Bruins score four in 2:10, beat Sharks

A four-goal eruption in the second period propelled Providence to a 6-2 victory over Worcester on Sunday afternoon and a sweep of the teams’ weekend home-and-home series. The game marked the sixth consecutive year in which the Bruins hosted a contest on Super Bowl Sunday afternoon. Providence is 5-1-0-0 in those games, including three straight […]

Bears rally for 17th straight home win

Bryan Helmer’s one-timer from the point with 1:04 remaining in regulation gave the Hershey Bears their 17th consecutive home victory, a 5-4 decision over Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Sunday afternoon. Like their parent club, the Washington Capitals, did against Wilkes-Barre’s parent club, the Pittsburgh Penguins, earlier in the afternoon, Hershey erased a three-goal deficit to extend its […]

Sat. roundup: Mink, Salak pace Amerks

Saturday’s AHL Boxscores ROCHESTER 5, BINGHAMTON 4 2010 AHL All-Star Graham Mink tallied a pair of goals on the night, and Rochester scored four times in the second period en route to a 5-4 road win over Binghamton at the Broome County Arena. It marked the first multiple-goal game of the season for Mink, who […]

Unlikely Stars leading the way

by Josh Fisher || AHL On The Beat Archive  The Texas Stars are in a battle for first place in the AHL’s West division after a torrid pace that started just before the All-Star break. The Stars collected points in eight straight games to finish January, posting a 7-0-1-0 mark over that time. Not to […]

Pens-Bears postponed until Sunday

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League has announced that tonight’s game between the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins and the Hershey Bears (AHL #737), scheduled to be played tonight at Giant Center in Hershey, Pa., has been postponed due to inclement winter weather. The game has been rescheduled for tomorrow (Feb. 7) at 1:00 p.m. ET.

Fri. roundup: OT win keeps Norfolk surging

Friday’s AHL Boxscores NORFOLK 3, HARTFORD 2 (OT) Paul Szczechura deflected a shot by Matt Lashoff past Hartford goaltender Matt Zaba at 3:50 of overtime, lifting Norfolk to a 3-2 win over the Wolf Pack at the Scope on Friday. Szczechura added an assist for the Admirals, who extended their points streak to nine games […]

AHL announces suspension

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today announced that Houston Aeros left wing Colton Gillies has been suspended for two (2) games as a result of his actions in a game vs. Peoria on Feb. 3. Gillies was suspended under the provisions of AHL Rule 29.1 (supplementary discipline). Gillies will miss Houston’s games tonight […]

AHL Quick Hits

LOOKING BACK: In Thursday’s only AHL action, Matt Anderson broke a 2-2 tie with 1:38 left in regulation to give Chicago a 3-2 win at Abbotsford… On Wednesday, defenseman Danny Groulx registered four points (2-2-4) as Worcester doubled up Springfield, 8-4… Brodie Dupont scored twice – including the overtime winner – as Hartford edged Lowell […]

Wolves bury Heat with late goal

CHICAGO 3, ABBOTSFORD 2 Matt Anderson broke a 2-2 tie with 1:38 to play in regulation, and goaltender Peter Mannino preserved the win with 22 saves as Chicago improved to 14-2-0-1 in its last 17 games with a 3-2 road win over Abbotsford on Thursday. The teams will square off for a rematch on Friday […]

East Notes: Pirates, Crunch surging

Also see… West Notes: Stapleton, Johnson on streaks Schedule/Scores Player Stats Goalie Stats Adirondack has dropped its last two shootouts – including a 5-4 loss at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Wednesday – after winning its first three trips to the tiebreaker this season… The Phantoms are winless in three straight games overall (0-2-0-1) and just 2-4-0-2 since […]