (22g, 22a) and has recorded points in each of his last four games with four goals and eight points in that span… In the last five games, the Amerks have scored 50 percent of its goals on special teams, four on the power play and two shorthanded… Defenseman Martin Lojek has four goals and 10 points and leads the Amerks with a plus-15 rating in 20 games at home, where Rochester will play four of its next five contests.
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Yanick Lehoux has a three-game scoring streak, recording a goal and four points, since having his 12-game streak snapped on Feb. 7… The Rampage is 5-1-0-1 in their last seven games, four of which have been decided by one goal… San Antonio continues its 16-game road trip with the next five games all away from the AT&T Center.
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Ty Conklin made his first appearance on Feb. 9 in net for Syracuse since being recalled by Columbus on Dec. 11, he stopped 20 of 22 shots in a shootout loss that lasted 14 rounds at Manitoba… Zenon Konopka recorded an assist in his first game in a Crunch uniform on Feb. 9… With Wednesday’s game postponed due to weather, Syracuse plays its next three games at home, where they are winners of four straight games and unbeaten in its last seven, going 6-0-0-1.
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Saturday’s 3-2 shootout win over Chicago and Sunday’s 5-4 win over Philadelphia mark the first time all season Toronto has won back-to-back home games… In the last five contests, the Marlies have scored eight of their 13 goals (61.5 percent) in the opening period… After a visit to division rival Hamilton on Friday, the Marlies play their next five games at home, where they have won an AHL worst seven games.