West Notes: Wolves heat up, Moose break out

Also see… East Notes: Bears surge, Falcons enjoy home

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Since sweeping a pair of games from Milwaukee on Oct. 16-17, Abbotsford has split a trio of two-game sets at the Entertainment & Sports Centre… The Heat took a 4-1 win over Hamilton on Tuesday and dropped a 2-1 decision to the Bulldogs on Wednesday… Abbotsford and Manitoba have each played a league-high 21 games thus far… Colin Stuart is riding a four-game scoring streak (1-3-4) for the Heat, while defenseman John Negrin (3-3-6) and forward Jason Jaffray (3-3-6) each saw three-game runs end in Wednesday’s loss… Staffan Kronwall picked up an assist on Tuesday in his first game of a conditioning loan from parent-club Calgary… Abbotsford welcomes Bridgeport to town for a pair of tilts this weekend.
 
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Chicago won three straight road games in Texas last weekend and is 7-2-0-1 since head coach Don Lever took over behind the bench… Brett Sterling has a point in four straight contests (3-3-6), including a pair of game-winning goals in that span… Jason Krog is also riding a four-game scoring run (2-5-7) and has a point in six of his last seven AHL outings (3-9-12)… Spencer Machacek had five points (2-3-5) in three games last weekend after being held scoreless in a season-high four straight games… Chris Chelios (1-8-9) shows four multiple-point outings through nine games this season… The Wolves conclude their season-high six-game road swing on Friday in Rockford before hosting Peoria and Texas to close the weekend.
 
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The Griffins’ nine-game winning streak, which ended on Saturday vs. Rochester, fell two victories shy of the team-record 11-game run from March 2006… Grand Rapids’ eight straight home wins were their most ever to start a season and fell two short of the franchise mark for consecutive home victories… Goaltender Daniel Larsson’s current five-game winning streak (1.77, .945, one shutout) equals his personal high set from Dec. 12-30, 2008… Jeremy Williams has a point in four of his last five games (4-2-6)… Grand Rapids hosts Texas on Friday and visits Toronto on Saturday afternoon.
 
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Goaltender Curtis Sanford, who ranks second in the league in goals-against average (1.40) and fourth in save percentage (.949), has surrendered two or fewer goals in eight straight appearances and 10 of 11 outings on the season… David Desharnais, who missed the season’s first 13 games with a foot injury, has recorded a point in all four games since returning (3-2-5)… Mike Glumac has five points (3-2-5) in his last four games after totaling two points (0-2-2) in his first 13 outings this year… The Bulldogs travel to Manitoba for a pair of games this weekend.
 
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Houston racked up 15 goals during a three-game winning streak from Nov. 5-13 but has totaled just three goals in three games since (2-1-0-0)… Goaltender Anton Khudobin moved into a share of the league lead by earning his third shutout of the season in Wednesday’s 1-0 win over Peoria… Jean-Michel Daoust snapped a nine-game scoring drought with the Aeros’ lone tally in that victory… Jon DiSalvatore has registered a point in five of his last six games (1-7-8) and leads the team overall with 12 points (3-9-12) in 19 outings… The Aeros have the AHL’s best penalty-killing unit at 94.5 percent (69-for-73)… Houston hosts Milwaukee for a pair of games this weekend.
 
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Lake Erie snapped a five-game winless skid (0-4-0-1) and three-game home losing streak with a 3-1 triumph over Houston on Saturday… Brian Willsie registered his fourth multiple-point performance of the season with a goal and an assist in the victory, which came one night after a 6-0 loss to the Aeros on Friday… Darren Haydar (6-7-13 in 16 games) has climbed into a tie with the recalled Chris Durno (7-6-13 in 12 games) for the Monsters scoring lead… A league-leading three of Lake Erie’s four shorthanded goals thus far have come on the road… The Monsters play each of their next three games against Toronto, beginning with a home-and-home set this weekend.
 
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Manitoba scored five regulation goals for the first time all season last Friday in a 5-1 win over Toronto… It ended a seven-game stretch in which the Moose did not score more than one regulation goal in any contest… No Manitoba player had earned multiple points in a game since Oct. 14 vs. Abbotsford before Marco Rosa (1-2-3), Marty Murray (1-1-2), Eric Walsky (0-2-2), and Evan Oberg (0-2-2) all did so in Friday’s win… Goaltender Cory Schneider returned from the NHL and stopped 38 of 40 shots (.950) in earning a pair of wins last weekend… The Moose welcome Hamilton to the MTS Centre this Friday and Saturday.
 
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Milwaukee is 0-1-1-0 thus far on a season-high eight-game road swing, which concludes with six straight games in the state of Texas… When the trip ends on Nov. 28, the Admirals will have played 15 of their first 21 games away from the Bradley Center… Cal O’Reilly racked up six points (1-5-6) in three games last week and is tied for third in the AHL in assists with 14 (3-14-17) despite having played in just 10 games thus far… Dave Scatchard has netted a team-high five goals (5-0-5) in only seven contests… Hugh Jessiman has a goal in three of his last four games (3-0-3) after being held off the scoresheet altogether in his first 11 outings this year.
 
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Peoria has been shut out in two of its last three games, a 6-0 loss to Abbotsford on Friday and a 1-0 loss in Houston on Wednesday… Each of the Rivermen’s last four victories have been by one-goal margins; Peoria is 6-1-1-2 overall in one-goal games this season… The Rivermen tallied a season-high three power play goals in Saturday’s 5-4 win over Milwaukee… Jonas Junland is tied for second among AHL defensemen with six goals and ranks third with 16 points in 17 games this year… Rookie Lars Eller shows 13 points (3-10-13) in 14 games in between NHL recalls to St. Louis… The Rivermen visit San Antonio and Chicago this season to conclude a three-game road swing.
 
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With their 3-1 win at Grand Rapids on Saturday, the Americans both ended the Griffins’ nine-game winning steak and avoided losing back-to-back games for the first time this season… Goaltender Alexander Salak has earned nine straight starts and is 8-1-0 (1.73, .945) with one shutout over that span… Jamie Johnson shows seven goals and 12 points in his last eight games and has netted the game-winning goal in Rochester’s last two victories… Mike York has a point in three straight games (0-4-4) and seven of his last eight (1-8-9)… The Americans host Syracuse on Friday before enjoying both Saturday and Sunday off this weekend.
 
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The IceHogs have alternated wins and losses (3-3-0-0) since dropping three games in three days from Oct. 30 to Nov. 1… A night after getting shut out for the second time this year in a 4-0 loss to Texas, Rockford bounced back by matching a season-high with six goals in a 6-3 win over Abbotsford on Saturday… Fourteen different IceHogs earned at least a point in that triumph, and goaltender Joe Fallon earned his first career AHL home win… Rookie defenseman Brian Connelly has three points (1-2-3) in his last two contests… Rockford is 7-2-1-1 when scoring the game’s first goal and 1-8-0-0 when allowing it… The IceHogs host Chicago and Texas this weekend as they continue a six-game homestand.
 
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San Antonio is winless in nine straight games (0-7-1-1) since beginning the season with a 6-1-1-0 mark… The Rampage have been shut out four times overall during the skid, including a pair of shutout losses to cross-state rival Texas… Chad Kolarik registered a season-high 10 shots on goal – part of the Rampage’s season-high of 44 as a team – in Sunday’s 2-0 loss to the Stars… San Antonio’s power play is in an 0-for-33 funk over its last nine games… The Rampage continue their five-game homestand by hosting Peoria on Friday before enjoying both Saturday and Sunday off.
 
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Texas has rattled off a 12-game points streak (9-0-2-1) since a 4-0 loss to Lake Erie on Oct. 20… Goaltender Brent Krahn has surrendered just three goals on 206 shots (0.50, .985) over his last six appearances… Warren Peters, who was recalled by parent-club Dallas on Thursday, had netted the game-winning goal in each of Texas’ last two contests and scored a goal in five straight overall (6-1-7)… Mathieu Beaudoin is currently riding a four-game assist streak (0-4-4), and rookie Sergei Korostin has a point in three of four (2-1-3)… Korostin leads all AHL rookies with eight goals (8-2-10) in 19 contests… The Stars visit Grand Rapids, Rockford, and Chicago this weekend.
 
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Toronto has managed only three goals during its current four-game winless skid (0-3-0-1)… Goaltender Joey MacDonald has lost three straight outings since posting a 19-save shutout of Adirondack on Oct. 30… Matt Beleskey, Troy Bodie, and Brett Festerling – all of whom have begun the season with San Antonio – were reassigned to the Marlies on Wednesday by the NHL’s Anaheim Ducks… The Marlies have won only three of eight games this season in which they scored the first goal (3-2-1-2)… Toronto visits Lake Erie on Friday before hosting Grand Rapids on Saturday and the Monsters in a rematch on Sunday.